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Anne Burrell Biography
Anne Burrell was an American chef and TV personality best known for being a chef on the Food Network. She worked as the host of the Food Network’s Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and co-host of Worst Cooks in America with Gabe Bertaccini. In addition, she worked as an instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education.
Anne Burrell Height
Burrell stood at a rough height of 5 feet and 2 inches.
Anne Burrell Age
Burrell passed away on June 17, 2025, at the age of 55. She was born on September 21, 1969, in Cazenovia, New York, United States of America.
Personal Life
Anne Burrell Family and Relatives
Burrell was born to Marlene Burrell, a flower shop owner, in Cazenovia, New York. She has a sibling named Jane Burrell-Uzcategui. Her father didn’t initially support her decision to work in the cooking industry, but later gave his support. On March 27, 2024, she wished her sister a happy birthday via an Instagram post, captioning “Happy birthday my beautiful and lovely sister Jane!!!❤️🎂❤️🎂 Oh…btw I got a little help…”
Anne Burrell Spouse and Children
Burrell was married to Stuart Claxton. They tied the knot on October 16, 2021, following their engagement on April 21, 2020. The pair met through the dating app Bumble in 2018. Stuart has worked in the marketing and communications industry for over 2 decades. He works as the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at NextUp. He previously served the Guinness Book of World Records, Time Inc., and TelevisaUnivision.
Before Stuart, Burrell was in a relationship with Koren Grieveson. She confirmed that they had been dating for two years in 2012. On December 31, 2012, she tweeted that they were engaged, but the two later broke up. Koren is a chef who has worked at restaurants in multiple big metropolitan regions of the US and appeared on several cooking television shows.
Anne Burrell Children
Burrell and Stuart did not have any biological kids, but she was a stepmother to his son, Javier, from a previous relationship. They also had two cats, Nancy and Marcia.
Anne Burrell Bisexual | Was She Lesbian?(Homosexual)
Burrell publicly identified as bisexual, an individual who is attracted to both males and females. While some initially labeled her as a lesbian, Burrell later clarified that she identifies as bisexual. Speculations about her being lesbian surfaced in 2012 when she confirmed that she was in a relationship with a woman, chef Koren Grieveson, for two years. This was after Ted Allen, a cookbook author, supposedly outed her on a radio show. She contested the idea that she was outed, emphasizing that she never kept her sexuality a secret.
Anne Burrell Education
Burrell received her high school diploma before enrolling at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. In 1991, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communications. One year later, she joined the Culinary Institute of America, receiving her Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degree in 1996. She also studied at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners (ICIF) in Asti in the Piedmont region, Italy.
Professional Life
Anne Burrell Net Worth
Burrell garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during her successful career as a chef, TV personality, and instructor.
Anne Burrell Career
Burrell’s interest in cooking began when she was just 3 years old after she watched American chef Julia Child and noticed her mother’s homemade food. After gaining experience at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners (ICIF), she remained in Italy for 9 months, serving various restaurants, including La Bottega del ’30, a small restaurant in Tuscany, Italy.
Following her time in Italy, Burrell came back to the U.S. as a sous chef at Lidia Bastianich’s Felidia. In this capacity, she was the chef at Savoy, a small prix fixe dining room. Subsequently, she started teaching at the Institute of Culinary Education. Joe Bastianich, Bastianich’s son and restaurateur, and Chef Mario Batali nominated her as the chef for Italian Wine Merchants, their New York wine store.
Burrell later joined Centro Vinotec, an Italian restaurant in the West Village, which opened in 2007, as the executive chef. In September 2008, she left the restaurant because of her demanding schedule and many commitments. She had plans to open her restaurant in New York City in 2010, a dream that came to fruition in spring 2017 when she opened Phil & Anne’s Good Time Lounge. However, the dream was short-lived as the restaurant had closed in April 2018.
Television Shows
Burrell accepted Iron Chef Mario Batali’s request to appear as one of his sous chefs alongside Mark Ladner for a pilot filming of Food Network’s Iron Chef America series in 2005. She continued playing the role of his sous chef until he left the show. On June 29, 2008, her Secrets of a Restaurant Chef series premiered on the Food Network. The following year, she appeared in the Food Network’s The Best Thing I Ever Ate. In the show, chefs recount their favorite dishes.
