Anne Burrell's death ‘under investigation by police as possible drugs overdose'
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Anne Burrell's death is said to be under investigation by police as a possible drug overdose.
The Food Network TV chef, 55, was found unconscious and unresponsive in her Brooklyn apartment surrounded by approximately 100 pills, according to the New York Times, with her body discovered in the bathroom of the home she shared with her husband, Stuart Claxton, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
According to NYPD documents seen by The New York Times, Anne was found 'in the shower unconscious and unresponsive surrounded by approximately (100) assorted pills'.
And on Saturday, Page Six said police are now probing her death as a potential drug overdose.
The outlet reported: 'Anne Burrell's death is being investigated by the New York City Police Department as a possible drug overdose, Page Six can confirm.'
Emergency responders pronounced the chef dead at the scene.
A spokeswoman for the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed an autopsy has been completed, but that the cause and manner of death are still pending further toxicology tests.
Stuart, 54, reportedly told police that he had last seen Anne alive around 1 am before finding her unresponsive six to seven hours later.
An emergency crews attempted CPR but were unable to resuscitate her.
Anne had performed at an improvisational comedy show just hours before her death and had recently begun taking acting classes.
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In a podcast interview earlier this year with actor Tori Spelling, 52, she said: 'I just started taking acting classes. I started yesterday, actually… it's like an improv for actors' class. I got there and it's like eight people in the class. I'm the oldest one. Every other person has like, 'Oh, I have a master's in fine arts in theater.''
She added: 'I'm like, 'okay, I've never taken an acting class. I don't know, this is new to me.' I wonder if these delightful and super-talented kids look at me and they're like, 'What's this old lady doing here?''
Anne had stepped away from her role on Worst Cooks in America after season 28, which left many fans puzzled.
When asked about the decision by Spelling, she said: 'I can cook, yes, I can do TV, but also, what else? I've got more to do in my life, I feel like.'
Anne married Stuart in October 2021 in her hometown of Cazenovia, New York. In an interview with the Daily Mail in April, she described married life as 'so easy' and said: 'October will be four years. It seems like it's been four minutes. I don't know if it's a honeymoon [phase], but I feel like it's settled into married life days which I really enjoy.'
She also joked about joining Meghan Markle's Netflix series: 'Sure, of course. I'd go to the opening of an envelope. Why not cook with Meghan?'
Anne was best known as host of Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and co-host of Worst Cooks in America, which ran for 28 seasons.
She also appeared on Chef Wanted, Chopped, Food Network Star, and most recently, House of Knives, which premiered in March.
Born in Cazenovia in 1969, Anne studied English and communications at Canisius College before graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 1996. She went on to work at acclaimed New York restaurants including Felidia and Savoy.
She published two cookbooks, Cook Like a Rock Star and Own Your Kitchen, and was admired for her bold culinary style and distinctive platinum hair.
Along with her husband, Anne is survived by her mother Marlene, sister Jane, brother Ben, and stepchildren Isabella, Amelia and Nicolas.
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