Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Nigella and Marco Pierre White among those giving emotional tributes to late chef ahead of 15th series
Celebrity chefs including Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay, Nigella Lawson and former boss Marco Pierre White have remembered Jock Zonfrillo in a televised tribute dedicated to the late MasterChef Australia judge, a weekNetwork 10 aired the first episode of the new season of MasterChef Australia on Sunday night, having delayed the premiere. Filming of the entire series was completed last month.
Fellow MasterChef judge Andy Allen revealed that he had lunch with Zonfrillo the day before his death and said the chef was in “such good spirits”. He passed on a message from Zonfrillo’s family, who have returned to Australia: “They just wanted me to say they can feel the support for Jock and themselves. They’re hurting but it does help. They have been overwhelmed with how much support there has been for him and the whole family. They didn’t know. It has been unreal to see how much support there has been.”
“The ripples have been devastating, no one is going to get over this quickly. If there is one thing we’ve done as chefs is we’ve united and have been talking about the good times,” he added, before breaking down. “It’s just so painful.”
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