Grammy-winning musician Jamal Edwards has received a remarkable tribute from singer Ed Sheeran and Denise Welch’s husband Lincoln Townley that has raised over $20,000 for charity.
Following Jamal Edwards’ tragic passing in February 2022, Denise Welch’s husband, Lincoln Townley, paid him a beautiful tribute.
Lincoln, 53, who is a self-taught painter that often paints incredible portraits of celebrities has wowed fans with his latest creation after turning UK pop star Ed Sheeran’s portrait into an incredible artwork. The money raised from his latest creation has been donated to The Jamal Edwards Self-Belief Trust following his death at the age of 31.
The talented artist has raised an incredible $20,000 for Jamal, who is the son of Loose Women star Brenda Edwards, along with chart-topping pop star Ed, 34, who was Jamal’s best friend.
Sharing the news on her Instagram account on Thursday, Brenda’s Loose Women co-star and longtime friend Denise, 67, shared her pride as she showcased the image that her husband created in Jamal’s honour.
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Speaking to The Mirror about the amazing project, Denise said: “The charity is amazing and it raised £20,000 and bids for it are still open. Ed was Jamal’s best friend. His favourite was Chelsea blue and Lincoln depicted it subtly in the portrait.”
An inquest that was conducted in 2022 determined that Jamal tragically passed away from a cardiac arrest after taking cocaine. Jamal, the son of Loose Women actress Brenda, tragically passed away at the age of 31 after collapsing at his west London residence.
The DJ and creator of the B/Hip-Hop platform SB, an online R&. After playing a DJ set in north London at 4am, TV returned to his Acton home to have sat up drinking with a friend, Nick Hopper, who was residing in the house’s annexe.
Mr. Hopper and his uncle Rodney Artman, Rodney Artman, and paramedics made good on Sunday, February 20, 2022, but he did not wake up and was declared dead at 10.36 am.
Jamal served as the Prince’s Trust’s ambassador in 2014 and received an MBE for his contributions to music. His mother said, “Jamal was a beautiful and selfless person.
He made it his personal mission to open doors for others to walk through since he was a child with his family in Acton. To encourage and entertain people throughout life. And most importantly, to simply make people happy.
Jamal worked tirelessly to provide a platform for people, helping so many. His charitable work spanned both domestic and international missions, ranging from giving back to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
“We are so proud of everything Jamal has accomplished and how he has impacted the lives of others,” he said. We are sorely missing him.
The singer previously admitted to losing him in his television series Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All despite the fact that the two were close friends. He said it “took over his entire life” and that he “hadn’t experienced grief and loss” before Jamal’s passing.
The singer’s wife revealed that he couldn’t process his passing because it occurred just weeks after she was diagnosed with cancer.
I essentially resided in his bedroom. His mother assumed that we were dating, Ed said. “Jamal passed away in the morning. At noon, I was at his mother’s house. You spend nine days and nine nights in the family home, which is Caribbean culture. They organize a large party on the ninth night.
Your youth is immediately ended by grief. He knows about 10,000 people, despite the funeral’s size of 30.
Ed and the music entrepreneur were photographed during a scene from the television series in honor of the chef. He sobbed as he contemplated Jamal’s birthday without him present while sitting in the back of the car.
“It’s still very raw. It’s very real. His grave, we go past it a lot, it just feels so weird that he’s in amongst loads of people he didn’t know,” Ed said. “It’s all pure sadness. It’s horrible. I know everyone goes through it. It’s a common thing that you can’t avoid”.
The Bad Habits singer continued: “I felt I hadn’t really grown up until I experienced grief, loss. It just took over my whole life. It’s just weird. I was thinking I don’t want to cry in front of 78,000 people. I found myself really close at times. It’s just mad, straight back to it. The show must go on.” When Jamal died, Ed rushed to his mother’s house to look after her and Jamal’s sister Tanisha for a whole week.
Everyone has been so wonderful and supportive, and there wasn’t anything he wasn’t sorting out and doing when we needed it,” Brenda previously revealed on Loose Women.
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