Inside Jock Zonfrillo’s top-secret Sydney funeral – as a close circle of hand-picked attendees are told to keep details of the MasterChef judge’s farewell tightly under wraps
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Jock Zonfrillo’s funeral has been kept firmly under wraps by his widow Lauren Fried.
The recent widow, who shares children, Alfie, six, and Isla, two, with her late husband, 46, sent out invitations for the Sydney interment earlier this week.
They were accompanied with strict instructions for family and celebrity friends to not reveal any details about the funeral, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
Fried also revealed to guests there would be no wake held after the burial, an attendee told the publication on Saturday.
‘The family just wants it to happen without any of the attention his death has attracted, which has understandably been overwhelming,’ they said.
Jock Zonfrillo’s, 46, (right) funeral has been kept tightly under wraps by his widow Lauren Fried (left)
The funeral patron added: ‘They’re trying to keep it as personal as they can. It’s critical they be given the space to do that.’
While Zonfrillo and his family resided in Melbourne during his role on MasterChef, Fried chose to host his funeral in Sydney.
She reportedly chose the location as she originally hails from Sydney, where her extended family is based, and it’s where Zonfrillo first moved to from Glasgow 23 years ago.
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The recent widow, who shares children Alfie and Isla (both pictured) with her late husband, 46, sent out invitations for the Sydney interment earlier this week
Zonfrillo died in his hotel room at Zagame’s House on Lygon Street in Carlton, Melbourne on April 30 and was found by police at about 2am on Monday, May 1 – the same day Channel Ten was meant to premiere the fifteenth season of MasterChef Australia.
They were responding to a welfare check called in by his wife who was in Italy at the time with their son and daughter.
The media personality was scheduled for several publicity engagements for season 15 of MasterChef when he died suddenly.
Daily Mail Australia can reveal that when the police entered the hotel room to conduct a welfare check, officers believed that Zonfrillo had died of natural causes and didn’t find anything that suggested otherwise.
They were accompanied with strict instructions for family and celebrity friends to not reveal any details about the funeral, reported The Sydney Morning Herald
There was also no drug paraphernalia found in the hotel room, sources said.
In the wake of the tragic news, Zonfrillo’s fellow Masterchef judges Melissa Leong and Andy Allen pulled out of all media appearances to promote the cooking show’s return.
The season premiere was rescheduled to Sunday, May 7.
Zonfrillo is survived by his third wife, Lauren Fried, and his four children: grown-up daughters Ava and Sophia, from his first two marriages, and six-year-old Alfie and two-year-old Isla, with Fried.
Zonfrillo was found dead by police at a hotel in Melbourne ‘s inner-north at about 2am on Monday, the same day Channel 10 was meant to premiere the fifteenth season of MasterChef Australia
