Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey reveals what gift she gave Ed Sheeran for helping with medical bills after struggling to choose-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro

Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey Parker has revealed that she recently gave Ed Sheeran crystals to say thank you after he helped pay for some of her late husband’s medical bills.

She also said that his practical kindness gave her more time with him.

The Wanted singer died at a hospice near the couple’s south-east London home on March 30 at the age of 33, after suffering from an inoperable brain tumour.

Appearing on Tuesday’s edition of Lorraine, Kelsey said: ‘Ed was just amazing, just an unbelievable person.’

Explaining that she struggled to know exactly what to buy the chart-topping international artist as a thank you gift, she continued: ‘He was at the Summertime Ball at the weekend and I actually got him a gift and I got him some crystals, because I’m like, what do you get someone who’s got everything?’

Kelsey added: ‘But I just wanted to say thank you. What he did for us, for our family, gave me more time with Tom.’

Tom and Kelsey with their kids, Aurelia and Bodhi (Picture: being_kelsey/Instagram

The Wanted singer revealed in his memoir that Ed helped cover some of his medical costs (Picture: Jo Hale/Redferns)

‘[He’s an] unbelievable person, he didn’t need to do that, and he didn’t even ask for anything from it – it was like, “I’m giving you this, please.”’

In Parker’s book, titled Hope: My Inspirational Life, released by Blink Publishing in May this year, the singer wrote: ‘I’ve never publicly said this before (and he’ll probably be mad that I’m doing it now) but Ed is a very special man, he even helped out with my medical bills when I was seeking other treatment options and having private immunotherapy treatment.’

His widow also credited her children’s positivity with her ability to keep going.

The 32-year-old told host Lorraine Kelly: ‘The kids keep me going. They wake up happy, they wake up in a good mood, so then I can’t be sad.

Kelsey praised Ed for giving the family more time with Tom, seen here in 2017 (Picture: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

‘He wouldn’t want us to be sad and mourning.

‘Don’t get me wrong, I get my bad days, of course I do. At night it is lonely. I am lonely, but this is my life, I have to get on with it.’

Earlier this month, she shared a clip on social media of the couple’s two-year-old daughter Aurelia hugging a copy of the book.

The book was published after Parker’s death and the cover features a picture of his face.

The proud wife previously shared her daughter’s adorable reaction to seeing her dad on the cover of his book (Picture: being_kelsey/Instagram)

Kelsey also detailed the ‘blunt’ conversations she has with her children, with Aurelia thinking her dad is still ‘on tour’.

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After the success of the book, which has become a Sunday Times bestseller, she said how much it would mean for her late husband to know he has achieved his dream of being a ‘top seller’.

Kelsey told Lorraine: ‘He said: “I just wanted it to be a top seller” and it is a bestseller. He’s done it. He’s achieved so much in his life.’

Lorraine airs weekdays at 9am on ITV.

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