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Channel 4 have led tributes to Gogglebox star George Gilbey who has died at the age of 40 after an accident at work.
The TV personality, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, rose to fame on the second series of Gogglebox with his mother Linda McGarry and step-father Pete in 2013.
Police confirmed today that George had been working at height when he fell and sustained an injury at around 10am this morning. Despite ambulance crews and air ambulances rushing to the scene, the Gogglebox star did not survive his injuries.
Tributes have poured in for the reality star, who also starred on Celebrity Big Brother, with Channel 4 saying in a statement on Tuesday that he was ‘part of the family’.
A spokesperson for the show said: ‘George was part of the Gogglebox family for eight series alongside his mum Linda and step-dad Pete.
Channel 4 have led tributes to Gogglebox star George Gilbey who has died at the age of 40 after an accident at work
The TV personality, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, rose to fame on the second series of Gogglebox with his mother Linda McGarry and step-father Pete in 2013
‘Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Linda, and George’s family and friends at this very sad time.
‘The family have asked for privacy.’
Fellow TV personality Ricci Guarnaccio, who entered the Big Brother house in 2014 with George, paid tribute, writing: ‘Breaks my heart but George Gilbey you are well and truly going to be missed my friend.
Always lit up the room, cared for others & the memories we made I’ll cherish for ever brother. From CBB to speaking to you last week, I’m going to hugely miss you ma boiii! Love you GG.’
Tributes from celebrities and friends have flooded in for George who was described as ‘one in a million’.
Former EastEnders actress Daniella Westbrook wrote: ‘Gone too soon. Good night, my darling friend George. I’m absolutely gutted xxx.’
Another friend posted: ‘Can’t believe what I’m reading, you were the happiest, the life of the party & such a big part of the HTA family. You will be very missed, rip George.’
His sudden death comes less than three years after his step-dad Pete died from bowel cancer aged 71.
Fellow TV personality Ricci Guarnaccio, who entered the Big Brother house in 2014 with George, paid tribute, writing: ‘Breaks my heart’
This was the last photo that George Gilbey posted of himself on social media – he said he had just bought a gym membership
The Essex family left the Gogglebox sofa in 2014 when George entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on rival Channel 5 – which was deemed a rule breaker by producers – but they returned to the show two years later.
George, who had a seven-year-old daughter Amelie Iris Gilbey with Gemma Conway in 2016, was part of the fourteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother and even reached the final.
