MAX George is locked in a secret feud with bandmate Tom’s widow Kelsey Parker, according to reports.
Tom died in 2022, at the age of 33, following a brave battle with brain cancer, leaving behind children Aurelia, five, and Bodhi, four.
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Devastated Max vowed to take care of his family but insiders claim he has kept his distance from Kelsey and her young family in recent times putting a strain on their once good relationship.
A source told the Mail: “When Tom died, Max was quick to tell everyone how he planned to always be there for Tom’s wife and children, that he would take care of them and look after them.
“There was no reason to think he didn’t mean it and Kelsey was so grateful. But recently he has disappeared. He doesn’t visit her and the kids and isn’t involved in their lives.
“Actions speak louder than words. To put it quite simply, there’s no love lost between them at all anymore. Kelsey is very hurt that he’s cut himself off. Things are strained.”
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Life has been tough for Max recently. He had a terrifying health ordeal of his own to contend with just before Christmas.
He was admitted to hospital with a heart condition that required emergency surgery and a pacemaker to be fitted.
The singer and actor shared photos from his hospital bed before the procedure showing his beats per inute had fallen to just 35.
Meanwhile, Kelsey recently announced she is expecting her first child with new boyfriend Will Lindsay, and teased they could wed in the next couple of years.
Attending a bridal event this week, she said she could see herself in one of the dress designs in the next couple of years.
Last year Max commemorated the second anniversary of Tom’s death by sharing unseen footage of them having a sleepover.
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He captioned the bittersweet snap: “2 years without you my brother. Still doesn’t feel real. Found these today.. our last sleepover. I’ll cherish it forever.”
The pair regularly shared a room during The Wanted’s final tour in 2022.
Tom, who was in the last stages of his life, was too sick to perform with the group though did accompany them onstage.
Kelsey also paid tribute, writing on her account: “Can’t believe it’s been two years. Feels like only yesterday that you left us. But I feel like I’ve been on my own for a long time now and so much has changed since you were here.”
She said she knew he’d be proud of her and the kids – from the way the family home was looking to Aurelia enjoying school and Bodhi being obsessed with football.
She continued: “They say the second year is the hardest and everyone keeps telling me if I can survive that, I can survive anything, but I’m somehow feeling weaker than I have before.
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“Rae and Bodhi asking more questions and I just need you here to help me answer them. Two whole years and it’s getting harder not easier.”
In a 2022 ITV docuseries in which Kelsey’s grief was still very raw, she talked about messages she had received from Max asking how she was coping.
Though the question was well-meaning, Kelsey was frustrated by it, saying: “But messages like that, I just think, ‘What do you want me to say? How am I coping?'”
