Celebrity Big Brother star George Gilbey, 40, who shot to fame on the second series of Gogglebox with his mother Linda McGarry and step-father Pete in 2013, has tragically plunged to his death in a horror accident at work.
How it Happened
The 40-year-old TV personality had been working at height in Shoebury, Southend-on-Sea, when he fell and sustained an injury at around 10am on Wednesday and did not survive despite efforts from air ambulances to save his life, per police report.
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Police have since set up a cordon remains at the EGL Homecare, where the tragedy happened.
Pictures show a large blue cherry picker leading up to the roof of the 35ft building where scaffolding poles and other building materials are lined up, while two police cars are visible.
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Police Lunches a Probe
Investigation is going on as Essex Police is working alongside the Health and Safety Executive.
The Googlebox star had lost his step-father Pete about three years after he died from bowel cancer aged 71.