Anne Burrell, a Food Network chef known for her ebullient on-screen personality and shock of spiky platinum hair, has died.
Burrell, 55, was found “unconscious and unresponsive” early Tuesday at her home in Brooklyn, New York, according to People.
Emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene.
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Parade said Burrell’s husband, Stuart Claxton, discovered her on the shower floor, between six and seven hours after he last saw her alive.
The cause of the chef’s death has yet to be announced, but entertainment news outlet TMZ said police reported “a large quantity” of pills were found at the scene.
Fellow Food Network star Bobby Flay praised Burrell’s work.
“‘Worst Cooks in America’ was the funnest show on TV. All of your co-hosts (me included) were
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