Tom Parker's wife Kelsey Parker delivered a truly devastating tribute and eulogy to The Wanted star and dad-of-two at his beautiful funeral service this morning, where she sobbed that if love alone could have saved him, he "would have lived forever".
Kelsey's powerful speech was read out in a recording as the grieving widow sat quietly in tears in the church, her parents by her side.
She reflected on their love and life together, the memories of their amazing trips to Cornwall and Spain, and even conceiving their daughter Aurelia in Las Vegas as she shared funny moments and emotional ones in quick succession.
The star even revealed it was love at first sight when they met outside of a nightclub in London.
Telling the congregation it was "too painful" to stand up in the church on the day, Kelsey's voice read: "19 year old me met Tom outside of a nightclub, I say met – I instantly saw him and said ‘oh my god, I love him’.
"It was love at first sight, even if he didn’t know it yet. We went into the club, tables next to each other and he asked for my name which I thought was weird, but he told me ‘I wanna add you on Facebook’. And the rest is history," the star announced, as she recalled telling everyone that she already "wanted to marry Tom Parker".
Kelsey joked about how at that time, Tom had "other ideas" because he'd only just joined The Wanted, and was excited to be "famous" so he didn't quite have time for a girlfriend yet.
Despite that, the mum-of-two fondly looked back on how Tom didn't leave her side, and while they had "lots of ups and downs" at the beginning of their whirlwind romance – they were a young couple after all – it all came down to him "crying" in fear that he'd "lost the love of his life Kelsey" in a nightclub toilet.
The star went on to say that the next thing she knew she was getting a phone call from Tom declaring he was "ready", and it went from "zero to 100" in that moment.
"Life with you Tom was never boring, we spent a lot of our first years together drinking Mahiki dry with a lot of people who are here today," Kelsey continued with a smile. "Dancing all night long, parties in our flat and the funniest, most irrelevant drunken fights.
"And let's be honest, you all loved a Kelsey and Tom drama," she joked. "Our relationship was fiery and fast-paced because we loved each other so much.
"We knew how to drive each other absolutely crazy but we definitely knew how to make up."
Kelsey went on to say that she has so many stories of their adventures through life that one day she'd have to write a book about them all, but she insisted she will "cherish" every moment for the rest of her life.
She gushed over Tom making "all their dreams come true" and that their wedding day was the "best day of her life". She then spoke about his impact on others and how he had changed the lives of so many different people in his 33 years.
"Marrying you was the best day of my life, we had the best day ever and you were the best husband I could ever ask for and it has been a privilege and honour to be your wife," Kelsey said, telling the crowd how she was always "so proud" of her husband and his passion for life.
As she spoke about the wonderful features of Tom she already sees in their children Aurelia and Bodhi, the mum-of-two concluded her tribute with some of Tom's very best attributes.
"You’ve shown our children how to be brave, courageous, strong and even in our darkest days, we stayed positive. Positive Parkers forever," Kelsey said firmly.
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"They will always know how much you loved them and let's be honest, they’ve got the best guardian angel guiding them through life and so have I. We will carry on your legacy for ever."
Calling him her "soulmate" and "best friend" forever and thanking Tom's parents for raising the man she fell in love with, Kelsey finished on a poignant note.
"You're the one who accepted me and believed in me before anyone else did. And we’ve truly lived a thousand years in 13 years," she said. "We’ve had a lifetime together and I will carry you, my soulmate, until we meet again.
"Our souls are endless, I can still feel you with me now. Remember, I love you more than you can ever say, you will always be my angel Tommy boy in the sky. If love alone could have saved you, you would have lived forever. I love you babe, from your babe," Kelsey added.
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