News about George Gilbey

Police have arrested a second man while investigating the death of a Gogglebox star who fell to his death. George Gilbey (pictured with his mother) was climbing the roof of an Essex warehouse without a harness when he died, it was reported. The 40-year-old was tragically declared dead at the EGL Homecare site in Shoebury on March 27. An inquest heard that he died from traumatic head and torso injuries after he fell through a plastic skylight onto the ground below.

Linda McGarry, who starred on the hit Channel 4 show with her son, said the 40-year-old dad of one rang her hours before he fell through the plastic skylight of a warehouse roof. Linda, 74, told the Sun: 'He was happy. He ended the call with 'I love you'. I treasure those words.'

Gogglebox star George Gilbey has been laid to rest at a service in his hometown of Clacton in Essex, after he tragically died following a fall while at work last month. The reality star, 40, died after falling 80ft through a plastic roof, with many of his co-stars sharing tributes in the wake of his passing. George's funeral took place at Weeley Creamtorium, after a GoFundMe was set up to help pay for the service, eventually reaching a total of £7,000.

The 40-year-old fell 80ft to his death after tumbling through a skylight while working on a warehouse roof in Southend-On-Sea, Essex. Gilbey appeared on the hit TV show alongside his mother Linda McGarry and stepfather Pete. His sudden death came less than three years after Pete died from bowel cancer aged 71. The family left Gogglebox in 2014 when George entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on Channel 5 .

Gogglebox star George Gilbey's funeral will take place later this month after fans stepped in to help his grieving family cover the costs. The television personality, who died aged 40, fell 80ft to his death after tumbling through a skylight while working on a warehouse roof in Southend-On-Sea, Essex. The former Celebrity Big Brother housemate plummeted from the roof of EGL Homecare in Shoeburyness and was not wearing a harness.

George Gilbey's family have exceeded their fundraising target for his funeral after receiving a sudden rush of donations on Wednesday. The Gogglebox star tragically died at work last month after he tumbled through a skylight while working on a warehouse roof in Southend-On-Sea, Essex. Generous members of the public hurried to donate for his funeral, which is yet to be confirmed, after the GoFundMe page struggled to reach its £5,000 target.

George Gilbey's family and friends are struggling to raise enough funds for his funeral after he tragically died at work last month. The Gogglebox star, who died aged 40, fell 80ft to his death after tumbling through a skylight while working on a warehouse roof in Southend-On-Sea, Essex. The former Celebrity Big Brother star fall from the roof of EGL Homecare in Shoeburyness and was not wearing a harness.

George was her 'best friend,' and 'did more in his 40 years than most people do in 90', according to Linda McGarry, 74.' Gemma Conway, 44, mother of their daughter Amelie, seven, and his father, Simon Coveney, referred to him as a devoted father,' for the first time following his death.'

According to reports, the electrician, who appeared on the series between 2013 and 2018, as well as his late mother Linda and late stepfather Pete McGarry, died on Wednesday after falling 80ft through skylight. Though Linda McGarry's mother has been left devastated by her son's death, the actor's family has banded together to help plan his funeral, and they have already raised almost £800.

Since finding out about George Gilbey's Celebrity Big Brother co-star Stephanie Pratt's death, she has paid tribute. George, who used to be a favorite on the Gogglebox sofa with his mother Linda McGarry and Pete, died on Thursday after falling 80ft from EGL Homecare's roof in Shoebury, Essex's south end. According to an investigation, a man who was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with his death has been released.

Linda McGarry, a Gogglebox actress, has been left devastated by the death of her only child, 40-year-old George Gilbey. The electrician, who appeared on the series between 2013 and 2018, as well as his late mother Linda and late stepfather Pete McGarry, died on Wednesday after apparently falling 80 feet under skylight. Ricci Guarnaccio, a Geordie Shore artist, has spoken out on behalf of Linda as she expressed sorrow for all the messages of condolence she has received in the aftermath of his death.

After the Channel 4 show aired a touching tribute to late actor George Gilbey at the end of Friday's episode, Gogglebox viewers were left feeling emotional. According to reports, the electrician, who appeared on the series between 2013 and 2018, with his mother Linda and late stepfather Pete McGarry, died on Wednesday aged 40 after reportedly falling 80ft through skylight. A portrait of George with his parents during their time on the series was shown with the caption: 'IN LOVING MEMORY George Gilbey 1984-2024'.

George Gilbey's family, who appeared on Gogglebox with his mother Linda McGarry, has launched a fund to pay for his son's burial after he fell 80ft to his death in a warehouse skylight at EGL Homecare in Shoebury, Essex. At the time of the attack, Gilbey had been working as an electrician. A man who was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with his death has been released under an investigation.

