Kelsey Parker, the widow of late The Wanted singer Tom Parker, has candidly opened up about her new relationship and reflected on the fact her boyfriend Sean has spent time in jail.
The 32-year-old mum-of-two was left heartbroken in March last year when chart topping star husband Tom passed away at the age of 33 following a battle against cancer. Kelsey and Tom share a four-year-old daughter named Aurelia together and a two-year-old son named Bodhi.
While picking up her life following the devastating loss of Tom, Kelsey has found new love with 39-year-old Sean who works as an electrician. However, Sean spent four years in jail in 2013 after he punched a man who later died - an incident she says he is deeply remorseful over.
Sean’s past emerged shortly after his relationship with Kelsey was made public. It was noted he had been jailed after punching Shaun McDermott outside a pub in Romford, Essex, following a row over a taxi and Mr McDermott later died of his injuries. Speaking to the Mirror, Kelsey addressed this dark chapter in his past.
Sean Boggans was jailed in 2013 for fatally punching a man (Facebook)She said: “Everyone has a past and Sean has a lot of remorse for what happened. That’s his journey. Sean has kids now, his life has moved forward. It was the biggest mistake he’s made and he’s paid the price.”
Tom Parker's widow Kelsey reveals struggle about living with grief as she looks ahead to 2023
She also looked to the future with the electrician, saying: “Can I see a future with Sean? Who knows what the future holds. I’m living in the now and the present, and it’s going really well.” As part of her grieving process, Kelsey has written an autobiography called With and Without You which covers her first 12 months without Tom.
In the book, she also echoes her words about Sean. She writes: “Tom’s diagnosis to death might have been cruelly quick and everything over the last two years had been like a tornado but in more recent weeks and months, time had felt like it was standing still.
"I felt so ready to escape it all and Sean gave me the chance to do that but I wasn’t ready to admit I was seeing someone. I was conscious of what other people would think, how others would be hurt. Sean was fine not to put a label on what we had and that was important to me. I couldn’t rush into anything new. I didn’t need to look too far into the future. If Tom’s untimely and tragic death had taught me anything it was to live for every day.”
Kelsey and The Wanted star Tom Parker married in 2018. He tragically died in 2022. (PA)
Kelsey's book, With and Without You, is out on Thursday (Mirror Books)Kelsey and Sean initially began dating after meeting at a wedding only for them to split five months later. However, the couple reunited soon after when they crossed paths again at another wedding - and they have felt closer than ever since.
Tom and Kelsey had met in 2009 in a nightclub where it was love at first sight. The duo were close to each other and remained in contact when Tom went off on tour with boy band The Wanted.
Tom went on to propose to Kelsey in 2016 and they got married two years later at Ridge Farm in Surrey in front of their family and friends. Tom had paid tribute to Kelsey on their third wedding anniversary, writing in an Instagram post: “3 years married to you! When I tell you I love you my girl, I’m not just saying it. I say it to remind you that you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Thank you for not only the last 3 years of marriage but just for being the wonderful human being you are.”
* Kelsey Parker: With and Without You is out on Thursday, published by Mirror Books. Pre-order available now.
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