Ian Youngs
Culture reporter
Kelsey Parker, the widow of The Wanted singer Tom Parker, has announced the “earth-shattering news” that her newborn baby has died.
Parker, a podcaster, actress and entrepreneur, posted a poignant poem for the baby boy named Phoenix, titled Born Sleeping, Forever Loved.
It was accompanied by a caption saying: “Phoenix Parker-Lindsay, you will forever be loved.”
Last week, the 35-year-old said on TikTok that she was 38 weeks pregnant. She has two children with boy band star Parker, who died in 2022, and is now in a relationship with Will Lindsay.
The heartbreaking poem began: “The world grew quiet as you arrived, So loved, so longed for, yet not alive./Our precious boy, our angel light, Born with wings, took silent flight.”
In a separate message, Parker added: “Before I receive an influx of lovely messages and heart-felt well wishes, I want to just say that I truly appreciate everything you are all going to say and share.
“But with the news being so raw, I would really like to ensure that we as a family are given space and time to process this devastating and earth-shattering news.
“I love you all and thank you for your understanding and space.
“Love always, Kelsey, Will and The Parker Family.”
Parker co-hosts the Mum’s The Word podcast, and runs a performing arts school in Kent, wellbeing retreats, and a family travel company.
In 2023, she published a book titled With And Without You, about the first year after the death of Tom.
Her Instagram bio describes her occupation as: “Being a mum, running a business & dealing with grief.”
About one in every 250 birth results in a stillbirth, which is defined as when a baby is born dead after 24 weeks of pregnancy, according to the NHS.
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