Jamal Edwards’ mother Brenda reveals cause of death and calls him “the centre of our world”

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he passed away this weekend (February 20).News of the influential British author, broadcaster, DJ and founder of SB.TV’s death was confirmed by representatives of Edwards’ media company to the BBC following reports on social media that the entrepreneur died unexpectedly on Sunday morning.Edwards attended the BRIT Awards earlier this month and reports say he performed as a DJ at a gig in north London on Saturday night (February 19).Speaking on Good Morning Britain this morning (February 21), Brenda said she was “completely devastated” by her son’s death.Loose Women panellist Brenda added, in a statement shared on the show’s social media accounts, “It is with the deepest heartache that I can confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness.“Myself, his sister Tanisha and the rest of his family and friends are completely devastated.

He was the centre of our world.”She added: “Jamal was an inspiration to myself and so many. Our love for him lives on, his legacy lives on.

Long live Jamal Edwards MBE, MBA, PHD.”After the devastating death of Jamal, our thoughts are with Brenda today. She’s sent us this message: pic.twitter.com/EZWH3b5tcX— Loose Women (@loosewomen) February 21, 2022While still a teenager, Edwards started SB.TV in 2006 to document the UK grime scene.

The YouTube channel grew into a multimillion-pound online youth broadcaster.The channel also had some of the first, exclusive performances from the likes of Jake Bugg, Banks and Clean Bandit.