Kelsey Parker has opened up about how ‘difficult’ she found her first Christmas without her late husband Tom.
The 32-year-old mother-of-two opened up about how she felt ‘alone’ during the festival following The Wanted star’s death aged 33 in March following a year-and-a-half long battle with stage four glioblastoma brain. . Cancer
She took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday to share a video where she reflected on her first Christmas without Tom, saying her emotions ‘came in waves’.
She explained: ‘I survived Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, it was harder than I ever expected. Christmas was very difficult for me.
‘The emotions just came in waves, one minute I was happy, one minute I was sad, one minute I was angry, but I’m here and I’ve survived it. We’re in January and it’s a new year.
Kelsey then thanked her 394,000 followers for helping her get through the Christmas period, saying she ‘couldn’t have done it’ without their support.
‘I didn’t realize how difficult the Christmas period was going to be and how lonely and sad it was. But thankfully I’ve got a village, I’ve got a team, I’ve got my family and my friends, who are amazing.’
Her latest comments came after she shared a candid post about living with grief on New Year’s Day alongside a photo of her in a sparkly jumpsuit.