Tom Parker died without a written will leaving his wife only £70k

The Wanted star Tom Parker died on March 30 2022 with the value of his estate issued just under a year later.

The singer was just 33 years old at the time of his death following an 18-month battle with brain cancer.

He is survived by his wife Kelsey and two young children Aurelia, three, and Bodhi, one, but he was unable to write a will prior to his death.

Tom passed on a net value of £71,500 in his estate, published a year after his death.

His estate had a gross value of £835,500 – meaning that he had £764,000 in liabilities, such as debts, funeral expenses and mortgages when he died.

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Without a will, his estate was passed to his administrator – his wife Kelsey.

Tom was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in October 2020 and was given just 12 months to live.

Kelsey broke the news of her husband’s death on Instagram, writing: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm Tom passed away peacefully earlier today with all of his family by his side.

“Our hearts are broken. Tom was the centre of our world and we can’t imagine life without his infectious smile and energetic presence.

“We are truly thankful for the outpouring of love and support and ask that we all unite to ensure Tom’s light continues to shine for his beautiful children.”

She went on to thank everyone who cared for Tom during his illness, adding that he fought the disease until the very end.

A statement posted on the band’s official Instagram account read: “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 bandmates.

“Tom was an amazing husband to Kelsey, and father to Aurelia and Bodhi. He was our brother, words can’t express the loss and sadness we feel. Always and forever in our hearts.”

Kelsey took to Instagram this week as she posed with a plaque given to The Wanted as their hit single Glad You Came went double platinum.

She wrote: “Glad You Came – Double Platinum Selling Single!!!! Tom would be buzzing about this. Thank you to everyone.

“Special thank you to @damiensanders1973 for arranging this special record for us. The kids don’t really understand what their daddy did or what these kind of things mean but I’m saving it all and know when they’re older it will mean so much and they’ll be so proud.

“This was definitely a reason to smile this week.”