George Gilbey has died at the age of 40 following a work accident, it's been reported Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Gogglebox star George Gilbey has died at the age of 40. The reality TV star - who starred in Celebrity Big Brother and Channel 4's Gogglebox - is believed to have passed away on Wednesday afternoon. Former Georgie Shore star Ricci Guarnaccio was one of the first to pay tribute to George, sharing a collection of pictures of himself and George on social media, reports the Mirror. He captioned the pictures on
Twitter (X): "Breaks my [heart] but @georgegilbey you are well and truely 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 G." Read More Related Articles Coronation Street star Jack Carroll cheered on by co-stars after exciting news Read More Related Articles Kate Garraway slams trolls after sick criticism about late Derek Draper's documentary Ricci's tribute to George on
Social Media sparked some confusion, with many
Instagram users noting George's account was posting on Instagram Stories minutes on from Ricci announcing his death. Clarifying things on Twitter, Ricci wrote: "Spoke with his sister, happened early of hours of this morning. Accidental death. They don’t know who it is posting on his socials." George Gilbey during his time on Gogglebox alongside his parents ( Image: Channel 4) (Image: Channel 4) George was famed for his time on the sofa with his mum and step-dad on Gogglebox. He became a fan favourite when he joined the Channel 4 show in its second series in 2013. Top showbiz news Kate and William issue new statement Fergie forced to sell Queen's gift Ralf Little confirms replacement Kate Garraway hospitalised The family from Essex left the show in 2014, with George entering the Celebrity Big Brother house that same year - reaching the final. In 2016, George, along with Linda and Pete McGarry, returned to Gogglebox, much to the delight of many telly viewers. Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Sign up to our daily Showbiz newsletter here . Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record
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