Model and actor Anita Pallenberg has died aged 73.

The Italian-German Pallenberg was one of the It girls of the 60s and 70s and became known for being a muse to the Rolling Stones. She was the ex-partner of Keith Richards, who she had three children with, after a brief relationship with Brian Jones.

She also contributed backing vocals to ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ before starring alongside Mick Jagger in 1970 crime drama Performance.

News of her death was broken by her friend, the actor Stella Schnabel, on Instagram. She is survived by two children and five grandchildren.

The cause of her death has not yet been disclosed.