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Kelsey Parker Says She Is Struggling to Help Children After Stillbirth of Son Phoenix

The loss has reopened grief from Tom Parker's death in 2022.

Overview

  • Three months after Phoenix was stillborn at 39 weeks, Parker says she is finding it hard to guide her children through their grief.
  • She shares daughter Aurelia, 6, and son Bodhi, who turns 5 this month, with her late husband, The Wanted singer Tom Parker.
  • In recent remarks, she said she strives to be honest with them, recounting Aurelia’s confusion after being told that “Phoenix is with daddy now.”
  • Recent coverage attributes to an unnamed source that Parker believes Tom is watching over Phoenix, describing how the losses feel compounded.
  • Parker has also said she is facing online abuse, including messages claiming the stillbirth was “karma” for her relationship with partner Will Lindsay.