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George Gilbey’s devastated mum breaks down as she shares tender last picture of her and her son
Gogglebox's Linda also told of George's family and friends all having a funny anecdote about him
DEVASTATED Linda McGarry wept as she held a last picture of her and son George Gilbey – showing them holding hands as she belted out karaoke.
Gogglebox star George, 40, was out with his 74-year-old mum on Saturday March 23 – four days before he died.
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The image shows the loving bond between the pair at Oakmead Social Club in St Osyth, Essex.
Linda said: “I was up there singing ‘My Little Red Book’ and he came to join me – that’s what he was like. I looked round and he was holding my hand.”
Linda also recalled George’s eccentric side.
She said: “Everyone has a funny story about him.
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“He was a bit mad. Last year, he found a dead baby seal washed up on the seashore near our house.
“He brought it back to the house, saying, ‘It’s not fair, it’s been hit by a speedboat or something’.
“He wanted to call the RSPCA and to save it.
“But it had flies all over it and I could see it was dead – so made him take it back!
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“Another time a friend invited him for a barbecue and told him to bring a bottle. So he took a bottle of cooking oil.
“Gemma used to say ‘he always fell into a pit of snake and came out wearing snake-skin boots’. But sadly this time he didn’t.”
George Gilbey was a devoted father and the light of our lives, says close friend Ricci G
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