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David Gest’s Funeral Attended By A Host Of Showbiz Stars

The funeral of David Gest was held today attended by a host of his showbiz friends.

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The TV star was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in London and there to pay their respects were many famous faces including his former Celebrity Big Brother housemates.

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CBB stars Darren Day, Jeremy McConnell, Stephanie Davis and Gemma Collins were among the mourners present this afternoon.

Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell put on a united front, despite fresh rumours of rows, walking into the service hand in hand.

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Tweeting before the ceremony, Steph shared a heart break emoji and wrote: “Today we say goodbye to david”.

The coffin, covered in floral tributes, arrived at 2pm in a hearse, with one quoting the lyrics from Nat King Cole: ‘Unforgettable, that’s what you are’, with a musical note.

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Also in attendance was former X Factor star, Christopher Maloney who was good friends with the showbiz star.

“A very sad day today attending dear friend David Gest funeral – he was so thoughtful and hilarious & I feel honored to have known him #RIP” Christopher tweeted ahead of the service.

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Kerry Katona and Denise Welch were also present to say her final goodbyes to her former friend as well as Coronation Street stars Ryan Thomas and Kym Marsh.

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Jodie Marsh revealed that she couldn’t attend the funeral today, she tweeted: “RIP David Gest. I can’t be at the funeral today but I’m there in thought. David was a hilarious and thoughtful man. He will be so missed.”

David Gest was found dead in a London hotel room aged 62 on April 12th.