Brenda Edwards and Ed Sheeran paid tribute to their son Jamal Edwards on Saturday, on what would have been his 34th birthday.
Jamal died in February 2022 at the age of 31 from cardiac arrest, brought on by cocaine and alcohol.
On Saturday, Loose Women panellist Brenda, 55, remembered DJ and music entrepreneur Jamal in an emotional Instagram post.
She shared a video of Jamal, with photos from throughout his exciting life, and wrote alongside it: ’34 years ago today you brought so much joy and sunshine into my life.
“I know Jamal is celebrating his birthday up there today and you can guarantee I’ll be doing the same.”
Brenda Edwards, 55, and Ed Sheeran, 33, paid tribute to Jamal Edwards MBE (pictured) on Saturday, what would have been his 34th birthday.
Jamal died in February 2022 at age 31 from cardiac arrest, brought on by cocaine and alcohol (pictured in Ed’s story).
On Saturday, Loose Women panellist Brenda, 55, remembered DJ and music entrepreneur Jamal with an Instagram post.
Meanwhile, Ed, 33, whose success Jamal was instrumental in, wrote on his Instagram Story: ‘Happy birthday bro, I miss you everyday x’.
She also shared Brenda’s tribute to her story with a heart emoji.
Chelsea Football Club, which Jamal supported so passionately, also paid tribute, revealing that their foundation is making the largest donation in its history to the trust set up in his honour: The Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust.
In a joint post with the Trust, Chelsea wrote: ‘Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great Jamal Edwards MBE.
‘The Chelsea Foundation will donate £1 million to the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust, the largest grant ever made by our Foundation.
‘This 5-year partnership will continue Jamal’s vision of unlocking purpose in young people through self-confidence.’
Brenda’s Loose Women co-stars also sent their well wishes.
Judi Love wrote: “Sending you lots of love babe,” while Denise Welch posted blue heart emojis in tribute to Jamal’s favorite color.
Friends and family of Brenda and Jamal commemorated their second anniversary of death in February.
Brenda shared a video of Jamal, with photos from throughout his exciting life, and wrote alongside it: ’34 years ago today you brought so much joy and sunshine into my life.
‘I know Jamal is celebrating his birthday up there today and you can guarantee I’ll be doing the same.’
Chelsea football club, who Jamal passionately supported, also paid tribute and revealed they are making a major contribution to the foundation set up in his honour.
Friends and family of Brenda and Jamal marked the second anniversary of their deaths in February (Brenda pictured with her Loose Women co-star Linda Robson)
Smiling for some photos inside the London venue, Brenda was joined by a host of guests, including her co-star Linda Robson.
In 2023, Brenda broke down in tears as she emotionally reflected on being with her son Jamal when he died.
She tearfully described the moment her music producer son died at the age of 31 as “heartbreaking.”
Jamal gained fame by creating the new music platform SB.TV, which helped launch Ed’s career.
Brenda spoke about his devastating death and her struggles with grief on Ashley Cain’s MTV show Faces, emotionally sharing that she was with her son when he died.
She spoke out about the news of Jamal’s death which was shared online just hours after his passing, admitting she will never get over the “anger” she felt when the announcement was taken down.
Speaking about the episode, she said: ‘I was with Jamal when he passed away, me and his sister and I can say he was very calm, but it was a heartbreaking time for me.’
The former X Factor star went on to address the news of Jamal’s death which circulated on social media before she was able to make an announcement.
Brenda admitted she was “very angry” after seeing the news break out on social media and said she doesn’t think she could ever accept the “lack of respect.”
In 2023, Brenda broke down in tears as she emotionally reflected on being with her son Jamal when he died.
She continued: ‘The only thing I didn’t like was that the announcement of his passing was taken out of my head. I think people should have had that respect for him and for me.
“That’s nobody else’s business, when I want to say what I want to say, then I should be able and have the right to announce it. But that was taken out of my hands.”
“I was angry, very angry. It’s a shame because it took away that moment of pain and I said to myself: ‘Who did that?’. It hadn’t even been 24 hours. This happened the same night, like 5 or 6 hours later.
“I can’t process this because social media is going crazy. It was a disrespectful act that I don’t think I can ever accept.”
