911 call reveals new details in death of celebrity chef Anne Burrell: report
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New Details Revealed In Sudden Death Of Food Network Star Anne Burrell
The celebrity chef and TV personality passed away Tuesday (June 17) at the age of 55. In a statement, Burrell’s family mourned her loss and honored her “boundless love” Burrell is survived by her husband, Stuart Claxton, stepson, Javier, her mother, Marlene, brother Ben, and sister Jane.
The celebrity chef and TV personality passed away Tuesday (June 17) at the age of 55 after officers with the New York Police Department found her unconscious and unresponsive at her home shortly before 8 a.m. following reports she suffered cardiac arrest, according to a 911 call report provided to People.
Burrell was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. As of Wednesday, her official cause of death has not been confirmed pending an autopsy, E! News reports.
People reported that the Worst Cooks in America host died at her home in Brooklyn Tuesday morning. In a statement, Burrell’s family mourned her loss and honored her “boundless love.”
“Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,” the statement read. “Anne’s light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.”
The Food Network also shared a statement honoring one of its longtime stars. Burrell had appeared in several programs on the network, including Iron Chef America, Chopped and House of Knives.
“Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent — teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring,” the network said in the statement. “Our thoughts are with Anne’s family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.”
Burrell is survived by her husband, Stuart Claxton, stepson, Javier, her mother, Marlene, brother Ben, and sister Jane.
Anne Burrell went into cardiac arrest before shocking death: 911 caller
The celebrity chef was found dead at her home in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Burrell was best known for hosting the long-running series “Worst Cooks in America” on Food Network for 27 seasons, from its inception in 2010 to 2024. Her official cause of death has yet to be revealed. Just one day before her tragic passing, the cookbook author performed an improv show at The Second City New York in Brooklyn. A source revealed to People, “Everyone said she was so great last night and so happy.” They added that Burrell seemed fine when the show ended and that everyone is “shocked and confused” over her death. The Green Lady of Brooklyn wrote on Burrell’s Instagram: “Hi Anne, it was so much fun meeting you again in the neighborhood, see you again soon.’” She added that she would like to invite Burrell to her garden and pick figs when they are ready, usually beginning to ripen in September.
Before the celebrity chef was found dead at her home in Brooklyn on Tuesday, paramedics were responding to a 911 call they received about a reported cardiac arrest.
A rep for the New York City Fire Department told Page Six on Wednesday that the 911 caller claimed Burrell suffered a “cardiac arrest” and was “DOA [dead on arrival].”
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7 Chef Anne Burrell attends the 2023 Austin Food & Wine Festival in November. Getty Images
The police department also shared that Burrell was found “unconscious and unresponsive.”
Police told People that law enforcement from the 76th Precinct responded to “an unconscious and unresponsive 55-year-old female” at around 7:50 a.m.
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According to the officers, EMS “responded and pronounced her deceased on scene.”
Burrell’s official cause of death has yet to be revealed. She was 55.
On Tuesday, Burrell’s family confirmed her passing in a statement to People.
7 Anne Burrell attends the 2025 City Harvest gala in April. Guerin Charles/ABACA/Shutterstock
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“Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,” they said. “Anne’s light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.”
Burrell was best known for hosting the long-running series “Worst Cooks in America” on Food Network for 27 seasons, from its inception in 2010 to 2024.
After news of her death broke, a representative from the channel shared with The Post: “Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent – teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring. Our thoughts are with Anne’s family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.”
7 Anne Burrell attends a screening of “RX: Early Detection A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee” on April 26 in NYC. Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival
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Just one day before her tragic passing, the cookbook author performed an improv show at The Second City New York in Brooklyn.
A source revealed to People, “Everyone said she was so great last night and so happy.”
Meanwhile, a second insider, who was at the comedy club with Burrell, claimed she “was in great spirits last night during and after the improv show.”
They added, “Typical fun, outgoing Anne, having a blast.”
