Food Network Star Anne Burrell Dies at 55 — Suicide Confirmed

Celebrity chef Anne Burrell, best known for hosting Worst Cooks in America, has been confirmed dead at age 55. She was found unresponsive on June 17, 2025, in her Brooklyn home by emergency responders who pronounced her dead at the scene.

The Office of the New York City Chief Medical Examiner has ruled her death a suicide, attributing it to acute intoxication resulting from a lethal combination of diphenhydramine, cetirizine, ethanol, and amphetamine.

Burrell is survived by her husband, Stuart Claxton; his son, Javier; her mother Marlene; her sister Jane and nieces; and her brother Ben

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