Columbia Announces Sudden Death of Lisa Maxwell Beau at 27

Lisa Maxwell's daughter, Beau Jessup, a 27-year-old M.S. Journalism student at Columbia University in New York City, has died unexpectedly while studying there. The university announced the news via Instagram on Wednesday and released an unpublished interview from last month featuring her reflections on cultural journalism and growing up with a famous mother who appeared on "The Bill" and was a panelist for "Loose Women." Jessup noted that she grew up aware of the difference between real lives and public narratives, sparking her interest in how experiences can be distorted or transformed when entered into the public domain. She was six months away from graduating with her master's degree in May 2027 after studying social anthropology at the London School of Economics and writing for performance at the University of Cambridge.