Jock Zonfrillo was a man to both laugh and cry with, Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has said, as others from across the entertainment and hospitality industries mourned his death.
Jock Zonfrillo was a man to both laugh and cry with, Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has said, as others from across the entertainment and hospitality industries mourned his sudden death and remembered his extraordinary skill as a chef.
Barnes – a friend of Zonfrillo who shared his Scottish heritage – shared his grief on Twitter and Instagram, posting a photo of the two men wearing traditional Scottish kilts. “Jock was like a brother to me and we made each other laugh and cry. My heart goes out to his family. I am speechless,” Barnes wrote. “Rest my friend.”and production company Endemol Shine on Monday afternoon. Police said they attended a Lygon Street address for a welfare check and found a 46-year-old man dead at 2am on Monday. The death was not being treated as suspicious.multiple times, described Zonfrillo’s passing as devastating.
Disability advocate and former Australian of the year, Dylan Alcott, described Zonfrillo as “a beautiful man”. “Felt lucky you and your family came into our lives. Gone to [sic.] soon brother,” he wrote on Instagram. Comedian and actor Nazeem Hussain said he was “shocked and saddened” by Zonfrillo’s passing in a comment on Instagram, followed by comedian Jeremy Franco who said he was “heartbroken” to hear of the loss of “such a great guy”., Channel Ten’s cooking competition reality show, expressed their grief online, including season 10 competitor and social media star Khanh Ong, season two’s Alvin Quah, and season one’s Justine Schofield.
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