The Wanted reunited in September 2021, but after a sudden deterioration in his condition, Parker died of complications from glioblastoma on 30 March 2022, at the age of 33.

[5] In 2009 a mass audition was held by Jayne Collins to form a boy band, after successfully launching Parade and the Saturdays.

[citation needed] Parker was also an avid DJ, and collaborated with Richard Rawson on a track called "Fireflies", which was released in August 2014.

[16] 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 September, Parker held a special charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall, in aid of Stand Up to Cancer.

The event was called "Inside My Head", and featured artists such as Becky Hill, McFly, Liam Payne, and the first performance with his Wanted bandmates since they announced their hiatus in 2014.

"[29] Despite his previous claims of stability, Parker later experienced a sudden deterioration in his condition, and died of complications from glioblastoma at St Christopher's Hospice in Bromley, London, on 30 March 2022, at the age of 33.

Additionally, an episode of Pointless Celebrities, which he and George had recorded the previous year, was brought forward in the schedules and was dedicated to him.