Lisa Maxwell's daughter Beau Jessup dies aged 27
Beau Jessup was studying at Columbia University and had been due to graduate in May 2027.
Lisa Maxwell's only daughter was just months away from completing her journalism master's degree when she died in New York.
Beau Jessup, 27, was studying at Columbia University and had been due to graduate in May 2027.
Columbia Journalism School confirmed her death in a statement on Monday (09.11.26), offering its condolences to her family, friends and fellow students.
The university said: "Columbia Journalism School mourns the loss of Beau Jessup, a student in our M.S. program."
Officials also confirmed they were working with Beau's family to provide support during the difficult time.
The cause of her death has not been disclosed.
Beau was the only child of the former 'Loose Women' panellist, 62, and her husband Paul Jessup.
Before moving to New York, she studied social anthropology at the London School of Economics and completed a master's degree in Writing for Performance at the University of Cambridge.
She had also written a play, 'The Sandbag', exploring family relationships, memories and personal identity.
Columbia has since published an interview conducted with Beau in October, with her family's permission.
In the conversation, she explained that growing up with a television actress as her mother had shaped her interest in journalism.
Beau said she became fascinated by how people's experiences could be presented differently when their stories entered the public eye.
She hoped to build a career reporting on culture and social issues while continuing to write for theatre.
The aspiring journalist had also launched several projects as a teenager, including SpecialName, a website helping Chinese parents choose English names for their children.
In a 2008 interview with People, Lisa spoke affectionately about watching Beau develop her own personality.
She said: "We have so much fun together."
Lisa is best known for playing Samantha Nixon in ITV police drama 'The Bill' and appearing as a panellist on 'Loose Women'.
Neither Lisa nor Paul has publicly commented on their daughter's death.
