Kelsey Parker (Tom Parker from the Wanted's widow) pregnant

[TonyMammoth]

What are thoughts on this? I read this morning that Kelsey is pregnant by her new boyfriend who's a tree surgeon called Will. He looks a really decent bloke from the article I saw. She was in the news for starting a relationship with a man who had been in prison for manslaughter 8 months after Tom's death and this man seems to be the total opposite, seems they have been together since some time last year.

Do people think it's too quick? Tom's parents have said they're happy for them, but is that being diplomatic because of the possibility of later down the line not being able to see their grandchildren.

None of anybody else's business, of course, but it seems they want it to be people's business when these stories are posted all over the internet and they state they are "going public".

Interested in thoughts and if they are the same as friends with children that I have.

I think he met his wife a year after. Same thing with Rio Ferdinand. I don't think any of us can comment on this really as if people can find happiness again after such a horrendous loss it can only be a good thing surely.

Your post is well written and comes across as wanting to start a discussion.
However the tone is purely one of wanting to gossip about a young pregnant widowed mother

I agree with this. It must be awful having your personal tragedy and life after this plastered all over the media and up for peoples judgement.

I know people will say she put the information out there etc but if she didn't do this the press would be door stepping her and being even more intrusive and making bits up and hounding friends for tidbits of information. It's probably better to make it official a d get it over and do e with.
Is it too soon? I've no idea, I've never been in her or anyone elses in that circumstances shoes. 🤔

Of course it was Tom that was the celebrity but he had a huge fan base but she is the link to keep the story going.

I see OP's point. If a stepmum was on here talking about having a new child with a partner who was divorced with kids within a small time frame she would get a hard time. If a woman was talking about introducing her kids to a new partner within a year of her separation she would get a hard time. You don't have to look hard to find posts like that on here. In the majority of them the parent/step parent is chastised for moving on far too quickly.

I don't have any opinion on her choices, I am sure like most mums she has placed her kids happiness at the centre. It can be very hard to recover from losing a spouse. So many people can lose themselves in grief. So I hope her sharing her story may be a positive thing for people.

Seriously, when stories are posted online with comments encouraged, is it nobody's business? Or is this the media sticking their oar in?

Is ‘the media’ the DM? If so, raise your bar and seek content for debate elsewhere. It doesnt have to be high brow but you can do better than this.

If, as you stated, you wanted a balanced view you should have just posted kind comments on the nasty threads on other sites that you refer too, instead of starting up yet another one here which you well know will attract all kinds of opinion, including nasty ones.

Well done OP, for your contribution to the world today 👏

MYOBB

I've read the OP again and I'm not clear if they're talking about it being too fast to settle down again after being left a widow or starting a family with a new man is fast. The two things are different.

I also clocked the bit about a previous boyfriend being a bit dodgy. People aren't always thinking clearly when in the midst of grief.

Do people think it's too quick?

I have no idea who these people are, but is it your business or anyone elses other than them?

And? She has courted attention, including from the press, whilst her husband was well, very ill and after his death. Nothing to do with her acting. That’s her choice, but people will have opinions on her life when she puts it out there.

Its ironic that she’s hired by companies as some sort of parenting expert to speak at events when she has introduced a new man to her children not long after meeting him, moved him in and is now expecting a baby with him. Not what I’d consider an expert in parenting.

I first saw the story in the Independent actually. Then I saw a post on FB by OK magazine, who have the exclusive story which they've chosen to put out and cue a lot of comments. It's been picked up by Daily Mail, Mirror and others now.

She still insists that bloke is great now. He killed someone.

I couldn't care less.

Don’t you have anything better to think about?

Thank you Average Joanne it was the latter I meant.

What a mean spirited and completely unnecessary post.

I hope the lady lives a happy life.

I don’t however, like the fact her children are in yet another photo shoot. With another new partner.

Sell your story by all means, but keep your grieving children out of it.

I would image that this is also deeply traumatic for Tom’s family to see, the children are their family too.

None of anybody else's business, of course

This.

She and her children and wider family deserve to be happy. I hope they enjoy their new baby ✨

Weird to want to gossip about this.

Literally could not care less.

OP do you not have any worries of your to deal with. Most people do.

What are thoughts on this?

None of anybody else's business, of course,

What is it you want from this thread? If you have read so many negative comments then why on earth post asking for more thoughts?

YABU

Maybe that’s because that when you break up with someone, it’s because the relationship failed in some way and at least one of you wasn’t happy. Whereas when someone’s windowed, neither of them chose to end the relationship. I often think the happier someone was before they were widowed, the more likely they are to want to find that happiness again with someone else.

This can be true, it was for a friend of mine who married again within a year of losing her husband, ironically in the same way as Tom Parker.

She hasn't asked you've decided to ask for her

Very happy for her. She deserves to find some happiness after what she's been through.

Tom's mother has said she's very happy about the relationship and new baby.