Former Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother star George Gilbey has died after a tragic work accident aged 40.
Mr Gilbey, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, rose to fame on the second collection of Gogglebox together with his mom Linda McGarry and her husband Pete in 2013.
His sudden loss of life comes lower than three years after his father and co-star Pete died from cancer aged 71.
The Gilbey household left the Gogglebox couch in 2014 when George entered the Movie star Large Brother home on rival Channel 5 – which was deemed a rule breaker by producers. His dad and mom later rejoined the programme in 2016.
George, who had a seven-year-old daughter Amelie Iris Gilbey with Gemma Conway, was a part of the fourteenth collection of Movie star Large Brother and reached the ultimate.
Fellow TV persona Ricci Guarnaccio, who entered the Large Brother home the identical 12 months, tweeted as we speak: ‘Breaks my coronary heart however George Gilbey you’re properly and truely [sic] going to be missed my pal.
Former Gogglebox and Movie star Large Brother star George Gilbey has died aged 40. Right here he’s pictured together with his mom Linda and late father Pete
The Gilbey household left Gogglebox in 2014 when George entered the Movie star Large Brother home on rival Channel 5
George Gilbey is pictured throughout Movie star Large Brother in 2014
Tributes have poured in to the late TV persona
His tragic loss of life comes lower than three years after his father Pete (proper) died from most cancers aged 71
‘At all times lit up the room, cared for others & the reminiscences we made I’ll cherish for ever brother. From CBB to talking to you final week, I’m going to vastly miss you ma boiii! Love you GG.’
Mr Guarnaccio, who additionally starred on Geordie Shore, stated that George’s loss of life got here because of an ‘accident at work’.
And a spokesman for Essex Police instructed The Solar: ‘We acquired a report of an incident at Campfield Highway in Shoebury at round 10am this morning (27 March), throughout which a person who was working at top had fallen and sustained an harm.
‘The ambulance service together with air ambulance had been in attendance. Sadly, the person died on the scene.
‘We’ll proceed liaising with companions together with the Heath and Security Government.
‘A cordon stays in place on the scene.’
George Gilbey is pictured on Movie star Large Brother. He made the ultimate within the fourteenth collection
George labored at a Morrisons grocery store in the course of the pandemic
Tributes have flooded in for George who was described as ‘one in one million’ by one pal.
One other wrote: ‘Can’t consider what I’m studying, you had been the happiest, the lifetime of the celebration & such an enormous a part of the HTA household. You’ll be very missed, rip George.’
A 3rd stated: ‘No phrases. Rip George James Gilbey. Sending our like to Linda McGarry and the household. So unhappy.’
And a fourth posted: Completely speechless. Relaxation in everlasting peace George James Gilbey. Considering of all your loved ones, life’s actually is merciless & tomorrow is rarely promised!’
5 years after showing on CBB, George was jailed for 3 years for drink driving.
He was arrested after petrol station employees smelled alcohol on him.
George admitted to drink driving at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Courtroom and was jailed on account of serving a group punishment following a drunken bust up together with his ex-girlfriend the 12 months prior.
Simply 4 days in the past, George has posted on Fb that he had bought a fitness center membership and shared a photograph of him sweating after a exercise.
In the course of the pandemic, it was reported that George was working at a Morrisons grocery store.
‘Everybody’s gotta do their bit… ‘, the fact TV star captioned his picture on the time as he joined hundreds of employees working in the course of the international disaster.
