Brenda Edwards and Ed Sheeran paid tribute to their son Jamal Edwards on Saturday, who would have been 34.
Jamal died in February 2022 at the age of 31 from cardiac arrest caused by cocaine and alcohol.
On Saturday, Brenda, 55, a Loose Women panelist, remembered DJ and music entrepreneur Jamal in a touching post on Instagram.
She shared a video of Jamal alongside photos from his exciting life, writing, “34 years ago today, you brought so much joy and sunshine into my life.
“I know Jamal is celebrating his birthday up here today and you can be sure I will be too.”
Brenda Edwards, 55, and Ed Sheeran, 33, paid tribute to Jamal Edwards MBE (pictured) on Saturday on what would have been his 34th birthday
Jamal died in February 2022 at the age of 31 from cardiac arrest caused by cocaine and alcohol (pictured in Ed’s story)
On Saturday, Loose Women panellist Brenda, 55, remembered Jamal with an Instagram post
Meanwhile, Ed, 33, whose success was partly thanks to Jamal, wrote on his Instagram Story: ‘Happy birthday bro, I miss you every day x’.
He also shared Brenda’s tribute to his story with a heart emoji.
Chelsea Football Club, who supported Jamal so passionately, also paid tribute, revealing that their Foundation is making its largest ever donation to the trust set up in his honour, The Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust.
In a joint message with the Trust, Chelsea wrote: ‘Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great Jamal Edwards MBE.
The Chelsea Foundation is donating £1 million to the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust, the largest grant our Foundation has ever made.
“This 5-year partnership will continue Jamal’s vision of giving youth purpose through self-confidence.”
Brenda’s Loose Women co-stars also sent their best wishes.
Judi Love wrote, “Sending you lots of love darling,” while Denise Welch posted blue heart emojis in tribute to Jamal’s favorite color.
Brenda and Jamal’s friends and family commemorated the second anniversary of his death in February.
Brenda shared a video of Jamal, along with photos from his exciting life, and wrote: ‘Today, 34 years ago, you brought so much joy and sunshine into my life
“I know Jamal is celebrating his birthday up here today and you can be sure I will be doing the same.”
Chelsea Football Club, who supported Jamal so passionately, also paid tribute, revealing that they are making a huge contribution to the trust set up in his honour.
Brenda and Jamal’s friends and family commemorated the second anniversary of his death in February (Brenda pictured with her Loose Women colleague Linda Robson)
Brenda was seen laughing at the photos in the London venue along with a number of guests, including her co-star Linda Robson.
In 2023, Brenda burst into tears as she emotionally recalled the time her son Jamal passed away.
With tears in her eyes, she described the moment her music producer son died at the age of 31 as “heartbreaking.”
Jamal rose to fame by founding the new music platform SB.TV, which boosted Ed’s career.
Brenda spoke candidly about his devastating death and her struggle with grief on Ashley Cain’s MTV show Faces, and movingly recounted being with her son when he died.
She spoke about the news of Jamal’s death being shared online just hours after his passing, admitting she will never get over the “rage” she felt when the announcement was taken away from her.
She said in the episode: “I was with Jamal when he passed, his sister and I, and I can say he was so peaceful, but it was a heartbreaking moment for me.”
The former X Factor star then revealed that news of Jamal’s death was already circulating on social media before she could make an announcement.
Brenda admitted she was “very angry” after reading the news on social media and said she doesn’t think she will ever be able to get over the “disrespect.”
In 2023, Brenda burst into tears as she emotionally recalled the time she was 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 away from me. I think people should have just had that respect for him and for me.
‘That is nobody’s business, if I want to say what I want to say, then I should be able to do that and I have the right to proclaim that. But that has been taken out of my hands.
“I was angry, very angry. It’s a shame because it took the moment from my sadness to ‘who did that?'” It wasn’t even 24 hours. This was the same night, it’s about 5-6 hours after.
“I can’t process this because social media is going crazy. That was a bit of disrespect, I don’t think I’ll ever come to terms with it.”