EXCLUSIVE: Kelsey Parker opens up to OK! on her life without her husband The Wanted's Tom Parker and writing her book, With or Without You, about living with grief
“In the depths of darkness, you can still find positivity, somewhere.” That’s the message Kelsey Parker wants readers to take away from her debut memoir.
book has actually been therapy for me. I read it back and take in the fact that this has actually been my life. Especially when Tom was ill. I was so consumed with fighting for the next day and moving forward. Getting all this down on paper has made me realise what my life has been like for the past three years. It’s been really tough for me.”
As well as discussing Tom’s determined fight against the disease and ultimately losing him, she also opens up about the emotional tsunami that followed. Already following in their talented parents’ footsteps – Kelsey is a trained actress and runs a performing arts school – the siblings are showing promise for a career in the spotlight. Particularly Aurelia.
it took a backseat. But I was born to perform, I’ve done it since I was five. That’s what’s nice about the book –Of her role in Harry Potter, where she played a Hufflepuff student, Kelsey laughs, “The Harry Potter film is one that definitely resonates with the kids. They’ll say to their mates, ‘My mum was in Harry Potter.’ So that’s pretty cool.”
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