7 Burrell’s official cause of death has yet to be revealed. Madison McGaw/BFA.com/Shutterstock
The source noted Burrell seemed fine when the show ended and that everyone is “shocked and confused” over her death.
Along with performing at the club, the kitchen guru was out and about, sharing what would be her last social media post on June 12.
“I ran into [the Green Lady of Brooklyn] in my neighborhood today!” she wrote beneath a picture of her and New Yorker Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal. “I’m not going to lie – I have been keeping an eye out for her. I may or may not have followed her down the street for a minut. She is just lovely!!!”
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Rosenthal, 84, who is devoted to only wearing the color green, replied to Burrell’s Instagram, gushing over their interaction.
7 Anne Burrell with The Green Lady of Brooklyn. chefanneburrell/Instagram
“Hi Anne, it was so much fun meeting you, see you again soon in the neighborhood, the only thing I make is coffee and fig preserves from my fig tree, love and hugs,” the Green Lady of Brooklyn wrote alongside green heart emojis.
“I would like to invite you to my garden and pick figs when they are ready, usually beginning to ripen beginning September, and come and visit the garden on a sunny day anyway,” she added.
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Following then news of Burrell’s passing, Rosenthal took to the late star’s page, writing: “Hi Anne, you are such a lovely person just to meet and not knowing you, I just love you and so sorry but come to my garden and visit with all your beauty and love and I will be waiting for you.”
7 Anne Burrell and her husband, Stuart Claxton. Instagram/@chefanneburrell
Burrell tied the knot with Stuart Claxton in October 2021 after meeting on Bumble in 2018. Fellow celebrity cook Rachael Ray was a bridesmaid at their fall wedding.
In 2020, Burrell gushed over meeting The One.
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“I don’t know if we had both thought of marriage, but we both were like, ‘Oh, yeah, this is something,’” she told People at the time. “‘This is really going to be real and this is going to turn into something.’”
7 Chef Anne Burrell poses during a Food Network event. Getty Images for NYCWFF
“Once you get to be a woman of 50 years old, you don’t really think that marriage is going to be on the plate for you,” she added. “I was always really focused on my career and marriage was never a huge thing in my life that I was looking for. Then when I met Stuart, my opinion about all that changed.”
Food Network star Anne Burrell suffered ‘cardiac arrest’ 911 call reveals of celebrity chef’s death
Food Network star Anne Burrell, 55, was found unresponsive at her Brooklyn home on Tuesday morning. A 911 call reported that Burrell had suffered a cardiac arrest. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not yet confirmed her official cause of death. The New York-born chef most recently appeared in the cooking competition show House of Knives, which premiered in March. Burrell is survived by her husband, Stuart Claxton, her step-son, Javier, her mother, her sister and her brother.
First responders who arrived at Anne Burrell’s Brooklyn home on Tuesday morning were dispatched there after a 911 call reported a cardiac arrest, a report says.
The Food Network star, aged 55, was found unresponsive by New York City Police Department officers.
According to a 911 call report provided to People by the New York City Fire Department, a caller reported at 7:50 a.m. that they were concerned Burrell had suffered cardiac arrest.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not yet confirmed her official cause of death.
Although Burrell’s name was not included in the report, the address matched the TV chef’s according to a search carried out by People.
Food Network star Anne Burrell ( 2025 Invision )
Burrell was the beloved long-time host of the reality show Worst Cooks in America and appeared on various other Food Network programming, including Chef Wanted, Chopped, and Food Network Star.
The New York-born chef most recently appeared in the cooking competition show House of Knives, which premiered in March.
Burrell is the author of the 2011 New York Times bestseller Cook Like a Rockstar. Two years later, she published her second book, Own Your Kitchen: Recipes to Inspire and Empower. She also taught at the Institute of Culinary Education.
“Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,” her family said in a statement. “Anne’s light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.”
Celebrities and fans alike paid tribute to the chef on social media.
The Food Network also released a statement, saying: “Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent – teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring.”
Burrell is survived by her husband, Stuart Claxton, her step-son, Javier, her mother, her sister and her brother, according to People.
