Kelsey Parker gives birth to baby girl as podcaster and presenter shares first snaps of newborn
Kelsey Parker has given birth to a baby girl, sharing the joyful news with her social media followers on Sunday morning.
In the post, the podcaster shared a photograph of the newborn’s tiny hand and a glimpse of her cheek.
A pink placard positioned beside the infant revealed the name River.
“Welcome to the world, River. Our little bit of hope,” the 36-year-old wrote beneath the image.
The podcaster and mum influencer, who was previously married to late The Wanted star Tom Parker, shares River with her partner Will Lindsay.
Baby River becomes a sibling to Kelsey’s two older children from her marriage to Tom: Aurelia, seven, and Bodhi, five.
Kelsey had first revealed she was expecting back in the early summer.
The arrival comes after Kelsey endured the heartbreaking loss of her son Phoenix, who was stillborn in July 2025.
Kelsey Parker has welcomed her third child
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Kelsey and Will’s experience surrounding Phoenix’s death was deeply traumatic as their home was designated a crime scene following the homebirth.
The podcaster was subsequently placed on a maternity ward surrounded by newborn babies.
At the time, she shared a poem titled Born Sleeping, Forever Loved and asked for privacy to process what she called “devastating and earth-shattering news.”
When announcing her pregnancy in June, Kelsey described River as a “little rainbow baby”. The term is used for a child born after a loss.
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“Somehow, through all the heartbreak, it feels like Tom and Phoenix have sent us another little gift from heaven,” she said.
Celebrity friends were quick to flood the post with congratulatory messages. Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid wrote: “Oh my goodness – this is so wonderful – welcome River.”
Charlotte Dawson offered her own warm wishes, commenting: “So happy for you all. congrats my darling xxx.”
“Congratulations to you all,” EastEnders star Louise Lytton added, while Coronation Street’s Brooke Vincent simply wrote: “Babe Congratulations.”
Kelsey Parker and partner Will have welcomed their first child together
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“Congratulations angel,” This Morning’s Rochelle Humes penned, while former Love Island contestant Shaughna Phillips also sent her love, writing: “Congratulations Kelsey, been thinking of you all! So glad she’s here.”
Kelsey has endured extraordinary grief in recent years. Tom, the Bolton-born singer known for hits including All Time Low and Glad You Came, died from a grade IV glioblastoma in March 2022 at the age of 33. The loss of Phoenix followed just over three years later.
However, she’s publicly spoken about how she doesn’t let her grief define here. “I just don’t let myself go to that dark place of, what if? It’s not me,” she told the Mirror earlier this year.
“We never know what’s going to happen in life, do we? So there’s no point being anxious. We can’t control what happens.”
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