Loose Women star Brenda Edwards has paid a touching tribute to her son Jamal Edwards, who died at the age of 31.
The founder of the online music platform SB.TV was a pioneer in the music industry.
Jamal was awarded an MBE in 2014 for his work in music and business.
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Brenda has today spoken of her "deepest heartache" and said her son was the "centre of our world".
In a tweet from the official Loose Women account, she said: "It is with the deepest heartache that I 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."
Brenda has asked for privacy as she and the family grieves the "unimaginable loss", and thanked people for their support.
She said she wants Jamal's legacy to live on.
Brenda continued: "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."
Jamal - who grew up on an estate in Acton, West London - was destined for success after his mum gave him a £200 video camera for Christmas when he was 15.
YouTube had just been launched and Jamal decided to upload some footage of foxes in his back garden and soon was astounded to see the clip got 1,000 views.
Understanding that the platform could be his way to success he went to film his friend on the estate he lived on performing grime music.
Earlier this month he attended the BRIT awards and posed on the red carpet dressed in an eye-catching mustard yellow coloured suit.
Jamal accomplished a lot in his life including being featured in the ES Power 1000 – London's most influential people 2013 as well as being chosen to be the ambassador for the youth charity, The Prince's Trust in 2013.
The following year was listed as number 2 in The Guardian's The top 30 young people in digital media and TIME Magazine named Edwards as one of their 'Next Generation Leaders.
In 2015 he was awarded the Best New StartUp from Virgin Media and Virgin StartUp as well as being named in Debrett's list of the 500 most influential people in Britain in the New Media section.
2016 saw the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) inducted Edwards into its Hall of Fame and GQ Magazine's 100 Most Connected Men of All Time as well as
In 2021 Jamal was appointed Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Sussex in September 2021 and the same year the University of West London gave him an honorary degree.
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