Misse Beqiri says TOWIE star Jake Hall will 'live on through' his daughter following his death aged 35
The mother of Jake Hall’s daughter has released her first personal statement following the death of the TOWIE star.
Misse Beqiri, who starred in Real Housewives of Chesire, was previously engaged to Hall and shares an eight year old daughter, River, with the late reality TV star.
Reports began circulating Thursday, 7 May, that Hall had died aged 35 at a holiday villa in Mallorca, with Beqiri saying at the time, in a statement via a spokesperson, that her focus was on 'supporting and protecting their child as they come to terms with this devastating loss.'
In a new statement on Instagram, posted on Saturday, the 39-year-old model described the ‘pain of even putting these words down’ as ‘unbearable’.
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She said: “I never thought I would ever have to write this, and the pain of even putting these words down feels unbearable."
“There was no way you were ever supposed to go. My heart is shattered, and so is our daughter’s. You lit up every room you walked into - your smile, your charm, your energy that filled the air.
“The way you loved music, how deeply you felt every sound, your creativity, your mind, your spirit. You were so deeply loved by so many people, and seeing the love everyone has for you is both heartbreaking and beautiful all at once. Your constant mission to stop me from taking naps still makes me smile.
“I loved you from the very first moment I saw you, and there was never a chance you were going to let me go. Together we created the most beautiful girl, the one you loved more than anything in this world, beyond words. Your love for her was so strong it almost scared me, because I knew you would go to the ends of the earth for her.
“She adored you - her favourite person, her daddy. You will be missed. I promise to keep River safe, loved, and wrapped in the kind of love you gave so effortlessly. You are at peace now.
“You left behind your mini version, our River, and for that we are forever grateful. You will always live on through her, and you will forever be with us."
Hall joined the cast of TOWIE in 2015, and dated co-star Chloe Lewis before quitting in 2024 and also ran menswear brand called By Jake Hall.
Following the news, tributes poured in from friends and former cast members, among them The Only Way Is Essex star Georgia Harrison.
Harrison, who also appeared on ITV’s Love Island, wrote on Instagram: “RIP Jake my heart’s breaking for everyone close to you today and your amazing family.”
Antony Costa, from boyband Blue, said: “So sad. What a lovely bloke you were mate R.I.P.”
Denise Van Outen, the voice behind TOWIE, said in a statement to the Daily Mail: "I’ve worked on the show since it started and with any loss within our TOWIE family it is heartbreaking. But he was so lovely whenever I saw him out and he was so friendly and so talented.”
“I really feel for his family, my thoughts go out to them, and it is just really sad and he was way too young to go."
ITV, who air TOWIE said in a statement to LADbible: "Jake was a part of the TOWIE family for a number of years and we send our very deepest sympathies to his family and friends following today's very sad news."
Topics: TOWIE, Instagram, TV and Film, Celebrity
Michael Slavin