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The shock passing of George Gilbey is yet another loss for Gogglebox fans after a raft of heartbreaking deaths among the cast of the hit Channel 4 show.
The 40-year-old who rose to fame on the show died in a 'work accident' after falling from height on Wednesday, leaving behind devastated family and friends.
It came less than three years after the devastating death of his step-father Pete McGarry, who co-starred with George on the show for a number of years alongside his mother Linda.
In recent years multiple cast members have passed away from illness, cancer and old age, with fans left grief-stricken as the faces they have grown to know and love like a second family no longer appear on the BAFTA-winning show.
Among the most popular were June and Leon Bernicoff, the elderly couple who melted hearts with their sweet-natured chats and tales of their youth, with the pair passing away within three years of each other.
Other comforting faces who are no longer with us include Andy Michael, who won viewers over with his unfiltered views on the weeks' TV, and Mary Cook, the pensioner who delighted fans with her witty one-liners.
It is not just familiar faces, but also familiar voices, who fans have lost - the show's original narrator Caroline Aherne passed away at the age of just 52 after a battle with lung cancer.
MailOnline has taken a look back to remember all the famous faces of the hit show who are no longer with us.
June Bernicoff died in May 2020 aged 82 - three years after her husband Leon passed away
Gogglebox star Mary Cook died aged 92 in August 2021 with Channel 4 paying tribute to the 'witty and beloved' star
Andy Michael (pictured second from the right) died in August 2021 aged 61 following a short illness
Pete McGarry, the step-father of George Gilbey, died from bowel cancer in June 2021, aged 71, with his family by his side
Comic great Caroline Aherne died in 2016 aged 52 following a two year battle with lung cancer. She became the voice of Gogglebox in 2013
This was the last photo that George Gilbey posted of himself on social media - he said he had just bought a gym membership
The Gilbey family left Gogglebox in 2014 when George entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on rival Channel 5
Former Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother star George Gilbey pictured with his mother Linda and late father Pete
The beloved Gogglebox star died aged 75 in January following a 'long illness'.
Pat, who featured on the show from series 10 to 12 alongside her son Stephen Lustig-Webb.
Stephen, who appeared on the show for 10 years before leaving in 2023, took to Instagram and shared a sweet photo of himself with his mother.
He wrote: 'Mummy Pat, you were one in a million, took everyone at face value, would share your last fiver with a stranger, the salt of the earth and the absolute centre of our world! Rest in peace mum.'
Pat joined Gogglebox after Stephen's ex-partner Chris Steed left the programme in 2018.
From 2019 until 2023, Stephen appeared alongside his husband Daniel.
Stephen was one of the series' longest-running stars having joined when it first started in 2013.
Dave the RottweilerGogglebox's Malone family shared their devastation in October 2023 that their beloved dog Dave had died.
The adorable pooch was known to millions of viewers as he regularly appeared on the Channel 4 show alongside the family - Tom Sr, Julie, Shaun and Tom Jr.
The family took to Instagram to share their heartbreak as they confirmed the upsetting news.
They posted a sweet video of the Rottweiler standing on their driveway waiting for Tom Sr to return home alongside a heartfelt caption.
The family gushed over how much their beloved dog Dave meant to them and confessed that they would miss him 'so much'.
They wrote: 'RIP Dave xxx There are no words to describe you, or how much you meant to us.
'We are all going to miss you so much.'
Gogglebox's Malone family shared their devastation in October 2023 that their beloved dog Dave had died
The step-father of George Gilbey died from bowel cancer in June 2021, aged 71, with his family by his side.
His beloved wife Linda revealed he had been diagnosed with the disease earlier that year but despite a recent operation to remove the tumour, was told he only had six months to live.
He died just days after the prognosis, with the widow telling The Sun: 'Pete was a lovely man and I was so lucky to have him for 25 years.'
A statement issued on behalf of the family announcing his
