Jock Zonfrillo’s final episode of MasterChef Australia is revealed
Jock Zonfrillo’s final episode of MasterChef Australia airs date is revealed after judge’s shock death at age 46
The final episode of MasterChef Australia starring Jock Zonfrillo airs on Channel Ten on Sunday 16th July.
The celebrity chef was found dead in his Melbourne hotel room on May 1 and was buried at an intimate funeral in Sydney.
The episode, which will see Brent Draper and Rhiannon Anderson compete for the 2023 title, this is the last episode filmed before Jock’s death.
Ten delayed the launch of the cooking show’s latest series by a week, but it aired in May with the support of Jock’s family.
The network is currently looking for a new celebrity judge for the 2024 season to replace Jock.
Jock Zonfrillo’s final episode of MasterChef Australia is revealed after celebrity chef’s shock death
“International names like Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and Shannon Bennett have all been thrown around,” an insider told me. women’s Day last week.
However, the source added that these culinary experts all have hectic schedules, so booking them for the competitive cooking show was currently “a pipe dream.”
The network would also consider bringing “heritage” names back to the series, such as original judges George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan, to attract older viewers.
Jock died on April 30 in his hotel room at Zagame’s House on Lygon Street in Carlton, Melbourne and was found by police around 2am on Monday, May 1 – the same day Channel Ten was set to premiere the fifteenth season of MasterChef Australia.
He is survived by his third wife Lauren, and his four children: adult daughters Ava and Sophia from his first two marriages and Alfie and Isla to Lauren.
The media personality was slated for several publicity assignments for season 15 of MasterChef when he passed away suddenly.
The episode, which sees Brent Draper and Rhiannon Anderson compete for the 2023 title, marks the last episode filmed before Jock’s death. Pictured are judges Melissa Leong, Jock and Andy Allen
Daily Mail Australia can reveal that when police entered the hotel room to conduct a welfare check, officers believed Jock had died of natural causes and found nothing to suggest otherwise.
No drug paraphernalia were also found in the hotel room, sources said.
A heartbroken Lauren said at his funeral, “We were two halves who found each other at just the right time in life when we were ready.”
“We were ready for that great love, to live an adventurous life, to become parents together, to fantasize things and to make them actually happen.”
Jock died in his hotel room at Zagame’s House on Lygon Street in Carlton, Melbourne. He was found by police around 2am on Monday 1 May – the same day Channel Ten was due to premiere the fifteenth season of MasterChef Australia.