

On 20 September 2021, Parker held a special charity concert at The Royal Albert Hall, in aid of Stand Up to Cancer. Parker posted to Instagram on 7 January 2021 that his tumour had been “significantly reduced” and that he was continuing his treatment. He suffered a seizure in July and was put on the waiting list for an MRI, later suffering a seizure on a family trip.


Tom Parker announced on 12 October 2020 that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable grade 4 glioblastoma. In 2017, Parker was cast in the UK tour of Grease as Danny Zuko. Tom Parker eventually finished third in the series. In February 2016, it was confirmed that he was to replace Tina Hobley on the Channel 4 show The Jump after she fell on her arm and dislocated her elbow. In October 2015, Parker released a solo single titled “Undiscovered” along with his own website and tour dates. Parker was eliminated during the semi-finals of the competition. In May 2015, he was confirmed to take part in the UK version of Celebrity Masterchef. Tom Parker was also an avid DJ and collaborated with Richard Rawson on a track called “Fireflies”, which was released in August 2014. The band also achieved widespread international success and has sold over 10 million records. He joined a Take That tribute band known as Take That II and toured Northern England, before joining The Wanted in 2009.Īs a member of the boyband The Wanted, Parker has achieved 10 UK top 10 singles and has released 3 UK top 10 albums.
