George Gilbey’s family have received an influx of donations for the Gogglebox star’s funeral, following his tragic death last month.
The TV personality fell to his death in a horror accident at work at the age of 40 on March 27th, and inquiries are still ongoing.
Following his untimely death, a friend set up a GoFundMe page to help his family with funeral costs, but they initially struggled to reach their target of £5,000.
But after a sudden flurry of donations, they’ve now exceeded their target with donations now standing at over £5,600.
A message on the fundraising page reads: “I know his passing has come to a shock for a lot of people, he was such a big character in life and is going to be sorely missed by friends, family and all who knew him.
“I think I can safely say we all enjoyed watching him on Gogglebox, Big Brother and all his other TV appearances.
“Anything you can donate would be a great help to the family so thank you in advance, all money will go to Linda to pay for his funeral costs and any funds that are left over after will be given to George’s 8 year old daughter Amelie.”
George rose to fame on the second series of Gogglebox UK alongside his mother Linda McGarry and step-father Pete in 2013.
His sudden death comes less than three years after his step-father died from bowel cancer aged 71.
The family left Gogglebox in 2014 following George’s stint on Celebrity Big Brother as this broke the network’s rule – but were welcomed back to the show two years later.
The show’s Instagram page shared the heartbreaking news of his death last month.
The message read: “George was part of the Gogglebox family for eight series alongside his mum Linda and step-dad Pete.”
“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Linda, and George’s family and friends at this very sad time. The family have asked for privacy.”
