Kelsey Parker has revealed that her daughter Aurelia ‘goes on and on about death’ as she returned to her podcast for the first time her baby’s stillbirth.
The podcast host, 35, first faced tragedy in 2022 when her husband, The Wanted band-member Tom Parker, died from a brain tumour and again in June of this year when her baby son Phoenix was tragically stillborn.
She was expecting her third child with partner Will Lindsay, who she found love with two years after Tom’s death. Their baby Phoenix was born at 39 weeks.
Now, Kelsey has returned to the Mum’s The Word podcast she hosts with McFly star Danny Jones’s wife Georgia for the first time since Phoenix’s death.
During the chat, Kelsey opened up about how her daughter Aurelia, six, and son Bodhi, four, have coped with the loss of their baby brother.
Of Aurelia’s grieving process, Kelsey said: ‘She was relentless. I’d say to anyone you don’t need therapy when you’ve got Aurelia, because she is a therapist. She actually makes you talk about it, right?’
Kelsey Parker has revealed that her daughter Aurelia ‘goes on and on about death’ as she returned to her podcast on Monday for the first time her baby’s stillbirth
Now, Kelsey has returned to the Mum’s The Word podcast she hosts with McFly star Danny Jones’s wife Georgia for the first time since Phoenix’s death
‘I knew that they needed to go through it and process it,’ Kelsey added. ‘If we all talk about it, then we’re going to get through this as a family. But now I have to say to Aurelia stop, because she goes on and on about death.’
The day before, Kelsey revealed the heartbreaking words Aurelia uttered about her father Tom after her baby brother’s stillbirth.
Appearing on Tuesday’s episode of Loose Women, Kelsey spoke about how she explained Phoenix’s passing to Aurelia and Bodhi.
She said: ‘Time has been really tough. Because Aurelia’s six, I wasn’t giving her the right answer to what she wanted. I said, “Phoenix has died and Phoenix is with daddy now”.’
Kelsey revealed Aurelia’s heartbreaking response, saying: ‘And she was like, “I hate dad, why does dad keep taking everyone?” So that wasn’t the right answer. Again, you’re trying to find out for your children, what’s the right way to navigate this?’
Kelsey has been open about the grief that has thwarted the family since the pop star’s untimely death aged just 33.
Since announcing Phoenix’s stillbirth, she removed herself from social media and the spotlight but is now speaking about navigating grief with children.
Speaking about her grief to pal Georgia, Kelsey said: ‘I’ve been through grief before, does it get any easier? No. I thought I was going to have a perfect little baby and that’s not the case.
The podcast host, 35, first faced tragedy in 2022 when her husband, The Wanted band-member Tom Parker, died from a brain tumour and again in June of this year when her baby son Phoenix was tragically stillborn
Kelsey is mother to Aurelia, six, and Bodhi, four, with Tom, and was expecting her third child with partner Will Lindsay, who she found love with two years after Tom’s death. Their baby Phoenix was born at 39 weeks
‘I have said “sleeping” to people. I think it’s so hard because I feel like sleeping now, obviously makes it a bit like dream life. But ultimately, Phoenix was born dead. And for me, I’ve had to use the words dead.
‘We know that I’ve spoken about the past, because the kids understand that he has died.’
She added: ‘Phoenix came into the world and he wasn’t breathing when he came. I know people want answers but there isn’t an answer I can give and I’m still going through the process of grieving.’
How the grief is different to losing Tom: ‘The grief looks so different to when I lost Tom. It feels it feels a lot different because I think with a baby, and obviously I have been for nine months inside me, you’re grieving for something you’ve not got.
‘I had 13 years with Tom so it’s a completely different sort of grief.’
Kelsey did say that having the support of her partner Will has eased the process, adding: ‘Going through grief with a partner though, that has definitely helped me this time.
During the chat, Kelsey opened up about how her daughter Aurelia, six, and son Bodhi, four, have coped with the loss of their baby brother
‘Having someone there as your support and having cuddles in bed – and when you’re feeling cr**. I did go through that moment.’
Following the loss of Tom and Phoenix, Kelsey opened up about how she sometimes struggles with how people see her due to the grief she has faced.
‘I can see people’s look in their eyes when they see me,’ she said. ‘I’m struggling going out and seeing people.
‘When Tom died I wanted to go out and show everyone I was okay. I know they think “Can that poor girl go through anymore”. I’ve taken that in and absorbed that.’
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