Police have closed their investigation into the death of George Gilbey, who died in March last year, aged 40. The Gogglebox star had been “working on a roof when he fell through a plastic skylight, landing on the ground below”, a previous inquest hearing was told. George died on March 27 after suffering "traumatic" injuries to his head and torso. It has now been reported that two men who were arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter are facing no further police action. George was best known for appearing on Channel 4's Gogglebox between 2013 and 2018, and also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2014.

In a statement, Essex Police said: "Essex Police have confirmed their investigation into the death of George Gilbey last year has concluded. Two men who were arrested and released under investigation in connection with the incident in Shoebury on March 27, 2024 will face no further action from Essex Police."

They added: "The thoughts of everyone at Essex Police remain with George’s family and friends. The criminal investigation remains open and will be led by the Health and Safety Executive.”

HSE inspector Natalie Prince commented: “We have been a part of this inquiry from the outset and we will continue to thoroughly investigate George’s tragic death as the lead agency. This will aim to establish if there have been any breaches of health and safety law. We are in regular contact with George’s family and our thoughts remain with them at this time.”

George reached the final during the 14th series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2014. On Gogglebox, he appeared alongside his mum, Linda McGarry, and stepfather, Pete McGarry, who died aged 71 in 2021.

George left Gogglebox in 2018, but Linda and Pete remained on the show until 2020. After his unexpected death last year, George was cremated in late April after £7,000 was raised on GoFundMe to cover the costs of his send-off, according to MailOnline.