Singer James Morrison’s partner, Gill Catchpole, 45, has been found dead at home, leaving him heartbroken.
Ms Catchpole, mother to the You Give Me Something singer’s two daughters, was found at home in Whitminster, Gloucestershire, on Friday, according to reports.
Morrison, 39, became well-known in 2006 and went on to record several Top 10 albums, including two Number Ones. In 2007, he took home the Brit Award for Best British Male. He had known Ms Catchpole since she moved in as a lodger at his mother’s house when she was seventeen years old.
The musician is reportedly “devastated,” and his family is coming together to support him, according to sources. Her bravery following the preterm birth of her daughter Ada served as the inspiration for the title of his most recent album, Stronger Than You Know. He has previously referred to her as his “hero” and their romance as a “little fairy tale.”
Elsie, 15, and Ada, 5, are the two girls he has with Ms. Catchpole. From the family’s village home, Ms. Catchpole operated a café and catering service.
Last year, Ms. Catchpole wrote on her company’s social media accounts, sharing her enthusiasm at starting the firm following a kidney transplant.
In 2022, Morrison put out a greatest hits album; however, he briefly vanished from the music scene after losing his alcoholic father Paul, his older brother Alexis, and his nephew Callum in the span of three years.
Hours before Gill’s death, he was shown on Instagram at his home studio, strumming a guitar in front of a computer running recording software.
According to The Sun, police vehicles were parked outside the Cotswold Sandwich Box establishment on Saturday. Officers were there, so it was closed. A family acquaintance informed the newspaper that there were no unusual circumstances surrounding her death.
“On Friday, Gill was discovered deceased at the Whitminster residence of the family,” they stated.
‘James is devastated and is being supported by his family. He is holding it together for their girls but has asked for the family to be left alone to grieve in private.’
A local added that the village was in ‘complete shock’ following the tragedy.
Morrison has spoken of helping Gill find strength when daughter Ada was born 13 weeks premature, weighing just 1lb 11oz, speaking of a ‘difficult year’ as the tiny baby was brought into the world.
The news is terrible. Poor man. I do hope that he has a strong support network. How horribly horrific! The start of a new year and all. What a shocking and painful loss, and she looked like a lovely lady.
I am genuinely sad for your loss, James, and for those poor children losing their mother.
This is a terrible and startling tragedy. My thoughts are with James during this trying time; he must be inconsolable.
James will need a lot of time to heal from this. There will be lots of crying and mourning, but there will eventually be hope, I’m sure.
This is really heartbreaking, and to have known someone at that tender age who was still with her now suggests the bond between them was really strong.
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