The Wanted's Tom Parker Reveals He's Been Diagnosed With A Brain Tumor

Tom Parker, one of the five members of the early-2010s boy musical group The Wanted, has revealed he's been diagnosed with a brain tumor and that he's been undergoing treatment. In an emotional Instagram post on Monday (October 12), the British singer wrote that as a substitute opposed to battling privately or attempting to keep his diagnosis a secret, he determined to "lay out all of the specifics and let each person know the facts in our own way."


He also gave a accompanying interview to OK! magazine where he revealed he has an inoperable "grade four glioblastoma tumor," diagnosed right after he started experiencing seizures.


"We are all absolutely devastated nevertheless we are gonna fight this all of the way," he wrote on Instagram in a note co-signed by his spouse, Kelsey Hardwick. "We don’t want your sadness, we just want love and positivity and with each other we plan to raise awareness of this terrible infection and look for all obtainable treatment options."


Parker, 32, started a career with The Wanted in 2009, alongside fellow members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, and Nathan Sykes. Over the next five years, they scored three top-10 albums in the U.K. And are perhaps best known globally for their infectious 2011 electronic dance-pop hit "Glad You Came," which hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The order went on indefinite hiatus in 2014.


Parker and Hardwick share a daughter, Aurelia, and are currently expecting their second child, a boy. They ended their note with a message of resilience and hope: "It’s gonna be a tough battle although with everyone’s love and support we plan to beat this."