Brenda Edwards opened up in an emotional moment on Loose Women about how she’s been coping since the tragic death of her son, Jamal Edwards, back in February 2022. Appearing on Monday’s show (May 5) alongside Charlene White, Linda Robson, and Gloria Hunniford, Brenda shared the raw truth of living with grief—and how she’s far from “moving on.”
Brenda was honest and incredibly vulnerable when talking about loss with the rest of the panel. She mentioned how she leans on a few coping strategies and the strong support of her family, but it’s clear this kind of pain never really goes away, reported the Express.
With heartbreaking clarity, she said: “I’m definitely not moving on.” It was a response to comments she’s received online, with some people suggesting she looked like she was healing. But Brenda was quick to set the record straight: “I have had some people message and say ‘it’s nice to see you’re moving on.’ And I’m definitely not moving on from anything.”
Instead, Brenda said she draws strength from the memories she has with Jamal and from the legacy he left behind. “It gives me strength to remember, and it gives me strength to have a legacy to keep working on,” she explained.
She also credited her tight-knit family for helping her stay strong through the darkest days. As she put it, “My family are so supportive and that means everything to me. Keep calm, keep smiling and carry on.” Wise words that, for many viewers, likely hit home.
Fellow panellist Gloria Hunniford then shared her personal experiences of grief, echoing much of what Brenda said. Gloria lost her daughter Caron Keating, who many remember from Blue Peter, to breast cancer in 2004. Even now, the pain is still present, and Gloria spoke about the different ways she’s learned to carry that loss.
Gloria’s journey with grief hasn’t ended there—she also lost her first husband, Don Keating, in 1997, and more recently, her second husband, Stephen Way, passed away last August at the age of 85.
She explained to the panel: “My head is my toolkit. Brenda and I know what it’s like to lose a child. Everybody grieves differently, and everybody copes differently.”
Backing Brenda’s earlier point, Gloria added: “Brenda is right when she said ‘you don’t move on’ or you ‘don’t get over it,’ it’s a coping mechanism.”
Their honesty brought a quiet, emotional weight to the discussion, and for many watching at home, a real reminder that grief isn’t something you fix—it’s something you live with.
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