Jake Halls Downward Spiral: Friends Reveal Shocking Truth

His death has rocked the sleepy village of Santa Margalida on Majorca – and indeed the wider world of show business.

In the days following ex-TOWIE star ’s death, many have opened up about his troubled final months.

The businessman and artist, 35, died last week after suffering catastrophic injuries at a rented villa in the village, where he had been living while focusing on his artwork.

Spanish investigators believe Hall suffered a fatal chest wound caused by broken glass after apparently running through a patio door during a party at the property. Police have confirmed his death is being treated as accidental.

Today, however, friends of Hall have told me that they were ‘incredibly worried’ about him in the weeks leading up to his tragic death, revealing mounting financial pressures, long ‘benders’ and an episode in which he was scammed out of £100,000 by an art dealer that, they believe, left him spiralling.

Ironically, in recent years, Hall had increasingly dedicated himself to art, describing it as both therapy and a way of coping with personal turmoil.

Known previously for his role on ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE) and for founding the now-defunct fashion label Prevu Studio, Hall was focused on building a new creative life in Spain.

Friends say he had been preparing to open an art gallery named Son Buga Studios and had recently created his first sculpture commission for beach club Nu Mallorca. His work was also displayed at London’s Dorchester Hotel in March.

But my source told of the dramatic decline they witnessed in the final weeks of his life following the alleged scam, describing a man who had become increasingly isolated and distressed.

One friend told me: ‘He began getting quite spiritual and would go to "sound baths" [a meditative experience in which participants are ‘bathed’ in sound waves from instruments like metal gongs and chimes.]

‘There was a time when he tried to smash a door during one of those sessions. It put him under so much pressure, stress and worry.’

The source added that the financial anxiety prompted a mental health spiral in Hall, who consoled himself by drinking and hosting parties at his Majorcan villa.

‘He started to shut out his friends and stop picking up the phone or answering messages’, they said. ‘It all went downhill within a matter of weeks. Things get rowdy in those circles. Pair that with someone not in a good headspace and it only gets worse.

‘It’s so sad, he just got in the wrong crowd. It’s his daughter who will now suffer the most.’

How tragic, then, that an art scam was what sent Hall spiralling, when only recently he spoke candidly in an interview about how painting helped him process heartbreak, loss and the collapse of the fashion business he had spent years building. Prevu Studio was sold to JD Sports in 2021 and acquired by Frasers Group in 2022, but went into administration in 2023.

‘Each painting is its own story,’ he said. ‘It’s a lot of pain, and a lot of good, and a lot of hope. I’ve managed to get them out of my mind and put them on a bit of paper.

Misse Beqiri is mourning the death of her ex Jake, who is the father of her eight-year-old daughter River. Both friends and Misse believe the fatal incident itself was accidental