Kelsey Parker shares heartbreaking update on children after loss of third baby

Kelsey Parker has revealed her children have "saved her" after the star faced heartache. The TV personality and podcast host has spoken openly about the devastation she has endured following the death of her late husband, The Wanted star Tom Parker and most recently, the loss of her third child, Phoenix.

But just days afteropening up about how she revealed to her children, son Bodhi, four, and daughter Aurelia, six, that their little brother had been born stillborn at 39 weeks, Kelsey has admitted that her children have "saved her".

Taking to Instagram, the mum-of-two shared an adorable snap of her eldest children playing on a pebbled beach as they lapped up the recent warmer weather while making the most of the school summer holidays.

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Aurelia wrapped her arms around her younger brother, who flashed a smile towards the camera, while looking the spitting image of his dad, Tom. Captioning her post, Kelsey penned: "They think I've been the one saving them… but truth is, they saved me.

"My reason. My light. My everything," alongside a heart emoji. Her post was flooded with support from her followers. One wrote: "Beautiful children. You're doing an amazing job my love. Keep strong and keeping on going." "The love and the light our children bring us in the darkness of times, the strength they give us and the reason to keep moving forwards," said a second.

Meanwhile, a third wrote: "We send lots of big hugs, love and support to you all." "No one should have to go through the trauma you have but your right children do save you, they make you get up each day, they have a way of mending your broken heart take care," typed a fourth.

Speaking on ITV's Lorraine last week, Kelsey explained that Bodhi and Aurelia are her "everything" and have helped her navigate the dark times she has been through. Reflecting on telling her children about their dad and the loss of their brother, Phoenix, she said: "It's being honest. It's telling them facts. Because I never want them to feel like I've not been honest and years later they say, 'Oh but mum, you didn't tell me this and you didn't tell me that!'

"They've lost their dad, they know their dad's with the angels now, so we told them, 'Phoenix has gone with your daddy.'" Elsewhere, Kelsey told the Mirror that she had no idea she would end up "living a relived experience" following the death of Phoenix.

She told us: "But I think with any grief and loss, you have to take each day as it comes and work through it." About one in every 250 births results in a stillbirth, according to the NHS.

"For the kids, it just breaks my heart for them because obviously we wanted the happy ever after and to have Phoenix but that didn't pan out for us," Kelsey says.

The mum said when it came to breaking the sad news to Aurelia and Bodhi so soon after they'd lost their father, she used her first encounter with grief to guide her with the latest heartbreak. "I spoke about it like I did with Tom, I just told them the truth.

"I think that's all you can do with your children, in anything you're going through, be honest. Because I think people underestimate their children and what their children can cope with. Children have little ears and they listen to a lot of conversations."

If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity). You can call them on 0808 164 3332 or email helpline@sands.org.uk

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