Loose Woman Brenda Edwards has hailed "beautiful soul" Ed Sheeran for looking out for her following the death of son Jamal Edwards.
Jamal died at the age of just 31 after he collapsed and died at his west London home in February. Earlier this month, a coroner ruled his tragic death was as a result of a heart attack brought on by alcohol and cocaine.
The entrepreneur founded music platform SBTV, which helped launch the careers of huge star such as Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora, Stormzy, Jessie J and Dave. He was awarded an MBE for services to music in 2014 at the age of just 24 and was an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust.
Brenda, 53, has decided to mark on what would be his 32nd birthday on August 24 - the first since his passing - with a concert in his honour. The event will be held in Greenwich, south east London and will see musicians such as Big Narstie and Fluer East, who will be joining the Strictly Come Dancing line-up later this year, taking to the stage, with all the proceeds from the ticket sales going to the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Foundation.
Speaking to The Sun ahead of the event, Brenda said: "Ed is a beautiful soul. He is an amazing, phenomenal talent. I love him and his whole family to the bone. We are close, the families are close, and he has been there and offered me support.
"He is there playing to millions on tour but he is still concerned and worried about me. It warms my heart and touches my heart how so many people have come together to support us through something that is very upsetting and is still very raw."
The inquest heard that on the night of Jamal's death he returned to his home in Acton around 4am after playing a DJ set in north London. He then sat up drinking with his friend Nick Hopper, who was living in an annex of the house at the time.
Mr Hopper said that after a while Jamal became erratic and paranoid and started throwing things around before collapsing. Despite the best efforts of Mr Hopper and later his uncle, Rodney Artman, as well as paramedics, Jamal didn’t wake up and was declared dead at 10.36am on Sunday February 20. Toxicology tests found cocaine and alcohol in his system.
Coroner Ivor Collett said: "Jamal had taken cocaine in sufficient quantity to cause an adverse reaction brought about by cocaine toxicity. This then caused cardiac arrhythmia which resulted in his death."
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