George, who was once a favorite on the Gogglebox sofa with his mother Linda McGarry and stepfather Pete, died after falling 80ft from EGL Homecare's roof in Shoebury, Essex, Essex. Ricci Guarnaccio, 37, who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother with George Gilbey in 2014, told MailOnline: "It didn't feel real" at work, though she was told] it was accidental at work. I think he was assisting a friend. It's just been a complete and utter disaster, there's nothing more to it than nothing less.' Linda, Guarnaccio, a father of Pete, said: "She sadly lost Pete her partner two years ago and now have to bury her 40-year-old son" - no mother should have to do so. You can't even fathom the thought or the feelings and emotions she's going through.' It's brutal. "He had a seven-year-old daughter who adored and adored, and he revered the ground she walked on, and the most significant of all, he had a seven-year-old daughter who adored and loved, and he worshipped the ground she walked on.' No seven-year-old should have to do something she's not supposed to do - it's not right at all. It's broken.'

George Gilbey, a Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother actor, told his coworkers that he was'alright' after they said they were worried about the time he was working at before he fell 80 percent to his death after falling through a skylight. George, with his mother Linda McGarry and stepfather Pete, died after falling from the roof of EGL Homecare in Shoebury, Essex, on Wednesday. George scaled the roof of the building without a harness, and as his coworkers begged him to come down, he fell 80 feet through a skylight and landed on the concrete.

On Wednesday, George Gilbey, 40, died after falling from the roof of ELG Homecare in Shoebury, Essex's southend-on-Sea.

George, once a favorite on the Channel 4 show with his mother Linda McGarry and Pete, died after falling from the roof of ELG Homecare in Shoebury, Essex, on Wednesday. On Thursday, Essex police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. George collapsed and sustained an injury around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, according to police. Despite ambulance crews and air ambulances rushing to the scene, the Gogglebox actor did not recover. George scaled the roof of the building without a harness, and as his coworkers begged him to come down, he plummeted 80ft through a skylight and landed on the concrete.

It has been revealed that Gogglebox star George Gilbey admitted to downing two bottles of wine and a double vodka moment before going into jail for drink-driving. On the day he began his three-month sentence, the 40-year-old told a podcast that he had deliberately become inebriated just so he could be transferred to a wing where his family were. After just a few weeks behind bars, the former celebrity Big Brother contestant even claimed he could'get any drug or something in that jail within an hour.' After having to tell the then-three-year-old girl that he was being held in jail, the reality TV star also revealed that it was worrying about his daughter, which made him determined never to go back to jail. The remarks came to light after it was revealed that George, who worked as an electrician after his brush with fame, died in a fall on Wednesday while working at a scaffolding warehouse, sparking an outpouring of grief from co-stars and fans.

A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of Gogglebox actor George Gilbey, who died at work after crashing.

Following George Gilbey's sudden death on Wednesday morning, family members have paid their respects to him. Just three years after losing his stepfather to bowel cancer, the 40-year-old former TV presenter, who also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, died while working in Shoebury, Essex. Sabrina Browning, Gilbey's heartbroken sister, has since paid tribute to her older brother on Instagram.

George Gilbey became a fan favourite as he burst onto Britain's television screens alongside his parents on Gogglebox. The Essex native charmed viewers with his jocular demeanor and his loving union with his mother Linda McGarry and uncle Pete, who had a vivacious sense of humour. Big Brother's appearance on Celebrity brought him a new generation of followers, and he seemed to have confirmed that he was a rising star on the UK's television industry. Gilbey, despite the quips and the banter, appeared to have a difficult time adapting to the fame he acquired with the hit Channel 4 show and ending up in jail for his off-screen conduct. After being found guilty of trying to strangle the mother of his child, he wasn't seen on television again, and a prison term for drink driving seemed to bring an end to his Gogglebox days. His death yesterday in a work suicide just three years after his step-father died of bowel cancer, sparked a flood of tributes from former co-stars and fans alike. The actor's heartbroken family has said that after a turbulent few years, he had been trying to get his life back to normalcy for the sake of his much-loved daughter.

MailOnline has taken a look back to see some of the faces of Channel 4's most popular characters who are no longer with us following George Gilbey's death. When working at height, the former Celebrity Big Brother star died aged 40. He died on the spot. The TV star's death has sparked outrage on social media as tributes pour in. Amelie Iris Gilbey, the father of a seven-year-old girl, was born in 2016 in Gemma Conway. George, a Clacton-on-Sea boy, rose to fame on the second series of Gogglebox with his mother Linda McGarry and step-father Pete in 2013.

On Wednesday morning, the television presenter (top left), who came to fame on the second series of Gogglebox with his mother Linda McGarry and step-father Pete (pictured together bottom left) died aged 40 after a tragic accident at work in Shoebury, Southend-on-Sea, age 40. George (last picture, right) had been working at height when he collapsed and sustained an injury around 10 a.m., according to police. Despite ambulance crews and air ambulances rushing to the scene, the Gogglebox actor did not recover. At EGL Homecare (centre), where the tragedy is said to have occurred, a police cordon is still in place. A large blue cherry picker is seen leading up to the roof of the 35ft building, where several scaffolding poles are arranged, while two police cars are visible. Essex Police has opened an investigation into the television actor's death and is working with the Health and Safety Executive. George's sudden death comes less than three years after Pete died from bowel cancer at the age of 71.

On Wednesday, the TV star, who rose to fame on the second series of Gogglebox with his mother Linda McGarry and step-father Pete, died in a horrific car crash at work. Pete died of bowel cancer at the age of 71.