Gogglebox star George Gilbey dies aged 40

Gilbey joined the award-winning Channel 4 programme for its second series in 2013

George Gilbey has died (Ian West/PA)

Gogglebox’s George Gilbey has died aged 40, a spokesperson for the show said.

The reality star was best known for appearing on the Channel 4 series – where participants watch and comment on TV shows from the previous week – alongside his mother Linda McGarry and stepfather Pete McGarry, who died aged 71 in 2021.