George Gilbey
{{Short description|English reality television personality (1984–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = George Gilbey
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = George James Gilbey
| birth_date = {{birth date|1984|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Barking, London, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|3|27|1984|1|7|df=y}}
| death_place = Shoeburyness, Essex, England
| occupation = Television personality
| years_active = 2013–2024
| television = Gogglebox
Celebrity Big Brother
| spouse =
| children = 1
}}
George James Gilbey (7 January 1984 – 27 March 2024) was an English television personality, best known for appearing as a cast member on the Channel 4 series Gogglebox. In 2014, he took part in the fourteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother where he reached the final and finished in fourth place.
Career
In September 2013, Gilbey made his first appearance in the Channel 4 reality series Gogglebox debuting in the second series along with his mother, Linda, and his stepfather, Pete McGarry.{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35537043/gilbey-family-return-to-gogglebox-and-george-is-to-be-a-dad|title=Gilbey family return to Gogglebox and George is to be a dad |work=Newsbeat |publisher=BBC News |date=2 September 2016}}{{cite web |date=23 August 2014 |title=Channel 4 axe George Gilbey and family from 'Gogglebox' |url=http://attitude.co.uk/channel-4-axe-george-gilbey-and-family-from-gogglebox/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825042032/http://attitude.co.uk/channel-4-axe-george-gilbey-and-family-from-gogglebox/ |archive-date=25 August 2014 |url-status=dead |work=Attitude |access-date=3 April 2024}} The family were axed from the show in 2014 following Gilbey's decision to participate in the fourteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother,{{cite web |date=23 August 2014 |title=There's Some Bad News for 'CBB' Housemate George |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/23/celebrity-big-brother-gogglebox-george-gilbey_n_5702343.html |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=huffingtonpost.co.uk |publisher=}} where he entered on 18 August 2014 and reached the final on 12 September finishing fourth overall.{{cite web |date=22 May 2014 |title='Gogglebox' Star For 'CBB'? |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/22/celebrity-big-brother-gogglebox-george-gilbey_n_5370177.html |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=HuffPost |location=UK}}{{cite web |last=Love |first=Ryan |date=20 August 2014 |title=Should Gogglebox's George be in the Celebrity Big Brother House? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11045765/Should-Goggleboxs-George-be-in-the-Celebrity-Big-Brother-House.html |work=Daily Telegraph}}
In February 2016, Gilbey and his family returned to Gogglebox. In 2018, Gilbey left the show; Linda and Pete continued on the programme without him until 2020. Pete McGarry died of bowel cancer, at the age of 71, on 28 June 2021.{{Cite news|date=2021-06-28|title=Gogglebox regular Pete McGarry dies at 71|language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57641487|access-date=2021-06-28}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-30 |title=Gogglebox star Pete McGarry died from cancer days after being told he had six months to live |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/goggle-box-pete-mcgarry-death-b1875278.html |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Independent |language=en}}
Personal life
George Gilbey dated Gemma Conway, with whom he had a daughter (born 2016).{{Cite web |last=Rodger |first=James |date=2024-03-28 |title=Gogglebox's George Gilbey hit by family tragedy before tragic death aged 40 |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/goggleboxs-george-gilbey-hit-family-28900504 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en}}
Gilbey was sentenced to community service for assault and criminal damage, against his girlfriend, in 2018.{{cite web |title=Gogglebox's George Gilbey convicted of assaulting ex |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a859096/gogglebox-george-gilbey-avoids-jail-assault-conviction/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=29 March 2024 |date=8 June 2018}} He was sentenced to three months in prison for drunk driving in 2019.{{cite web |title=Gogglebox Star George Gilbey Jailed For Drink-Driving |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/george-gilbey-gogglebox-jail-prison-drink-driving_uk_5da2d375e4b087efdbaf8f0f/ |website=HuffPost |location=UK |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=en |date=13 October 2019}}
=Death=
On 27 March 2024, Essex Police responded to an incident "in which a man who was working at height had fallen and sustained an injury", at a warehouse in Shoeburyness where Gilbey was working as a self-employed electrician. An Air Ambulance was dispatched, but Gilbey died on scene aged 40. The incident was reported to the Health and Safety Executive.{{cite news |last1=Fullbrook |first1=Danny |last2=Parry |first2=Louise |date=2024-03-28 |title=Tributes paid to Gogglebox star after fall death |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd18ld5233wo |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=bbc.com}}{{cite news |last1=PA Media |title=Gogglebox star George Gilbey dies at 40 in workplace accident |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/mar/28/george-gilbey-gogglebox-star-dies-at-40-in-workplace-accident |access-date=2024-03-29 |work=The Guardian |date=2024-03-28}} The following day, a man was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with his death.{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Peter |date=28 March 2024 |title=Man arrested after death of Gogglebox star |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-68683086.amp |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=BBC News}}{{cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Man arrested over death of Gogglebox star George Gilbey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/28/man-arrested-death-gogglebox-star-george-gilbey |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Guardian}} He was released under investigation.{{cite news |last1=Pitcher |first1=Greg |title=Investigation launched into Gogglebox star’s death |url=https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/investigation-launched-into-gogglebox-stars-death-03-04-2024/ |access-date=4 April 2024 |publisher=Construction News |date=3 April 2024}} On 22 April, an inquest at Chelmsford revealed that Gilbey suffered traumatic injuries after falling through a skylight while working on a roof.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-22 |title=Gogglebox's George Gilbey died from traumatic injuries, inquest told |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-68831725 |access-date=2024-04-22 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ As himself |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 2013–2014, 2016–2018
| Cast member | align="center"| {{cite web |date=27 March 2024 |title=George Gilbey, Essex star of Channel 4's Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother, dies aged 40 |url=https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2024-03-27/george-gilbey-gogglebox-and-celebrity-big-brother-star-dies-aged-40 |access-date=27 March 2024 |website=ITVX}} |
| 2014
| Housemate; series 14 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{imdb name|6538003}}
- {{discogs artist|George Gilbey}}
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Category:Accidental deaths from falls
Category:Accidental deaths in England
Category:Industrial accident deaths
Category:People from Barking, London