Kelsey Parker reveals tragic nickname she gives her kids as they are 'so aware' of death

Kelsey Parker has shared the heartbreaking nickname she has given to her family as she gave her first interview since the death of her baby boy Phoenix. The podcast host sadly announced her third child was born stillborn at 39 weeks in June.

She had previously shared her delight ahead of welcoming her first child with partner Will Lindsay, following the death of her husband Tom Parker. The Wanted singer tragically died aged 33 from an inoperable brain tumour in 2022.

Tom and Kelsey welcomed children Aurelia, six, and Bodhi, four, together but devastatingly the family have experienced death twice. About one in every 250 births results in a stillbirth, according to the NHS.

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Kelsey took time away from work and social media while she grieved, but has slowly started to make a return. Speaking out in her first interview since the tragedy, Kelsey shared she now has a harrowing nickname for her family.

She told the Mirror: "We're sort of almost like the Addams Family because we've gone though so much death and darkness. The children are very aware."

Kelsey revealed Phoenix's death has caused pain to all the family, so soon after they had lost Tom. "For the kids, it just breaks my heart for them because obviously we wanted the happy ever after and to have Phoenix but that didn't pan out for us," Kelsey said.

When it came to telling her young children, Kelsey used her first encounter with grief to guide her with the latest heartbreak. She told us: "I spoke about it like I did with Tom, I just told them the truth.

"I think that's all you can do with your children, in anything you're going through, be honest. Because I think people underestimate their children and what their children can cope with. Children have little ears and they listen to a lot of conversations."

With her children experiencing death so early on in their lives, Kelsey found losing Tom helped Aurelia and Bodhi grieve for Phoenix. "I think for them it actually makes it easier because they've gone through loss, they understand what death is."

She explained: "Aurelia likes to tell people that her dad's died and her brother's died. She will openly say it, but it's other people's reactions. They can't cope with how honest and open we are.

"But it's a fact of life, we are all going to die that is one thing guaranteed. We're going to be born and we're going die." Kelsey has thrown herself into supporting Aurelia and Bodhi and found the school routine benefited them as a family.

Her children went back to school following Phoenix's death, which Kelsey found to help them all. She shared: "I think that was important for people to see me at the school and for the kids to see that you have to be strong and you have to be brave however tough life is.

"You have to be brave and show up and that's what I try and do. Show up for my children so they can look at me and go, you know what, my mummy's very strong. She will get us through anything."

If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity). You can call them on 0808 164 3332 or email helpline@sands.org.uk

Kelsey Parker is supporting Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Community Calling initiative to encourage people to donate unwanted smartphones to those who need them. Through Community Calling – an initiative set up to tackle digital exclusion – unused, working devices can be rehomed to someone in need. More information can be found at https://hubbub.org.uk/community-calling.

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