Anne Burrell 911 Call Reveals Sad Details Behind TV Host’s Death
The Food Network star was found dead in her Brooklyn home on Tuesday morning at the age of 55. The official cause of death has not yet been confirmed by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner. Burrell is survived by her husband, Stuart Claxton, to whom got married in October 2021… along with his son, Javier, as well as her mother, Marlene, and sister, Jane, her children Isabella, Amelia and Nicolas, and her brother Ben. The star’s family released a statement confirming Burrell’s passing that reads as follows: “Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.” Burrell kicked off her small screen career as a sous chef on Iron Chef America. She went on to host her own show, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, for nine seasons. Her most recent stint at the network was on House of Knives, which premiered in March.
We have an update on the tragic passing of Anne Burrell.
As previously reported, the Food Network star and beloved television personality was found dead in her Brooklyn home on Tuesday morning at the age of 55.
We continue to send our thoughts and condolences to Burrell’s friends, family members and loved ones.
Anne Burrell makes a culinary presentation during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One – Grand Tasting featuring Culinary Demonstrations presented by Liebherr Appliances on October 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF)
The star’s family released a statement confirming Burrell’s passing that reads as follows:
“Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered. Anne’s light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.”
Upon initially breaking the news, outlets were unsure of Burrell’s cause of death.
According to a 911 call report made public in the time since by the New York City Fire Department, however, an individual called at 7:50 a.m. concerned that Burrell had suffered cardiac arrest.
Anne Burrell makes a culinary presentation during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One – Grand Tasting featuring Culinary Demonstrations presented by Liebherr Appliances on October 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF)
To be clear, the official cause of death has not yet been confirmed by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
A New York City Police Department spokesperson did say on Tuesday that Burrell was pronounced dead “at the scene” inside her residence after paramedics responded to this call, which led to the discovery of “an unconscious and unresponsive” 55-year-old female.
It’s all so very sad.
Burrell is survived by her husband, Stuart Claxton, to whom got married in October 2021… along with his son, Javier, as well as her mother, Marlene, and sister, Jane, her children Isabella, Amelia and Nicolas, and her brother Ben.
Anne Burrell attends as City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 22, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for City Harvest)
A fan-favorite on the Food Network, Burrell was best known as the longtime host of Worst Cooks in America, a program that featured amateur cooks trying to be transformed from rookies to kitchen experts.
Burrell kicked off her small screen career as a sous chef on Iron Chef America. She went on to host her own show, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, for nine seasons.
Other programs that also featured Burrell in prominent roles included Chef Wanted, Chopped and Food Network Star.
Her most recent stint at the network was on House of Knives, which premiered in March.
Anne Burrell attends the City Harvest 40th Anniversary Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 25, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Gigi Hadid, who guest-starred with Burrell a ttimes, shared a photo of the two and wrote last night:
“I am heartbroken to hear of the loss of the Great Anne Burrell. As a longtime fan, getting to share this day with her was a dream come true. Beat Bobby. Hang. Eat. I wish we could have done it again. She was awesome. Rest in Peace.”
Added Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro on Instagram:
“Anne, your passion, energy, and love for food lit up every kitchen. You were a true force and a beautiful soul. Rest in peace, We’ll miss you dearly.”
Anne Burrell speaks at Aperitivo presented by Mohegan Sun hosted by Anne Burrell during the Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival presented by Capital One at Industry City on October 13, 2022 in the borough of Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images for NYCWFF)
Elsewhere, television personality Carson Kressley recalled their on screen and off screen friendship, writing in tribute:
“I’m so blessed I was able to work with you, learn from you, laugh with you.” He added, “Good food, good friends and lots of love and laughter all around. That’s what I wish for you where you are now.”
In closing, The Food Network released a message about Anne Burrell that read:
We are deeply saddened to share the news that beloved chef, Anne Burrell, passed away this morning.
Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent — teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring. Our thoughts are with Anne’s family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.
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