The Wanted’s Tom Parker Dead at 33

The Wanted’s Tom Parker Dead at 33 Following Brain-Cancer Diagnosis

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She revealed the news alongside a photo of him with their two children

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Our hearts are broken, Tom was the center of our world and we can’t imagine life without him

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