Photo:Sam Tabone/Getty; Instagram/zonfrillo
Sam Tabone/Getty; Instagram/zonfrillo
Weeks afterMasterChef Australiajudge Jock Zonfrillo’s unexpected death at 46 in May, his daughter is keeping him close.
On Thursday, Zonfrillo’s wife Lauren Fried posted a heart-wrenching phototo Instagramof the couple’s little girl snuggled up with one of her late father’s shirts.
“Little Isla has started sleeping with Papa’s clothes,” Fried captioned the photo, which portrayed their two-year-old dozing off in a car seat with one of Zonfrillo’s gray shirts draped over her like a blanket.
“Keeps him close,” Fried concluded.
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“With completely shattered hearts and without knowing how we can possibly move through life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday,” readthe family’s statementreleased at the time of his death. “So many words can describe him, so many stories can be told, but at this time we’re 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 Scot in your hearts when you have your next whisky.”
In an official statement and tribute to the star,MasterChef Australia’sInstagramannounced that Season 15 would not be airing as scheduled.
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“Network 10 and Endemol Shine Australia are deeply shocked and saddened at the sudden loss of Jock Zonfrillo, a beloved member of theMasterChef Australiafamily,” read the post. “Jock passed away in Melbourne yesterday. Jock was known to Australians as a chef, best-selling author, philanthropist andMasterChefjudge but he will be best remembered as a loving father, husband, brother and son.”
In 2019, the food expert began as a judge onMasterChef Australia, “in which he took great pride in challenging and coaching the contestants and of course inspiring a nation of home cooks.”
The post concluded: “Jock’s charisma, wicked sense of humour, generosity, passion and love for food and his family cannot be measured. He will be greatly missed.”
source: people.com
