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Gogglebox star George Gilbey’s final hours – including his last words to mum Linda

The final hours of Gogglebox star George Gilbey - including his heartbreaking last words to mum Linda McGarry.

The 40-year-old Celebrity Big Brother contestant died in March after falling through a skylight on a warehouse roof in a workplace accident. Late Gogglebox star George Gilbey sitting with his mum Linda McGarry and stepdad Pete McGarry on the show (Credit: Channel 4) Telly fave George rang Linda just hours before he died, she explained to The Sun. Linda, 74, said George was “happy” – and the dad-of-one died as he worked to earn cash to live closer to his daughter Amelie, seven, in London.

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