Loose Women's Kaye Adams fights back tears as she sends message to co-star Lisa Maxwell following the sudden death of her daughter Beau, 27

Kaye Adams held back tears on Friday as she delivered a heartbreaking message to former Loose Women co-star Lisa Maxwell following the death of her daughter.

The only child of the British actress died aged just 27 while studying at Columbia University in New York City.

Beau Jessup died unexpectedly, the university announced in a post to their social media on Wednesday. No other information was released.

Kaye sent her support to Lisa alongside her fellow panellists Myleene Klass, Judi Love and Jane Moore.

The emotional presenter said: 'There's nothing to say, the feeling of sadness is overwhelming. We are sending all our love to Lisa, her husband Paul, and their family and friends.'

Lisa, who is best known for her role as Samantha Nixon in The Bill, was a regular panellist on Loose Women from 2009 until 2014. 

A Columbia spokesman said: 'Columbia Journalism School mourns the loss of Beau Jessup, a student in our MS program. We join Jessup's family, friends and classmates in remembering her.'

Beau was studying at the Ivy League Journalism school and was set to graduate next May.

Lisa had posted an image of the Class of 2027 to X account in September, saying: 'Congratulations guys! Especially my daughter Beau over in NYC making us all super proud.'

Prior to moving to the US, she had studied at the London School of Economics and then the University of Cambridge.  

The school also shared a recent interview they had conducted with Beau. 

She spoke of having a famous parent, saying: 'I grew up with an unusual awareness of the distance between people’s lives and the stories told about them. 

'I saw how journalism could illuminate someone’s experiences, but also how those experiences could be distorted, simplified, or transformed into a public narrative over which the subject had very little control. 

'I was curious, from quite a young age, about who gets to tell people’s stories, and what happens when those stories enter the public domain.'

Beau's mother came close to hitting the big time in the United States. She was initially cast as Daphne Moon in Frasier, before being replaced by Jane Leeves and also appeared in The Benny Hill Show. 

Beau also spoke of her plans after graduation, saying she was 'drawn to journalism for its power and immediacy'. 

In an email to students, Jelani Cobb, the dean of the Columbia Journalism School, described Jessup as a 'cherished member' of the community.

Cobb said: 'There is no easy way to share news of this nature and I recognize how painful it is to receive messages like this one. 

'Any loss within our school family is difficult to process, and our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to Beau's family and friends during this heartbreaking time.' 

Beau's father runs his own toy brand specialising in teddy bears, with Beau herself previously making headlines after setting up a successful business that named over 250,000 Chinese children. 

Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2016, Beau, who was then 16, revealed she had made £48,000 ($63,000) from her business.

Beau explained that she came up with the idea after spending time in China where, she was asked repeatedly to suggest an English name by friends expecting a first child.

All Chinese babies are given a traditional Chinese name at birth, which is written in Chinese characters and used for all government documents.

But there has been a growing demand in the last 20 years to adopt an additional English name that can be read, pronounced and printed in English.

Beau developed the site Specialname to suggest culturally appropriate English names to prospective parents based on their ideals and aspirations for their child. 

As a result of it becoming a booming success for the teenager, she went on to appear in a TedTalk about it.