TV personality also starred in Celebrity Big Brother, and made it to the reality show’s final

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 alongside his mother Linda McGarry and stepfather Pete McGarry, who died aged 71 in 2021. He also appeared on the 14th series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2014, reaching the final.

Gilbey reportedly died following an accident at work on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Channel 4 show said: “George was part of the Gogglebox family for eight series alongside his mum Linda and stepdad Pete.

Royals will be hoping that Gary Goldsmith, who faces eviction on Friday, will not generate headlines about the Prince and Princess of Wales

It’s the reality TV show that gives a fly-on-the-wall peek at how celebrities – a term used here in its loosest form – look when they’re lounging on the sofa in their pyjamas.

But the bit of hidden-camera footage we’d have really liked to see this week is the one showing the reaction of the royal family as Gary Goldsmith, the Princess of Wales’s “bad uncle”, walked into the celebrity Big Brother house.