MasterChef star Jock Zonfrillo’s widow reveals his heartbreaking final journal entry

The celebrity chef and TV star died aged 46 in 2023.

MasterChef star Jock Zonfrillo’s widow reveals his heartbreaking final journal entry
MasterChef star Jock Zonfrillo’s widow has given her first TV interview since his death (Pictures: Channel Seven, Lauren Zonfrillo/ Instagram)

The widow of MasterChef star Jock Zonfrillo has revealed the details about his final journal entry before his shock death.

The Scottish chef was best known as one of the judges on MasterChef Australia, which he joined in 2019 alongside Melissa Leong and Andy Allen.

But in May 2023 it was announced that Zonfrillo had died aged 46 during the promo tour for the show. He was found dead in a hotel room in Melbourne, with his cause of death never being revealed.

At the time his family released a statement that read: ‘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.’

They added: ‘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.’

Two years on his wife Lauren, whom he married in 2017 and shared two young children with, has given her first TV interview speaking about Zonfrillo’s death.

He was best known for being a judge on the Australian cooking show (Picture: Channel Ten)