Loose Women star Brenda Edwards will return to the show on Monday for the first time since the death of her son Jamal Edwards.
Jamal, a pioneer in the music industry, died after a sudden illness on February 20 this year. He was just 31 years old.
Brenda and Jamal's loved ones laid him to rest last month, and now Brenda has spoken about the loss of her son, and the support from her fellow Loose Women panelists, in a new interview, the Mirror reports. Good Morning Britain host Richard Arnold confirmed her return on Monday's show.
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In a clip from her moving interview with co-star Coleen Nolan, she thanked the team for being there "at the end of the phone" and in person. She said she "needed" to return to the show and the time was right, as it was a part of Jamal's life just as much as hers.
The preview clip saw Brenda tell Coleen: "It has been great having the ladies there and that is something which has been a big part of my life, and the kids' lives. I need to return. It's not even want to, I need to return."
She added: "I've missed everyone but I thank you for supporting me, and being there at the end of the phone with me." The interview will air in full on Monday in what will no doubt be an emotional episode of the ITV series. Tuesday will see Brenda make her comeback on the panel for the first time since Jamal's death, according to GMB's Richard.
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, and 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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