MasterChef judge Andy Allen breaks down as he shares the terrifying image he can’t get out of his head after Jock Zonfrillo’s death
Andy Allen has shared the terrifying image he can’t stop following the death of his co-star Jock Zonfrillo.
The MasterChef Australia judge told The Sunday Project that he is haunted by the loss Jock’s young son, Alfie, has suffered, and that he struggled several times during the interview to calm himself down.
‘The hardest part is… I can’t get Alfie’s little voice and face out of my head and say, ‘You’re my best friend, Daddy.’ He said it every day,” Allen revealed.
When asked by host Sarah Harris if Zonfrillo’s wife, Lauren Fried, is okay, Andy, who was fighting back tears, was honest.
‘Um no. No. She’s the strongest woman I’ve ever known, but she lost her best friend,” he said.
Andy Allen (pictured) has shared the terrifying image he can’t stop following the death of his co-star Jock Zonfrillo.
‘Jock has three daughters. And it’s things like never being able to walk them down the aisle. Which means so much to Jock. And so much for Lauren. Those are the things that hurt her the most.”
Drawn into his own grief, Andy said he spent more time with Jock on the set of MasterChef than he did in his own life, and they became very close, having met for a three-hour lunch just days away before Jock died.
“I’m going to miss everything this man brought to my life. He couldn’t wait [Allen’s wife] Alex and I also need to have children,” he said.
‘He couldn’t wait for that. He always said I would make a great dad. And I wish he was there to see that.’
The MasterChef Australia judge told The Sunday Project he is haunted by the loss suffered by Jock’s young son, Alfie. “I can’t get Alfie’s little voice and little face out of my head and say, ‘You’re my best friend, Daddy.’ He said it every day,” Allen revealed. Jock is pictured with Alfie
When asked by host Sarah Harris if Zonfrillo’s wife, Lauren Fried, is okay, Andy, who was fighting back tears, was honest. ‘Um no. No. She’s the strongest woman I’ve ever known, but she lost her best friend,” he said. Jock is pictured with Lauren
The British-born chef is survived by his third wife, Lauren, and his four children: Ava and Sophia, from his first two marriages, and Alfie, five, and Isla, two, with Fried
The chef passed away at age 46, leaving behind his third wife, Lauren, 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.
Officers visiting Zagame’s House in Carlton at approximately 2:00 am on April 30 found Zonfrillo dead in his bed and saw no signs of anything suspicious or unusual.
No drug paraphernalia had been found, no one else in the hotel room, and police believed the father of four had died of natural causes.
Zonfrillo would star in the final season of Australia’s MasterChef, which would begin the day he became unresponsive.
When confronted about his own grief, Andy said, “I’m going to miss everything this man has brought into my life”