Anne Burrell went into cardiac arrest before shocking death: 911 caller
New details surrounding Anne Burrell's tragic death are emerging.
Before the celebrity chef was found dead at her home in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Tuesday, paramedics were responding to a 911 call they received about a reported cardiac arrest.
A rep for the New York City Fire Department told Page Six on Wednesday that the 911 caller claimed Burrell suffered a 'cardiac arrest' and was 'DOA [dead on arrival].'
7 Chef Anne Burrell attends the 2023 Austin Food And Wine Festival.
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The police department also shared that Burrell was found 'unconscious and unresponsive.'
Police told People that law enforcement from the 76th Precinct responded to 'an unconscious and unresponsive 55-year-old female' at around 7:50 a.m.
According to the officers, EMS 'responded and pronounced her deceased on scene.'
Burrell's official cause of death has yet to be revealed. She was 55.
On Tuesday, Burrell's family confirmed her passing in a statement to People.
7 Chef Anne Burrell attends the 2025 City Harvest Gala.
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'Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,' they said. 'Anne's 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.'
Burrell was best known for hosting the long-running series 'Worst Cooks in America' on Food Network for 27 seasons, from its inception in 2010 to 2024.
After news of her death broke, a representative from the channel shared with The Post: 'Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent – teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring. Our thoughts are with Anne's family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.'
7 Anne Burrell attends a screening of 'RX: Early Detection A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee.'
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Just one day before her tragic passing, the cookbook author performed an improv show at The Second City New York in Brooklyn on Monday night.
A source revealed to People, 'Everyone said she was so great last night and so happy.'
Meanwhile, a second insider who was at the comedy club with Burrell claimed she 'was in great spirits last night during and after the improv show.'
They added, 'Typical fun, outgoing Anne, having a blast.'
7 Anne Burrell.
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The source noted Burrell seemed fine when the show ended and that everyone is 'shocked and confused' over her death.
Along with performing at the club, the kitchen guru was out and about around New York City, sharing what would be her last social media post on June 12.
'I ran into [the Green Lady of Brooklyn] in my neighborhood today!' she wrote beneath a picture of her and New Yorker Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal. 'I'm not going to lie – I have been keeping an eye out for her. I may or may not have followed her down the street for a minut. She is just lovely!!!'
Rosenthal, 84, who is devoted to only wearing the color green, replied to Burrell's Instagram, gushing over their interaction.
7 Chef Anne Burrell with The Green Lady of Brooklyn.
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'Hi Anne, it was so much fun meeting you, see you again soon in the neighborhood, the only thing I make is coffee and fig preserves from my fig tree, love and hugs,' the Green Lady of Brooklyn wrote alongside green heart emojis.
'I would like to invite you to my garden and pick figs when they are ready, usually beginning to ripen beginning September, and come and visit the garden on a sunny day anyway.'
Following then news of Burrell's passing, Rosenthal took to the late star's page, writing: 'Hi Anne, you are such a lovely person just to meet and not knowing you, I just love you and so sorry but come to my garden and visit with all your beauty and love and I will be waiting for you.'
7 Anne Burrell and her husband.
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Prior to her death, Burrell tied the knot with Stuart Claxton in October 2021 after meeting on Bumble in 2018. Fellow celebrity cook Rachael Ray was a bridesmaid at their fall wedding.
In 2020, Burrell gushed over meeting The One.
'I don't know if we had both thought of marriage, but we both were like, 'Oh, yeah, this is something,' ' she told People at the time. 'This is really going to be real and this is going to turn into something.' '
7 Chef Anne Burrell poses during a Food Network event.
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'Once you get to be a woman of 50 years old, you don't really think that marriage is going to be on the plate for you,' she continued. 'I was always really focused on my career and marriage was never a huge thing in my life that I was looking for. Then when I met Stuart, my opinion about all that changed.'
The celebrity chef is survived by Claxton, his son, Javier, her mother, Marlene, her sister, Jane, and her brother, Ben.
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