Gogglebox star George Gilbey has been laid to rest.
His funeral was attended by friends and family near his home in Essex on Thursday.
The TV personality fell to his death in a horror accident at work at the age of 40 on March 27th.
The 40-year-old was working on a roof when he fell 80ft through a plastic skylight and suffered traumatic injuries to his head and torso.
A source close to the family said to The Sun: “George has been laid to rest and his family have said their last goodbyes.”
“It was a terribly sad day and devastating for everyone concerned, particularly his mother Linda who was in bits.”
“George also has a daughter and it was terrible for her as well as his ex-partner.”
“He has gone far too soon, but despite everything, people tried their best to celebrate his life.”
Coroner’s officer Deborah Frost said George was “working on a roof when he fell through a plastic skylight, landing on the ground below.”
Paramedics and police attended the scene of the accident, but George sadly passed – with the provisional cause of death being “traumatic injury to head and torso consistent with fall from height.”
The TV star 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.
However, producers delighted viewers when they welcomed the family back to their show two years later.
George, who shares daughter Amelie Iris Gilbey with Gemma Conway, was part of the fourteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother and even reached the final during his time.
Gogglebox’s Instagram page shared the heartbreaking news of his death on their feed.
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.”
