Kelsey Parker's daughter picks name for new sibling with link to late dad Tom
Kelsey Parker was tragically widowed three years ago when her husband, The Wanted's Tom Parker, passed away from brain cancer at 33.
She exclusively revealed with OK! she is expecting a baby with her tree surgeon boyfriend Will Lindsay, and has opened up about telling her two children - five-year-old Aurelia, and four-year-old Bodhi - they would soon be getting a little sibling.
The TV star said sharing the news with her children was a 'special' moment. They even made a video of the announcement, the Mirror reports.
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She said: "We filmed it to keep. They were so happy. I think they’ll be amazing big siblings. Bodhi’s always been the baby though, so that might be hard for him at the start!”
Kelsey found love again last year when she met 27-year-old Will from Kent on a night out. They went public with their romance last September.
The TV star says her daughter may have had an inkling of what was going on before she was told about her future sibling.
“I feel like Aurelia’s been in this world before. And when I was eight weeks pregnant, she came up and started talking to a baby in my tummy. Will and I just looked at each other in total disbelief! She has also said she'd like the baby to be called 'Parker' if it's a boy!"
And a new baby in the family seems like a wish come true for her current kids. “Both of them had been going on and on for ages about wanting a brother or sister. So when Will came along, they were like, ‘Can you have a baby now?’ They’re so funny,” she said.
Aurelia seems convinced her mummy is expecting a girl, though the couple haven’t decided whether they will discover the sex of the baby yet. But she has firm ideas on what it should be called if it’s a little boy - ‘Parker!’.
Kelsey has described her third pregnancy as a “happy accident”. The baby is due in June, and she says seeing the positive pregnancy test with her partner was an unforgettable moment.
“It was last October 21st, the day after Will’s birthday, he shares a birthday with Bodhi. I was shocked but so happy. Will cried his eyes out!”
Will for his part couldn’t be more chuffed, either. “I’m over the moon,” he says. “This is something I’ve wanted for a long time. I couldn’t be happier and I know Kelsey is going to be an amazing mum, she already is.”
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