This is devastating news that has struck singer James Morrison by surprise. It is believed that on Friday 5 January, his wife and mother of his two children was found dead at their family home in Whitminster, Gloucestershire.
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The singer, whose career peaked in the mid 2000s, is known for hit songs such as Broken Strings and You Give Me Something. Though those songs are now classics, Morrison has been keeping a low profile since releasing a Greatest Hits album in 2022.
The tragedy was unexpected as the woman was only 45. Here’s everything we know about what happened.
James Morrison’s partner passes away
Gill Catchpole was only 45 when reports announced that she had passed away. The Sun spoke to ‘a source’ who stated:
Gill was found dead on Friday at the family’s home in Whitminster.
The source has also added that there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.
In the evening on 9 January, it was revealed that Gill Catchpole had been found by her husband 'hanged'. The cause of death was confirmed by a medical examiner.
After her death, new details about the the woman's last months were revealed and it came to late that friends were worried about her well-being. The Telegraph writes:
Police officers had been asked to check on the mother-of-two a couple of days prior because of “concerns for her welfare”.
James Morrison supported by family and friends
The same source continued to explain to The Sun:
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.
The couple had two daughters together, one 15 and a 5-year-old.
Unfortunately for Morrison, this is the fourth death he has to deal with in the last decade. Previously the singer had spoken about losing his dad, brother and nephew all within three years.
A fairy-tale love story
Since the death of Gill Catchpole was announced, information about the couple’s beautiful love story has resurfaced.
In a podcast episode released in 2021 he reminisced that Catchpole ‘had moved into his mother's house as a lodger’. He also said that at the beginning of their romance he had learnt a Stevie Wonder song in order to impress her.
Daily Mail reports that in an interview with Yahoo News, Morrison said that his relationship with Catchpole was ‘like a little fairy tale or something.’
The couple were living in a village where Catchpole had launched her own café.
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Sources:
Daily Mail: Singer James Morrison is left heartbroken as partner Gill Catchpole, 45, is found dead at their family home: Village 'in total shock' at news as family rally around 'devastated' star and their two daughters
The Sun: Singer James Morrison ‘devastated’ as partner Gill Catchpole found dead at family home aged 45
The Telegraph: Singer James Morrison found his wife hanged at their home, inquest told
