Food Network Star Anne Burrell Was Enjoying Beloved Hobby Hours Before Her Death
The final hours before Anne Burrell was found dead in her Brooklyn home are coming to light, and it's tragically sad.
Sources tell People that Burrell, the Food Network star and beloved host of Worst Cooks in America, was enjoying a relatively new hobby: improv comedy. The sources say that the night before she was discovered in her home, Burrell had performed an improv show at the famed Second City New York in Brooklyn.
The sources further tell the outlet that Burrell "was in great spirits" during and after the improv show.
"Typical fun, outgoing Anne, having a blast," the source said.
According to her Instagram, it was Burrell's last of her final courses of improv at Second City New York.
The family shared the news of her death in a statement obtained by People.
"Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered," the statement read. "Anne’s light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal."
Burrell was 55.
She's survived by her husband, Stuart Claxton, whom she married in 2021 in upstate New York, his son and her stepson, Javier, and her children, Isabella, Amelia, and Nicolas. She is also survived by her mother, Marlene, sister, Jane, and brother, Ben.
The cause of death is not known and will require an autopsy.