Kelsey Parker, the widow of late The Wanted singer Tom Parker, has welcomed her rainbow baby with partner Will Lindsay.
“Welcome to the world, River. 🌹🤍,” Kelsey, 35, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, September 20, alongside a photo of her newborn’s arm and a pink sign with the baby girl’s name written in cursive. “Our little bit of hope. ✨.”
Tom’s former bandmate, Siva Kaneswaran, celebrated the news in the comments section.
“So happy for you guys Kels. Wow 🤩,” he wrote.
Kelsey announced her pregnancy in May ahead of the one-year anniversary of the tragic stillbirth of her and Lindsay’s son.
“A year ago next month, we lost our beautiful baby boy, Phoenix 🤍,” she wrote via Instagram. “And somehow, through all the heartbreak, it feels like Tom and Phoenix have sent us another little gift from heaven our little rainbow baby ✨.”
While announcing the loss of their son in June 2025, Kelsey noted that Phoenix would “forever be loved” and shared a poem in his honor.
“For Phoenix, Born Sleeping, Forever Loved,” the poem began. “The world grew quiet as you arrived / So loved, so longed for, yet not alive / Our precious boy, our angel light / Born with wings, took silent flight. We named you Phoenix, brave and bright / A soul of love, of warmth and light / Though we never heard you cry / You’ll live in hearts that won’t ask why. No breath you drew, no eyes to see / Still, you mean everything to me / You’ll journey with us, softly near / In every sigh, in every tear.”
Kelsey became a mom when she and Tom, whom she married in 2018, welcomed kids Aurelia Rose and Bodhi. Tom later died in 2022 at age 33 after a battle with Stage IV glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
“Our hearts are broken. Tom was the centre of our world and we can’t imagine life without his infectious smile and energetic presence,” Kelsey shared via Instagram at the time. “We are truly thankful for the outpouring of love and support and ask that we all unite to ensure Tom’s light continues to shine for his beautiful children. Thank you to everyone who has supported in his care throughout, he fought until the very end. I’m forever proud of you ❤️💫✨❤️.”
While announcing her pregnancy with Phoenix last year, Kelsey reflected on expanding her family after Tom’s death.
“Tom and I always said we wanted four — but life had other plans,” she told The Mirror. “So yes, this is amazing but also bittersweet. The joys of finding out I’m pregnant and moving forward with my life, while thinking, ‘My life could have been so different. I’ve felt every emotion under the sun.’”
She added, “I’m still getting my head around it, but I’m so excited. And I know I’m putting myself out there, telling people. I just want everyone to be as happy as I am.”
