Anne Burrell reflected on settling down after…
Anne Burrell shared insight into her life months before her tragic death on Tuesday.
The celeb chef was discovered unresponsive in the bathe at her home in Brooklyn, New York before being pronounced useless at the scene at age 55, police stated.
Just three months prior, Burrell went on Tori Spelling’s “misSPELLING” podcast, where she dove into marrying her husband Stuart Claxton in 2021. The couple had met on the relationship app Bumble in 2018.
Anne Burrell in 2017. Phil & Anne’s Good Time Lounge / Facebook
The “Beverly Hills, 90210” star requested the “Worst Cooks in America” host if she purposely waited to settle down.
“From when I was a kid, I don’t know why, but I always was like, I am not getting married until I feel like I have something in life to share,” Burrell defined, “until I have accomplished stuff.”
“I was living my best life!” she added about her 20s and 30s. “I was like, living the rock star chef life. I was working a lot, and I had a great social life.”
Anne Burrell on Food Network. Instagram/@chefbeaumac
Then, at some point, Burrell’s perspective shifted.
“I just started to feel like, all right, you’re getting a little old to keep on doing this,” she recalled.
Along with a husband, Burrell also gained a stepson Javier.
“Kids were never on my radar, really,” the cook confessed. “I love being an aunt. I have nieces and nephews. So I’m like, [being a stepmom] is the perfect amount of parenting for me.”
Rachael Ray and Anne Burrell. rachaelray/Instagram
Over the years, Burrell has opened up about her relationship, lately telling the Daily Mail in April, “October will be four years. It seems like it’s been four minutes. I don’t know if it’s a honeymoon [phase] but I feel like it’s settled into married life days which I really enjoy.”
In honor of Valentine’s Day in 2022, the stepmom gushed over her different half, penning, “You make me the happiest girl in the world!!! I love you to the moon and back my sweet!!!”
As for assembly Mr. Right, Burrell once admitted Claxton also felt the moment spark between them.
Anne Burrell in 2017 at the Good Time Lounge. Anne Burrell
“I don’t know if we had both thought of marriage, but we both were like, ‘Oh, yeah, this is something,’” Burrell informed People in 2020. “‘This is really going to be real and this is going to turn into something.’”
“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 detailed. “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.”
Giving followers glimpses into their lives over the years, Burrell posted a month after their wedding ceremony, in a 2021 Thanksgiving post, “A new home, a wedding, a stepson, great family, great friends, good health, great fans and just so much more!!! Lots of love to all!!!”
Anne Burrell at the Austin Food and Wine Festival. Scott Moore/Shutterstock
Two years after their nuptials, the couple was still as in love as ever.
“I have to say, I love being married,” Burrell informed People in 2023. “We’re together all the time because Stuart works from home. It’s the being together all the time, but it’s also the adventure together.”
“It’s been wonderful, to say the least,” echoed Claxton. “Anne and I hadn’t lived together before we moved in and got married, so it’s been a whole adventure, but very lovely at the same time.”
The businessman has yet to deal with Burrell’s death, however, her household confirmed the information in a assertion to People on Tuesday.
Anne Burrell in 2015. Larry Marano/Shutterstock
“Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,” they shared. “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.”
A trigger of death has yet to be revealed.
That identical day, police officers shared that EMS “responded and pronounced her deceased on scene,” sharing that the 911 call was initially for a reported cardiac arrest.
Anne Burrell at Grand Tasting Village in Miami, Florida. Gcaballero/Southbeachphoto/Shutterstock
On Thursday, sources informed The Post Burell’s physique was discovered next to dozens of tablets. The creator’s death is still an ongoing investigation.
Burrell is best identified for internet hosting “Worst Cooks in America” on Food Network for 27 seasons, from 2010 to 2024.
After her passing, a consultant from Food Network 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.”
Anne Burrell and her husband Stuart Claxton. chefanneburrell/Instagam
During her time at the Food Network, Burrell turned close buddies with Rachael Ray — who judged “Worst Cooks” from 2015 to 2017 — and fellow chef Alex Guarnaschelli.
Both girls paid tribute to Burrell, with Ray, 56, writing in half, “I’ll miss her friendship deeply. Everyone whose life she touched will miss her. Sending love to Stuart and everyone who knew and loved Anne. We’ve lost someone truly special.”
Guarnaschelli, 55, famous in her own post, “Make this moment about her. She’d want you to go out, raise a glass, sing karaoke (including this Sia song–one of her favorite “Worst Cooks” heat up songs) and have the opportunity to say, like she does, #ilovewhatido –so do it for her. In her honor.”
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