Tom Parker’s pregnant wife Kelsey will give birth to second child while he battles terminal brain tumour in hospital

TERMINALLY-ILL The Wanted star Tom Parker’s wife Kelsey will give birth to their second child while the singer is fighting for his life in hospital.

The 32-year-old, who is already a father to 15-month-old daughter Aurelia, today revealed the horrifying news that he has an inoperable brain tumour.

Tom Parker will be having treatment while his wife Kelsey gives birth

In an interview with OK! magazine, the emotional star said: “I’m still in complete shock, it’s so much to take in.”

And his wife Kelsey, who is 36 weeks pregnant, explained that Aurelia’s baby brother will arrive while Tom is undergoing treatment.

Speaking about how they will manage with him being a month into his chemo and radiotherapy, she said: “We’ll just have to get on with it.

“You think: ‘How could anyone cope with this and being pregnant?’ but when you’re in it, you just do.

 The singer with his first child Aurelia, who is now 15 months old

The singer rose to fame with British-Irish boyband The Wanted

He revealed his sad news alongside a snap of a family trip to Brighton

“I told my midwife and that was a surreal moment for me. We were both crying.

“I have asked if I can have a home birth in case Tom is really tired, because he will be over a month into his treatment then.”

The average life expectancy for the star’s illness, known as a grade four glioblastoma, is between three and 18 months from the time of diagnosis.

Tom first knew something was wrong when he suffered a seizure in July and took himself to A&E where he was put on a waiting list for an MRI scan.

Six weeks later he had another more serious seizure during a family trip to Norwich and was rushed to hospital.

The star revealed his shocking diagnosis on Instagram today saying: “There’s no easy way to say this but I’ve sadly been diagnosed with a Brain Tumour and I’m already undergoing treatment.

“We decided, after a lot of thought, that rather than hiding away and trying to keep it a secret, we would do one interview where we could lay out all the details and let everyone know the facts in our own way.

“We are all absolutely devastated but we are gonna fight this all the way.

“We don’t want your sadness, we just want love and positivity and together we will raise awareness of this terrible disease and look for all available treatment options.

“It’s gonna be a tough battle but with everyone’s love and support we are going to beat this. Tom and Kelsey xxx.”