The tragic death of James Morrison's wife at age 45

James Morrison is "devastated" and with good reason. The singer, 39, found the lifeless body of his wife, Gill Catchpole, 45, at their home in Whitminster, Gloucestershire (United Kingdom).

According to 'OK Magazine', after consulting with James Morrison's family, everything indicates that she took her own life.

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The Mail Online reports that the terrible event took place just a few hours after the singer had announced a new music project on his social media, in early January.

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James Morrison is a singer who quickly rose to fame in 2006 with his tender ballad 'You Give Me Something.' It was on his debut album, 'Undiscovered.'

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The song might well have been inspired by his great love Gill Catchpole, whom he had called his 'heroine' since they met as adolescents.

The couple, according to the singer on the 'W. Wine Question' podcast, met when he was barely 17 years old.

Gill Catchpole, six years James' senior, moved into his mother's house as a renter together with her boyfriend. James was 17 at the time.

"It wasn't the easiest start... It's like a little fairy tale or something!" he recalled on the podcast. He fell instantly in love but had to wait months to start dating her because she was still with her boyfriend.

Once they got together, the couple never separated again. There didn't seem to be any problems. Until January 2024.

Along the way, the couple had two daughters: Elsie, 15, and Ada, 5. The artist himself often called his family a "fairytale" on social media.

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Days before her death, Gill Catchpole had announced on her social media that the family was looking for a new house.

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Furthermore, as she told in her Instagram Stories, she had recovered from a kidney transplant. The wife of James Morrison was a successful businesswoman and caterer.

Despite everything, Gill Catchpole suddenly took her life. James Morrison, her soulmate, is devastated, according to family members. Any new music will be put on hold.

The path of death seems to follow James Morrison since he rose to fame in 2006. In 2010, his father died of a liver problem. The tragic event caused a temporary hold on his career.

Three years later, his brother Alexis and his nephew Callum died. The presence of his own nuclear family, with daughters Elsie and Ada and wife Gill Catchpole, was fundamental to his success.

Now he will have to raise his two daughters by himself. They will live with the memory but without the presence of their mother, Gill Catchpole.