Jock Zonfrillo, the Masterchef Australia host, died at the age of 46.
The Glasgow-born chef leaves behind a wife and four children.
Lauren Fried met Jock Zonfrillo on Twitter in 2014 and married on January 1, 2017.
Jock was the father of four children.
Ava and Sophia, his two eldest kids, are from his first two marriages.
Jock and Lauren have two children: Alfie, a son, and Isla, a girl.
Jock was the father of four children.
Ava and Sophia, his two eldest kids, are from his first two marriages.
Jock and Lauren have two children: Alfie, a son, and Isla, a girl.
Jock’s love for his family and children was evident in his interviews and Instagram posts he made over the years.
In early 2022, Jock took to social media to share his happiness for life and family, he said: ” For me Sundays are for family, sharing food being present in the moment.”
He said: “Papa and husband are my two favourite jobs.”
According to the Daily Mail, Jock’s first wife’s name was Kelly, and she gave birth to his eldest child, a girl named Ava.
Lauren is the founder and managing director of Pulse Collective, an award-winning Australian marketing and communications firm.
She was once designated one of Australia’s 50 most important female entrepreneurs.
She also appears on ABC’s Gruen TV show as a frequent panellist.
She has built a thriving, award-winning presence in the marketing and advertising sector since launching her own company 13 years ago.
Lauren has received several awards, including the coveted NSW Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year Award.
Jock was born Barry Zonfrillo on August 4, 1976, in Glasgow, Scotland.
His mother’s family hails from Dalmellington in the Scottish county of Ayreshire.
His father’s ancestors are from Scauri, Italy.
In his youth, he attended Belmont Academy in Ayr, Scotland.
Jock began working as a dishwasher part-time in Kitchens when he was 13 years old.
He began his apprenticeship in the kitchens of the Turnberry Hotel in Ayrshire, southwest Scotland, after leaving school at the age of 15.
He then worked at the Arkle Restaurant in Chester before joining Marco Pierre White’s team.
He moved to Australia to work as the head chef at Restaurant 41 in Sydney before launching his own restaurants, Orana and Bistro Blackwood, in Adelaide in November 2013.