Jock Zonfrillo's widow to speak publicly for the first time since husband's death
Lauren Zonfrillo will speak about her husband's death publicly for the first time in a television interview.
Celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo, 46, was found dead by police conducting a welfare check in a Carlton hotel room near Melbourne on April 30, 2023.
While Ms Zonfrillo has never spoken publicly about her husband's death, she released a book about grief last year.
Lauren Zonfrillo, the widow of Australia MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo, wrote a book about grief following the death of her husband. Picture: Instagram
The television interview will be done by journalist Liz Hayes for 7NEWS Spotlight as a guest correspondent.
The special is set to air on Spotlight in the coming weeks.
The book Till Death Do us Part was written to help others find comfort through their own pain and suffering.
TV veteran Liz Hayes will interview Lauren Zonfrillo, who will speak publicly for the first time about her husband's death on Spotlight in the coming weeks. Picture: Supplied
In a video posted to social media about the book, Ms Zonfrillo explained how she experienced grief amnesia following her husband's death, which was a physical response to the trauma she felt that impacted her memory, mind and body.
'I tried as many roads away from the impact zone as I could, and I tried them as quickly as possible,' she said.
'I had our three and five year olds that needed normal levels of parenting, which at that age is quite a lot, but they also needed extra care and nurturing as they learned to live with grief in their life.'
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