Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little issue joint tribute to Jock Zonfrillo after
Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little jointly pay tribute to Jock Zonfrillo after his sudden death at age 46 – sharing candid photo with the chef
Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little have joined forces to pay tribute to Jock Zonfrillo following his sudden death at age 46 on Monday.
The pair posted together on their Carrie & Tommy radio show Twitter page after the sad news broke.
‘We are absolutely devastated. Jock Zonfrillo 1976-2023’ they wrote with a candid image.
The photo showed the couple posing alongside Jock, all three beaming for the camera.
Carrie and her Hit FM co-host Tommy are said to have grown close since her split from partner of 11 years, Chris Walker.
Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little have joined forces to pay tribute to Jock Zonfrillo following his sudden death at age 46 on Monday. All pictured
A Victoria Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia they found Zonfrillo’s body at about 2am Monday after being called to a hotel on Lygon Street in Carlton for a welfare check.
No cause of death has been released, but police say his death is not being treated as suspicious. A report is being prepared for the coroner.
“With hearts completely shattered and with no way of knowing how to go through life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday,” his family said in a statement Monday.
“There are so many words to describe him, so many stories to be told, but right now we are too overwhelmed to put them into words.
“For those who crossed his path, became his mate or were lucky enough to be his family, keep this proud Scotsman in your heart when you have your next whisky.”
‘We are absolutely devastated. Jock Zonfrillo 1976-2023’ they wrote with a candid image
A Victoria Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia they found Zonfrillo’s body at about 2am Monday after being called to a hotel on Lygon Street in Carlton for a welfare check.
They continued, “We beg you to please let us grieve in private as we find a way to navigate this, and find space on the other side to celebrate our irreplaceable husband, father, brother, son and friend.”
The Scottish-Australian chef and restaurateur co-hosted popular cooking show MasterChef Australia on Channel 10 in 2019 with Andy Allen and Melissa Leong.
His death comes as the fifteenth season of MasterChef, starring Jamie Oliver as a guest judge, was set to premiere Monday night on Ten. The show will not air this week due to Zonfrillo’s passing.
Zonfrillo, who began his career working for Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White in the UK, famously overcame a heroin addiction during his teenage years in Glasgow before becoming one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs.
In 2018, the year before he joined MasterChef, he was named Australia’s Hottest Chef by the Australian newspaper.
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The Scottish-Australian chef and restaurateur co-hosted the popular Channel 10 cooking show MasterChef Australia in 2019 with Andy Allen and Melissa Leong