David Gest Dead: 'Celebrity Big Brother' Co-Stars Lead Tributes To Music Producer

The former 'CBB' housemate has died at the age of 62.
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David Gest's 'Celebrity Big Brother' housemates have lead the tributes to the late star. 

It was confirmed that the music producer had been found dead in a London hotel room on Tuesday (12 April), aged 62. 

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David Gest has died at the age of 62
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After news of his passing broke, many stars took to Twitter to honour David.

Those included the likes of Stephanie Davis, Gemma Collins, Scotty T and Darren Day, who all appeared on the most recent series of 'CBB' alongside David in January. 

Those stars who appeared alongside David on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' in 2006, also paid their respects:

Many other of his celebrity friends also shared some kind words:

David was about to embark on a UK tour, titled ‘David Gest Is Not Dead But Alive With Soul’ - a reference to the now infamous ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ mix-up, which saw Tiffany Pollard confuse Gest with Angie Bowie’s ex-husband David

David won himself thousands of new fans on the show, but was forced to quit due to serious ill-health

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