James Morrison feared partner would die 5 years ago when 'heart nearly stopped'
James Morrison is currently being supported by his family after the sudden death of his partner Gill Catchpole - which tragically comes five years after he thought he had almost lost her.
The I Won't Let You Go singer, 39, has been left heartbroken after Gill, who he had been with for two decades, reportedly died at the age of 45 on Friday. She was found dead at the family home, a source said, and there are no suspicious circumstances around her passing.
The source said: "Gill was found dead on Friday at the family's home in Whitminster. 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 share two daughters, Elsie, 15, and Ada, five.
James is 'devastated' at the death of his partner of 22 years (Getty Images)
James and Gill share two children; daughters Elsie and Ada (DAILY MIRROR)It was during the terrifying birth of their youngest, Ada, that James thought he would lose fiancee Gill, whom he met at 17, too. Their first daughter was born prematurely by emergency C-section with her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck.
They struggled to conceive after then and suffered two early miscarriages. But in 2017, they were overjoyed as she fell pregnant with Ada. However it was touch and go when she was born 13 weeks early in January 2018, weighing in at just 1lb 11oz.
Singer James Morrison's heartbreak as partner, 45, found dead at home
In an interview with the Mirror in 2019, James recalled the difficult pregnancy and harrowing birth. "I was so excited, but at the back of my mind I thought we could lose her. We got past the 12 weeks stage but it was a difficult pregnancy," he explained.
"We had hospital visits four times a week to have checks on Gill's blood pressure and kidneys because one works at 35 percent, so the baby wasn't getting as much protein as it needed. Gill suffers with anxiety, so my role as dad was to keep positive, but I used to cry on my own.
"Then she went into labour 13 weeks early. It was so scary. Her waters had broken three weeks before on Christmas Eve, so Gill spent two weeks in hospital so the baby could be monitored. Those three weeks were the worst. The first week they said there was only a 10 percent chance of Ada surviving, but by the third week it was up to 85-90 percent.
"We were told her eyelids hadn't developed so they were worried she might be blind and also there was a high chance she'd be deaf, have cerebral palsy or a chronic lung problem. I somehow had this sense she'd be all right because I suppose that's all I could believe to get through." However Ada wasn't the only person James had to worry about.
Gill had another emergency C-section because Ada was breach, but then had to have a blood transfusion after the doctors cut through the placenta. "Gill almost died because her blood pressure went so low her heart nearly stopped," he recalled, welling up at the memory.
"Gill said, 'I'm going', and there were tears in her eyes. I was a mess. But after the transfusion, her blood pressure went back up quickly. When we got back to the ward I let all my emotion out. Gill was my hero."
Tragically, the star added: "I'm still so in awe of how she got through it. She's my rock. I've known her since I was playing open mic bars and was a van cleaner. I could never replace her." Ada remained in hospital for three months, battling chronic lung disease and had a hole in her heart. She was on oxygen as well as a heart and breath monitor.
Meanwhile, Gill stayed in the hospital for six weeks as she recovered. The incident inspired the album You're Stronger Than You Know "to remind both Gill and I how tough we were through that time," he explained. The family was able to take Ada home after three months, although she still needed oxygen for several weeks.
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