Gogglebox star’s family struggle to raise money for funeral costs [Video]

Last month, Gogglebox star George Gilbey died at the age of 40, leaving his family devastated and now struggling to cover his funeral cost.

Gilbey died in a ‘freak’ workplace accident in Essex on March 28, after falling 80 feet through a skylight while working on a warehouse roof.

A man was later arrested but released while the scene at EGL Homecare in Shoebury, Southend-on-Sea, was cordoned off by police.

The shock death comes just three years after the death of stepdad and fellow Gogglebox star Pete McGarry, who died at aged 71 from bowel cancer.

Mum, Linda, is said to be ‘in bits’ after the loss and now a GoFundMe page has been set up to cover the funeral.

The date of the funeral is yet to be confirmed but the family are aiming to raise £5,000, with any excess being put aside for his daughter.

The page states that a local …