Brenda Edwards has found her second year of grief to be "even harder" than the first.
Brenda Edwards has struggled with grief in the second year more than the first following the death of her son
The 'Loose Women' star, 53, lost her son Jamal - who helped to launch Ed Sheeran's career with his urban music platform SBTV - in February 2022 when he suffered a heart attack as a result of taking recreational drugs at the age of 31.
Brenda admitted the tragedy is ever-present in her mind, but she is continuing his legacy through the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust.
Speaking on ITV's 'Good Morning Britain', she said: "The second year seems to have been even harder than the first year and the first year is still very, very vivid.
"It's like yesterday every single day. It's not a blur, unfortunately. It's not a blur but it's nice that it's at the forefront because that means myself and Tanisha carry on what we're doing."
The former 'X Factor' contestant - who also has a daughter Tanisha from a previous relationship - is now launching a series of initiatives in honour of her late son, all inspired by his mantra of self-belief.
She said: "Jamal wrote a book called 'Self Belief: The Vision' and that has been at the head of what we're doing. Self-belief was the main important thing for Jamal.
"There's three initiatives that we have - young people, homelessness and underrepresented young people.
"Unfortunately, Jamal was 31 when he passed. So we are creating 31 work placements for underrepresented young people, young people who are on the care system who are just left on their own when they turn 18. Where do they go to?
"We're creating launchpads with companies and UK industries that Jamal loved to work with.
"Then, we have the Self-Belief Sanctuary where five of those 31 young people will be housed, which we've managed to secure from donations.
"The third is that we're fundraising and developing a community hub to bring old and young together."
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