Jock Zonfrillo, who is best known for presenting popular cooking show MasterChef Australia, has died at the age of 46.
The star’s body was found by police, who are planning to make a report for the coroner about Jock’s death in Carlton.
A spokesperson said: “Police attended a Lygon Street address for a welfare check and located a man deceased about 2am on May 1.
“The 46-year-old man’s death is not being treated as suspicious.”
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Jock had previously opened up about his struggles with poor mental health and heroin addiction, admitting that he also suffered from a type of imposter syndrome.
The Scottish-Australian star explained in 2021 that he had been suffering severe bouts of anxiety and questioning whether he was “good enough”.
Sadly, he leaves four children behind, as well as his third wife Lauren Fried, with whom he shared two of them.
He had previously described giving up heroin as “the best thing I ever did”, as he went on to become one of the most notable chefs in the world.
There have been hiccups, including the infamous time when he set an 18-year-old boy’s pants on fire as a punishment for not working hard enough in a “prank gone wrong”, which promptly saw him fired.
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However, the star – who started out in his career working for Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White in the UK – soon overcame his struggles and went on to become a best-selling author, TV personality and philanthropist.
Back in 2021, however, he admitted he had been struggling to curb his anxiety behind the scenes.
“It’s a real working-class problem to arrive somewhere and think that you’re not good enough,” he explained.
“For me, I’ve done that my entire life. Every job I’ve got, I’ve felt like I wasn’t good enough to be there.”
He began to carry worry beads with him and started to use them as a coping mechanism every time his “mind started racing”.
Sharing his strategy on Instagram, he’d explained that opening up about it was a way of “normalising anxiety” and preventing others from feeling “embarrassed” by the often debilitating condition.
Meanwhile, his chef career seemed to have given him a real sense of purpose, as he explained: “I’ve always said, ‘If it wasn’t for [working in the] food [industry], I would’ve died.'”
In a statement today, his “heartbroken” family described him as “irreplaceable”.
“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,” the statement read.
“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 whiskey!”