Tom Parker hoped he had years to live as he bought ‘forever home’ just months before his death
TOM Parker hoped he had years to live and bought his “forever home” months before his death.
The Wanted star spoke about his plans for the future with wife Kelsey and his kids Aurelia, two, and Bodhi, one, in Channel 4 documentary Inside My Head that aired in November.
The 33-year-old singer and Kelsey, who got married in 2018, visited the property with cameras, before moving in to the beautiful home.
And Tom spoke of his hopes to live there for years to come, saying: “This is gona be our forever home.
“It’s important for me that obviously the kids and Kels have got somewhere nice to grow up.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen with my health over the next few years, so as long as they’re alright and they’re all good here, that’s all that matters.
“We’re all going to grow old together here, fingers crossed.”
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He added: “Been through tough times to be honest and I’m preparing to buy a place like this, who would have thought? I’m proud of myself.”
The Wanted star died on Wednesday surrounded by close friends and family, 17 months after announcing he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Bolton-born Parker bravely fought Glioblastoma, an aggressive type of cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord.
He said he filmed Inside My Head to shine a light on the rare cancer and raise funds for vital research.
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He said in the Channel 4 film: “Maybe I was put here for a reason, and that is in terms of Glioblastoma.
“I’d love to raise more awareness, if I can have a positive effect on the treatment of Glioblastoma then that’s a good think, right?
“This house represents a new start for me, I feel like this house has been lovingly looked after. I feel like there’s been a family grown here, and hopefully this is what our family is going to do.”
Kelsey spoke about Tom first experiencing symptoms of Glioblastoma during a holiday with their daughter Aurelia.
She said in Inside My Head: “We went to Norfolk and we were in this cottage right on the river, it was just a really lovely holiday.
“But I remember Tom being really sharp, snappy about things, Tom’s not like that as a person. I took Aurelia upstairs and Tom was laying on the bed, he didn’t look right and he just said ‘I just feel really sick’, he said ‘Kels my hands are really sweaty.’
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“Then literally within seconds he was having this seizure, he just seized up, I was in such a panic, the paramedics turned up, they checked him over, they said we’ll take him in but don’t pack too much stuff, he’ll be out in about four hours.
“I could not stop shaking because obviously I knew something was wrong, but I didn’t know what it was gonna be or how bad it was gonna be.”