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Kelsey Parker gives birth to ‘rainbow baby’ and reveals adorable name

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Watts, M. (2026, September 20). Kelsey Parker gives birth to ‘rainbow baby’ and reveals adorable name. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/kelsey-parker-gives-birth-rainbow-baby-name-river-b1297662.html

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Kelsey Parker has given birth to her "rainbow baby," named River, alongside partner Will Lindsay. A rainbow baby is a child born after a family experiences pregnancy loss or infant death; in this case, it follows the loss of their son Phoenix and Kelsey's late husband Tom. The article details how Kelsey previously shared about losing Phoenix last year and her ongoing grief over Tom’s 2022 passing due to brain cancer.

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Kelsey Parker, widow of The Wanted singer Tom Parker, has given birth to a daughter named River. This follows the heartbreaking loss of their previous pregnancy with a stillborn son named Phoenix last year. Parker shared news of River's arrival on Instagram, where she captioned a photo of her newborn's arm with "Welcome to the world, River. Our little bit of hope." River is referred to as a rainbow baby, which is a term used for children born after experiencing pregnancy loss or infant death. The birth marks Parker's journey towards healing from the loss of both Tom and Phoenix, who died in 2022 at age 33 due to an inoperable brain tumor. Parker has two other children, Aurelia (6) and Bodhi (5), from her marriage with Tom. Prominent figures like Rochelle Humes, Susanna Reid, and Holly Hagan-Blyth have congratulated Parker online for the new addition to their family.

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Kelsey Parker has revealed she has given birth to her "rainbow baby" with partner Will Lindsay, describing the newborn as her "little bit of hope". asserted

she → reveal → hope

She captioning the post: “Welcome to the world, River. asserted

She → caption → River

Followers rushed to congratulate the new mother online. asserted

Followers → rush → mother

Kelsey already shares Aurelia, six, and Bodhi, five, with her late husband and was set to welcome her third child with her new partner Will Lindsay, a tree surgeon, last June. asserted

Kelsey → share → partner

Announcing her pregnancy with River in June this year, she said: “A year ago next month, we lost our beautiful baby boy, Phoenix. asserted

we → announce → boy

“And somehow, through all the heartbreak, it feels like Tom and Phoenix have sent us another little gift from heaven our little rainbow baby.” asserted

Tom → feel → heaven

Rainbow baby is the term commonly used for a child born after a family has experienced a pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or infant loss. asserted

family → use → loss

Opened up about the devastating miscarriage last year she said she was “taking each day as it comes” asserted

it → open → day

In her first interview since Phoenix's death, Kelsey told The Mirror: “I didn't think I'd be living a relived experience, first losing Tom and now losing Phoenix. asserted

I → tell → Phoenix

But I think with any grief and loss, you have to take each day as it come and work through it.” asserted

it → think → it

Tom died in March 2022 at the age of 33 following a battle with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. asserted

Tom → die → cancer

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