Jock Zonfrillo’s cause of death has not been made public. The new season of MasterChef Australia was supposed to start today in Australia.
A judge and chef on the popular TV show MasterChef Australia Jock Zonfrillo has died at the age of 46.
Police found Zonfrillo’s body on Monday morning in Melbourne’s famous restaurant street, Lygon Street, reports the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC (you switch to another service).
The family of Scotsman Zonfrillo confirmed the death on Monday. The family said in a statement that their “hearts are broken”. Zonfrillo had a wife and four children.
Zonfrillo’s cause of death has not been made public. of The Guardian (you will switch to another service) Victoria State Police have confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious.
The new season of MasterChef Australia was scheduled to start today, Monday in Australia. Network 10, the television channel that broadcasts the series, announced that the program will not be broadcast this week.
The star suffered from heroin addiction in his youth
Jock Zonfrillo was born in Glasgow in 1976. British Broadcasting Company BBC’s (switching to another service) he started working in kitchens at the age of 12. At the age of 15, he got an internship at the Scottish luxury hotel The Turnberry Hotel.
Two years later, Zonfrillo became a top chef By Marco Pierre White under the famous Hyde Park Hotel.
Despite his booming career, Zonfrillo became a homeless heroin addict as a teenager. He talked about his battle with addiction in his memoir The Last Shot, published in 2021.
Zonfrillon said he started a new chapter in his life when he moved to Australia in the 1990s. There he founded several restaurants.
Gourmet Traveler magazine chose Restaurant Orana, founded by Zonfrillo, as Australia’s restaurant of the year in 2018. Zonfrillo was selected as a judge for MasterChef Australia in 2019.