Singer James Morrison has been left ‘devastated’ after the death of his partner Gill Catchpole aged 45.
Ms Catchpole was found at their home in Whitminster, Gloucestershire on Friday.
There are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances around Ms Catchpole’s death.
A family friend told The Sun: “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 pair met when Morrison was just 17 and Ms Catchpole moved into his mother’s home as a lodger.
Ms Catchpole ran a successful cafe, called the Cotswold Sandwich Box, based in the village they lived in.