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George Gilbey's heartbroken family member pays tribute to 'kind and gentle' Gogglebox star following his sudden death aged 40: 'My heart is in absolute pieces'


The 40-year old former TV personality fell to his death while working in Shoebury, Essex, just three years after losing his stepfather to bowel cance r.

Blessed with a lively sense of humour, the Essex native charmed viewers with his jocular attitude and his loving relationship with his mother Linda McGarry and step-father Pete. The unlikely womaniser had spent the early part of the series charming Made in Chelsea star Stephanie Pratt, even sharing a kiss with the American and discussing whether they would be each other's 'back-up plan' in case they hadn't met anyone else in five years time. However, after Pratt was voted out of the house, he quickly moved on to Edele Lynch, from Irish girl band B*Witched, with the pair heard smooching underneath the covers of his bed.

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