The Wanted lead tributes to Tom Parker following his tragic death from cancer
The Wanted have led the tributes to their bandmate Tom Parker following his death from brain cancer. The 33-year-old pop star – who shot to fame as part of the boy band back in 2009 alongside Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, and Nathan Sykes – lost his battle with inoperable glioblastoma on Wednesday (30.03.22) and his former bandmates are "devastated" by his "premature loss." In a statement posted to Instagram, the band wrote: "Max, Jay, Siva, Nathan and the whole Wanted family are devastated by the tragic and premature loss of our bandmate Tom Parker, who passed away peacefully at lunchtime today surrounded by his family and his band mates." Tom – who is survived by wife Kelsey Parker and daughters Aurelia, two, and son… (more)