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<\/p>\nAt about 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, officers from the 76th Precinct responded to \u201can unconscious and unresponsive 55-year-old female,\u201d police told PEOPLE. EMS \u201cresponded and pronounced her deceased on scene,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n
A cause of death is pending an autopsy with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner to determine the cause of death.<\/p>\n
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Police did not name Burrell as the deceased, as they are working to notify the victim\u2019s family. However, an online search confirms the Food Network star\u2019s address matches the Brooklyn, N.Y., one police provided in their statement.<\/p>\n
Reps for the star announced Burrell\u2019s death in a release obtained by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend \u2014 her smile lit up every room she entered,\u201d her family said in a statement. \u201cAnne\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burrell began her career in television after teaching at the Institute of Culinary Education in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n
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She became a star by appearing on Iron Chef America, Chef Wanted, Chopped and Worst Cooks in America. In March 2025, the Cazenovia, N.Y., native was featured on the competition series House of Knives.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/ins><\/div>\n In addition to her on-camera work, Burrell released two cookbooks: 2011\u2019s Cook Like a Rock Star, which was a New York Times bestseller, and Own Your Kitchen: Recipes to Inspire and Empower.<\/p>\n The Worst Cooks in America host is survived by her husband Stuart Claxton, and his son, Javier, as well as her mother, Marlene, and sister, Jane, her children Isabella, Amelia and Nicolas, and her brother Ben.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/ins><\/div>\n She and Claxton met on Bumble in 2018, before marrying in October 2021.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to say, I love being married,\u201d she told PEOPLE exclusively during City Harvest\u2019s 40th Anniversary Gala in April 2023. \u201cWe\u2019re together all the time because Stuart works from home. It\u2019s the being together all the time, but it\u2019s also the adventure together.\u201d<\/p>\n