Singer James Morrison left devastated by partner Gill Catchpole’s death

James Morrison is reportedly devastated following the sudden death of his partner Gill Catchpole. Photo / Getty Images

James Morrison is said to be devastated by the death of his partner Gill Catchpole.

The singer (39) who has daughters Elsie (15) and 5-year-old Ada-Rose with the 45-year-old – who has been the muse for some of his ballads – has reportedly been left in total “shock” at her passing on Friday, January 5.

A source told The Sun: “It was a huge shock for them all. 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 Sun added a friend of Catchpole’s confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances around her death.

Morrison and Catchpole met when her then-partner was lodging with Morrison’s mum.

He wooed her with Stevie Wonder songs and later said about their relationship: “We had a connection straight away, but I had to wait two years to find out if what I thought I felt was real.”

Morrison won the Brit Award for best male solo artist in 2007, while Catchpole ran the Cotswold Sandwich Box in Whitminster, Gloucestershire.

The eaterie was shut on Saturday afternoon and a local told The Sun: “The whole village is in complete shock. Gill was a lovely woman and they were a beautiful family.”

Morrison previously spoke of his heartache after his dad, Paul, brother Alexis (43), and nephew Callum (21) died within three years of each other.

And in 2019 he revealed his album You’re Stronger Than You Know was inspired by Catchpole after their daughter Ada was born 13 weeks premature.

He said: “The album title is for Gill as she’s been through so much as a woman and a mum knowing we could lose the baby at any point.”