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Anne Burrell she gave Worst cooks in America cohost Gabe Bertaccini A piece of her heart before her death in June.
Bertaccini, 39, detailed one of his last interaction with Burrell, who died on June 17 at the age of 55, in an interview with Internal television Announced on Thursday, July 24. He revealed that the Food network The cook gave him a sweet gift while filming a 29 season Worst cooks in America – Burrell’s last television project before she died.
“It was the finale. Everyone is tired. Weeks and weeks have passed. We celebrate the end of the shooting, and I’m getting very ill,” explained Bertaccini. “I had this cold. I felt like crap. We’re going through the production meeting, and Anne gives me this card. He said, ‘I hope you feel better.’ In the card, this cute little heart she crochets.
The Hi house Chef added that he had “still” the heart.
“It was such a beautiful and completely unnecessary gesture,” he continued. “That’s exactly who Anne was. There was no ego or competition. Someone to take a little of her time to do something like that for her cohost, it’s special. It’s a great memory that I’ll go with me.”
Burrell died by suicide. Weekly US confirmed on Thursday. Her family confirmed her death in a statement to Us Last month.
“Anne was a dear wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend – her smile lit every room she went into,” read the statement. “Anne’s light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions worldwide. Although she is no longer with us, her warmth, her spirit, and her unlimited love remain eternal.”
She was found unresponsively at her home in Brooklyn, New York, and was said to have died “on the spot,” said a spokesman for New York City Police Department Us.
Anne Burrell.
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty imagesIt was later revealed that the NYPD investigated a possible overdose as the cause of her death after she was “discovered in the shower unconsciously and unresponsively surrounded by Approximately (100) various pills”According to an internal document obtained by the New York Times.
The United States confirmed that the cause of Burrell’s death was “acute drunkenness due to the combined effects of diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and amphetamine,” according to the office of the chief medical examiner in New York City.
In his interview on Thursday, Bertaccini stunned for the “authenticity” of Burrell and the way she kept in touch with everyone from the show after filming.
“There are hundreds of people who work on this. They will tell you that she was only valid. I loved her,” he said.
Bertaccini also said he hopes to celebrate Burrell when a new season Worst cooks in America Tunes this summer.
“I think that’s exactly how everyone who loves Anne and who is a fan of Worst cooks in America. That’s how I’m going to him, ”he said.” I had a chance to watch the screener for the premiere, just for an update. The first five minutes were a bit difficult for me. Just having all these memories of us working and spending time together comes back. “
He continued, “That feeling was quickly taken over by the excitement you can see in the face of Anne. She again maintained these horrific recruits in cooking and in the food network arena.
Worst chefs in America: talented and terrible Premieres on Monday, July 28, at 9 pm ET on Food network. It will be available for streaming on HBO Max the next day.
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