Nicole Murphy is mourning the loss of her partner Warren Braithwaite.
The model, 56, took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to share the sad news that Braithwaite had passed away. She did not state the cause of death.
Alongside a photo of herself with her late partner, Nicole wrote: “I miss you so much my love. Rest in peace my love.”
“It’s so hard not hearing your voice or seeing your face. You were my world and my everything,” she added, concluding with a heartbroken emoji.
Nicole did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Monday.
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Nicole Murphy’s Instagram post announcing the death of partner Warren Braithwaite.
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It’s unclear when Nicole, who was previously married to Eddie Murphy, started dating Braithwaite, but she shared several photos and videos of their time together on social media.
In her latest post on her Instagram, Nicole thanked her “amazing man and my beautiful family and friends for my surprise birthday party” in the caption of a photo and video montage from the said celebration, which Braithwaite was in attendance at.
“We’re not both perfect, but we’re perfect for each other my love. ♥️,” Nicole captioned a trio of photos from December 2023 of her and Braithwaite dressed to the max at a glamorous event.
Nicole’s late lover even attended her and Eddie’s son Myles’ wedding in September 2023, as seen in a photo shared by Instagram account @theybf_daily of Braithwaite, Nicole and Eddie, 62, posing together.
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Nicole (née Mitchell) previously mourned the loss of her mother Ellen Mitchell in November 2019, sharing on Instagram that she had passed away.
“Today I lost the most beautiful person in the world, my mom,” the mother of five wrote on Instagram Monday alongside a photo of her parents, Ellen and Eddie T. Mitchell.
“I love you so much. Thank you for all the good times we spent together. Now you can rest in peace with dad. #pure love #mom #dad#you will be missed.”
Nicole and Eddie were married from 1993 to 2006. In addition to their 31-year-old son Myles, the former have four daughters: Bria (34), Shayne (29), Zola (24) and Bella (22).
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