Grieving mother of Gogglebox star George Gilbey reveals his last words to her ... trends now
The devastated mother of dead Gogglebox star George Gilbey has revealed that his last words to her before he died were: 'I love you.'
Linda McGarry, who starred on the hit Channel 4 show with her son, said the 40-year-old dad of one rang her hours before he fell through the plastic skylight of a warehouse roof.
Linda, 74, told the Sun: 'He was happy. He ended the call with 'I love you'. I treasure those words.'
He was working building jobs to earn enough cash to move closer to his daughter, and was struggling financially at the time of his death.
She said: 'He phoned me at 9.30 on the morning and said he was working — and asked me for his 'breakfast money'.
'I put £30 in his account so he could get food, and he seemed fine.
'He had a drink the night before, and liked a bottle of white wine or two, but was happy that he was working.'
George Gilbey fell 80ft to his death after tumbling through a skylight while working on a warehouse roof in Southend-On-Sea, Essex
Gilbey appeared on the hit TV show alongside his mother Linda McGarry and stepfather Pete (pictured, left and right)
George holding a Bafta which Gogglebox won in 2014
George, who lived with Linda, was on a carer's allowance of just £190 per month, after she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
He was raising money to move close to his daughter Amelie, who lives with her mother Gemma Conway in Twickenham, south west London.
'He was going to rent from his friend, Skippy, near to Amelie in Twickenham.
'George was on great terms with Gemma and wanted to do things like pick Amelie up from school.
'He wanted to be with Amelie, who he adored.
'They were on the third day of a job that was going to last a month, and he was going to get money together from that.
