Kelsey Parker has spoken out following the shock death of One Direction singer, Liam Payne.
Liam, 31, sadly fell to his death from a third floor balcony at the hotel he was staying at in Argentina last week.
Kelsey, 33,lost her husband, Tom, who was part of The Wanted, in March 2022, after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. She spoke of how Liam offered support to her late husband.
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Speaking at the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards with TSB, Kelsey revealed how Liam made a gesture when Tom was diagnosed with his brain tumour.
Talking about Liam’s shock death, Kelsey told The Mirror: “It’s a massive loss.”
She went on to explain that: “When we said we wanted to do the Stand Up To Cancer gig, Liam reached out to us straight away and said he wanted to do it.
“He also came to Tom’s funeral.”
Sharing advice for Liam’s family and friends, Kelsey said: “I think you have to take each day as it comes. Grief doesn’t get any easier, you learn to live with it. You have to take your time.”
In the wake of Liam’s death, Kelsey also offered her support to Cheryl Tweedy, who shares seven-year-old son Bear with the late musician.
Taking to her Instagram account, Kelsey shared a poem about the loss of a father written from the perspective of a child who is grieving.
It reads: “Dear daddy, you told me that you always be watching me from the sky. Today I am here looking for the most shiniest star that would be you looking at me.
“Daddy if I could have one wish it would be to have you here with me, to tell you how much I miss you, to tell you what a great daddy you were and to wish that you would never leave me again. I love you daddy.”
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