In 2010, Burrell and Chef Beau MacMillan began hosting the Worst Cooks in America series on the Food Network. In this role, they also led the competitors through a culinary boot camp to help them improve their cooking skills. The show’s first season aired on January 3, 2010. The following year, she became the fourth runner-up in the Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef culinary competition after she was eliminated during week 6 of the competition.
Burrell appeared as a contestant on Chopped All-Stars Season 1. In the competition, she was the second runner-up to Nate Appleman (winner) and Aarón Sanchez. In 2015, she won the Chopped All-Stars tournament, receiving $75,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Other projects
Burrell and Guy Fieri, her fellow Food Network personality, appeared on the Guy Fieri Roadshow in 2009. That same year, she, alongside Sunny Anderson and Claire Robinson, made an appearance in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on the Food Network float.
Burrell worked as the host of an 11-day Food Network cruise aboard the brand new Celebrity Silhouette all over the Mediterranean and across the Atlantic in late 2011. Between June 2012 and October 2013, she worked as the host of the Food Network’s Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell, which ran for three seasons and 36 episodes
Burrell published two New York Times bestseller cookbooks with Suzanne Lenzer: Cook Like a Rock Star in 2011 and Own Your Kitchen: Recipes to Inspire and Empower in 2013. She was studying improvisational comedy at The Second City in Brooklyn and performed there on the evening before her death
Anne Burrell Autopsy Results
According to Deadline, the New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed that Burrell had died by suicide. She committed suicide through acute intoxication after combining diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and amphetamine.
How Did Anne Burrell Die?
Burrell passed away at her apartment in Brooklyn on June 17, 2025, at the age of 55. Her husband was the last person to see her alive at roughly 1 a.m. The New York City Police Department said that they found her unconscious and unresponsive on the shower floor with a large quantity of pills nearby, around 7:50 a.m. Emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene. Her body was reportedly cold when she was found, suggesting that she had passed away several hours earlier. On July 24, 2025, her death had been ruled a suicide from the mixed ffects of ethanol, cetirizine, diphenhydramine, and amphetamine.
Anne Burrell Weight Loss
In April 2017, fans began noticing Burrell’s apparent weight loss, becoming noticeably slimmer. She attributed her weight loss to focusing on healthier eating habits and an active lifestyle. According to delawareonline.com, she said that losing weight was a lovely bonus to her goal of being healthier and changing some aspects of her life.
Anne Burrell Worst Cooks in America
In 2010, Burrell and Chef Beau MacMillan began hosting the Worst Cooks in America series on the Food Network. In this role, they also led the competitors through a culinary boot camp so that they could be better cooks. The show’s first season aired on January 3, 2010. She won the challenge when her recruit, Rachel Coleman, narrowly defeated Jenny Cross, MacMillan’s recruit.
Worst Cooks in America Season 2 premiered on January 2, 2011, with Chef Robert Irvine replacing Chef MacMillan. To raise the stakes, Irvine and Burrell made a side bet, where she stood a chance of losing her signature hair while he risked going platinum. Burrell won the competition and side-bet when her recruit, Joshie Berger, narrowly defeated Georg Coleman, Irvine’s recruit.
Worst Cooks in America Season 3 premiered on February 12, 2012, with Chef Bobby Flay as the new co-host, replacing Irvine. Burrell won the competition again when her recruit, Kelli Powers, narrowly defeated Vinnie Caligiuri, Flay’s recruit. However, Flay got back at Burrell in the 4th season, when his team defeated hers with his recruit, Alina Bolshakova, narrowly defeating her recruit, Rasheeda Brown.
Burrell’s final season on the show, Talented & Terrible, also known as Worst Cooks in America 29, premiered on July 28, 2025, and will conclude on August 25, 2025. She worked with Gabe Bertaccini as host and judge before her death.
Anne Burrell Other TV Shows
During her career, Burrell appeared on TV shows like
- Iron Chef America
- Secrets of a Restaurant Chef
- The Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Worst Cooks in America
- The Next Iron Chef
- Chopped All-Stars
- The Guy Fieri Roadshow
- Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell
- Vegas Chef Prizefight
Anne Burrell Social Media
Burrell’s social media platforms, i.e., X(formerly Twitter) and Instagram, are still active with over 300K followers and over 718K followers, respectively.
