The spouse and younger youngsters of a MasterChef Australia decide, discovered lifeless in a Melbourne lodge, are heading again to Australia after studying of his demise.
Jock Zonfrillo’s physique was discovered at a lodge on Lygon St, within the inner-city suburb of Carlton, about 2am Monday.
Victoria Police are but to find out the reason for demise, however have deemed it not suspicious.
Mr Zonfrillo’s spouse Lauren is heading again to Australia from Rome, the place she had been holidaying with the couple’s two youngsters Isla, 2, and Alfie, 5.
Mr Zonfrillo had been in Italy along with his household however had returned to Australia on his personal because of commitments with MasterChef.
Speaking to Channel 7’s The Morning Show on Tuesday, leisure reporter Peter Ford stated he felt for the superstar chef’s spouse.
“Can you imagine that flight? That poor lady having 24 hours of being in the air, just imagining what she’s coming back to,” stated Mr Ford.
He stated Channel 10 did a superb job in getting on prime of the news within the hours following the invention of Mr Zonfrillo’s physique.
“Channel 10 and the producers of MasterChef knew they probably had six to eight hours to do the things they needed to do before the story was going to leak out,” stated Mr Ford.
“They kept it under wraps, they cancelled all media for all the judges.
“I had a lot of radio producers moaning to me saying, ‘Oh the MasterChef judges have dropped out’, so little did anybody know the severity of what was unfolding.
“They closed down the social media for all judges because they had a lot of stuff preloaded that was going to drop at certain times.
“And obviously first and foremost they wanted to get Lauren and the two kids on a flight heading home because, to be realistic, they are now the subject of a lot of paparazzi interest.”
Tributes have flown for Jock Zonfrillo, who additionally leaves behind two grownup youngsters, Ava and Sophia, from earlier marriages.
Source: www.news.com.au
