Jock Zonfrillo revealed he couldn’t feel many highs because he was an ex-heroin addict, but his kids brought him “euphoria” and he dreamed of becoming a grandfather in one of his last interviews before his death
Jock Zonfrillo admitted in one of his last interviews that he struggled to feel many high points in life because of his past heroin addiction.
However, his children brought him a rare sense of joy, and before his death he spoke candidly about his addiction problems and how his children put him in a “euphoric state.”
The 46-year-old MasterChef star was found dead in a Melbourne hotel on Sunday and is believed to have died of natural causes.
Zonfrillo is survived by his third wife, Lauren Fried, and his four children: adult daughters Ava and Sophia, from his first two marriages, and six-year-old Alfie and two-year-old Isla, with Fried.
Talking to the No filter podcast with Mia Freedman in August 2021, Zonfrillo admitted his head was “fried” from his addiction to heroin.
An ex-heroin addict, the late Jock Zonfrillo (pictured) previously said he found it hard to find other highs in life
“As an ex-heroin addict, I cooked certain parts of my brain, so when me and Loz [his wife Lauren] go for a sunset walk and she’s like “Omg this is the best time” and I’m like “it’s just a sunset.” I can’t see the same beauty and joy,” he said.
“It’s because you’ve reached such highs that a normal high isn’t high anymore.”
When asked if there is anything in his life that does get him high, the Scottish chef replied that cooking does, but that his children make him feel more euphoric.
When asked if there is anything in his life that does get him high, the Scottish chef replied that cooking does, but that his children make him feel more euphoric. Pictured with his wife and children
“Restaurants and cooking for other people, sharing, teaching is great,” he said.
“But one thing that puts me in a euphoric state is my kids, my oldest is 20 and my youngest is 7 months.
“On Sunday I got up and put on an old tracksuit and didn’t come off all day. We played Lego, read books, I walked around the house on all fours like a horse and I had the best time of my life.’
The 46-year-old added that having a family with his wife Lauren was “the ultimate high” and that because he had such a special relationship with his own grandfather, he couldn’t wait to become a grandfather one day. become.
“I’ve had two failed marriages and I had this weird thing where I wanted to be a nono, a grandfather,” he said.
The 46-year-old added that having a family with his wife Lauren was “the ultimate high.”
“It was weird because I didn’t even have kids yet.”
Channel 10 has postponed the launch of its 15th series of MasterChef Australia after learning of the judge’s death, announcing on Wednesday that it will premiere this Sunday, with the full support of the chef’s grieving family.
Production on the 62-episode season wrapped up last month at MasterChef’s Melbourne headquarters in Flemington.
The new season reportedly cost “millions” to make, and producers are now looking to make a special “tribute” episode to Zonfrillo before confirming his replacement.
Channel 10 has postponed the launch of its 15th series MasterChef Australia after learning of the judge’s death