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George Gilbey's mum Linda McGarry has been left devastated following her son's tragic death aged 40.
The TV personality, who rose to fame on the second series of Gogglebox with his mother Linda and step-father Pete in 2013, fell to his death in a horror accident at work on Wednesday.
His sudden death comes less than three years after Pete died from bowel cancer aged 71.
Following the tragic news of his passing, a close friend told The Sun that his beloved mum Linda has been left devastated as they described George as he 'little treasure'.
They explained: 'First, she lost Pete, now her son as well. She is incredibly emotional. George was like her little treasure.'
Gogglebox star George Gilbey's mum Linda McGarry has been 'left devastated' as her son dies aged 40 two years after losing her husband Pete
The TV personality, who rose to fame on the second series of Gogglebox with his mother Linda McGarry and step-father Pete in 2013, fell to his death in a horror accident at work on Wednesday
Speaking at the time of Pete's death, Linda revealed her son had been left 'really cut up'.
She said: 'Pete was a lovely man and I was so lucky to have him for 25 years. I said to him, "We've not only been 25 years, it's been day and night with each other." He was my life. I have a message from a young lad I know who said, "Ordinary people won't be remembered, but we'll remember Pete forever - like the pyramids."
'I thought that was beautiful. He was so proud of George when he was in Big Brother too. Him and George really loved each other, George is really cut up.'
The family from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, left Gogglebox in 2014 when George entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on rival Channel 5 - which was deemed a rule breaker by producers - but they returned to the sofa two years later.
George, who had a seven-year-old daughter Amelie Iris Gilbey with Gemma Conway in 2016, was part of the fourteenth series of
