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Anne Burrell, Food Network Star and ‘Worst Cooks in America’ Host, Dies at 55

Burell’s last project, the competitive cooking series ‘House of Knives,’ premiered in March 2025.
Anne Burrell, Food Network Star and ‘Worst Cooks in America’ Host, Dies at 55
Anne Burrell visits SiriusXM Studios in New York City on Oct. 16, 2024. Santiago Felipe/Getty Images
Haika Mrema
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Anne Burrell, the celebrity chef and longtime host of the Food Network series “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday morning at her home in Brooklyn, New York. She was 55.

Emergency personnel responded to Burrell’s residence on June 17, where she was found unresponsive, according to law enforcement sources cited by TMZ. Paramedics were unable to revive her and an autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death.
Haika Mrema
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Haika Mrema is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times. She is an experienced writer and has covered entertainment and higher-education content for platforms such as Campus Reform and Media Research Center. She holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University where she majored in marketing.