Kelsey Parker opened up about the tragic loss of Liam Payne and how she supported her late husband Tom, while attending the Pride Of Britain Awards on Monday night.
The mother of two shared a heartfelt message about grief after the One Direction star died at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.
Kelsey is sadly familiar with loss, as her husband Tom Parker passed away at age 33 in 2022 after a battle with brain cancer.
talking to The mirror On the event’s red carpet, the mother of two said: “It’s a huge loss.”
‘When we said we wanted to do the Stand Up To Cancer gig, Liam approached us straight away and said he wanted to do it. He also attended Tom’s funeral.
Kelsey Parker opened up about the tragic loss of Liam Payne and how she supported her late husband Tom, while attending the Pride Of Britain Awards on Monday night.
He shared a heartfelt message about grief after the One Direction star died aged 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires (Liam pictured in 2023).
Offering advice to those struggling with the sad loss of Liam, she joked: “I think you have to take each day as it comes.” Grief is not easier, you learn to live with it. You have to take your time.’
It comes just after Kelsey showed solidarity with Cheryl and her son Bear, who He recently spoke about the pain he feels about his seven-year-old son having to grow up without his father.
Kelsey, who has children Aurelia and Bodhi with the late The Wanted Singer, reached out to Cheryl and uploaded a touching poem to Instagram, written from the point of view of a child mourning his father.
The heartbreaking verse reads: “Dear dad, you told me that you will always be watching me from heaven.”
‘Today I am here looking for the brightest star that would be you looking at me. Dad, if I could have one wish it would be to have you here with me, to tell you how much I miss you, to tell you what a great dad you were and to wish that you would never leave me again. I love you daddy.’
Kelsey’s fans were quick to offer their condolences to the mother, as well as share their heartbreak over Liam and Tom’s children having to grow up without their parents.
Kelsey also shared her support for Cheryl on Friday when she shared the Call My Name hitmaker’s agonizing post along with broken heart emojis.
Meanwhile, the mother-of-two paid tribute to Liam at the Mom’s word podcast this week, where she called the singer a ‘good soul’ after he supported her during her husband Tom’s illness.
Kelsey is sadly familiar with loss, as her husband Tom Parker passed away at age 33 in 2022 after a battle with brain cancer.
It comes just after Kelsey showed solidarity with Cheryl and her son Bear, who recently opened up about the pain she feels over her seven-year-old son having to grow up without his father (pictured last year).
The Girls Aloud star, 41, recently opened up about the pain she feels over her seven-year-old son having to grow up without his father, after the One Direction star died aged 31 after falling from the balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires (pictured in 2018).
She explained: “When Tom got sick, Liam really resonated with him and he reached out, he was really there for Tom. “We did a huge concert for Stand Up To Cancer and we raised over a million pounds and Liam came and performed at that.
“And when Tom passed away, Liam came to Tom’s funeral and, you know, when you think of someone ‘you’re a good soul,’ he didn’t need to come to Tom’s funeral.
“He felt like I needed to be there, he was very supportive and he always used to come up to me, ‘Kels, I can see you’re doing really well.'” It was always recorded.
Cheryl, 41, paid tribute to Liam on Friday and spoke of her “indescribable pain” as she told her son Bear, seven, that his father had died.
Cheryl was in a relationship with Liam for two years, and the couple welcomed their son, Bear Grey, into the world on March 22, 2017. They split a year later.
The grieving mother took to Instagram to recount her anguish as she attempts to “navigate this momentous event.”
Kelsey, who has children Aurelia and Bodhi with the late The Wanted Singer, reached out to Cheryl and uploaded a touching poem to Instagram, written from the point of view of a child mourning his father.
Kelsey, 33, also shared her support for Cheryl on Friday when she shared the Call My Name hitmaker’s agonizing post alongside broken heart emojis.
Her statement read: “As I try to navigate this momentous event and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time.”
‘I would like to remind everyone that we have lost a human being.
“Liam wasn’t just a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our seven-year-old son.
“A son who now has to face the reality of never seeing his father again.”
The singer’s family paid tribute to the 31-year-old singer on Thursday. They said they were “heartbroken” following his death, adding: “Liam will live forever in our hearts and we will remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul.”