James Morrison’s partner Gill Catchpole looking for house rental hours before death & revealed ‘ups & downs’ weeks ago
JAMES Morrison’s tragic partner was looking for house rentals just 24 hours before she was found dead.
Gill Catchpole, 45, was discovered at the house she shares with the singer and their two daughters in Whitminster, Gloucestershire on Friday.
A family friend confirmed to The Sun that there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death and said James, 39, was being comforted by family and friends.
It has now emerged Gill, who owned a café in the village, had been house-hunting the day before the tragedy.
She wrote in an open local Facebook group: “Looking for a house to rent in Whitminster ASAP. Please contact me if anyone knows or hears of anything. TIA [thanks in advance].”
A family friend also shared the request, saying: “Gill is a very dear friend of mine. If anyone has any properties to rent preferably in the Whitminster area please let me know or message Gill directly.”
It is not known if Gill was looking for a home for herself or someone else.
Gill, who shares daughters Elsie, 15, and five-year-old Ada with James, ran a café called the Cotswold Sandwich Box.
She had previously written about her excitement at starting the business after undergoing a kidney transplant in 2022.
The mum told in the November 2023 post how “after many ups downs and heartache I am a here owning my own business”.
Gill’s death is the fourth tragedy to hit Brit Award-winning artist James following the deaths of dad, brother and nephew.
The You Give Me Something singer met Gill when he was 17 after she moved into his mum’s home with her then-boyfriend.
James serenaded his future partner by singing sons from Stevie Wonder’s album Key Of Life.
They eventually got together, with the couple later going on to have their children together.
Speaking to The Sun in 2019, James revealed his album You’re Stronger Than You Know was inspired by Gill after their daughter Ada was born 13 weeks premature.
He said: “Thankfully I can look back and everything is sweet and rosy now.
“Ada-Rose has just turned one and is a normal, happy baby and Elsie, who’s now ten, is a great big sister.
“But when Gill’s waters broke and she was born so early and tiny, we didn’t know what was going to happen.
“That is probably the lowest I’ve ever been.
“That’s why now, looking back, I called the album You’re Stronger Than You Know, as Gill was amazing.”