Jock Zonfrillo’s widow Lauren Fried has shared a touching tribute to her late husband by posting a series of unseen photos with Masterchef’s Andy Allen and his wife Alex Allen.
Lauren posted the candid photos of the foursome on her husband’s account, which she now runs.
“One year ago,” the caption began. “Our last dinner together before we flew to Rome. We had the saké pairing. Obviously.”
“I always loved these two, but never more than now,” she continued. “(These are the worst photos ever taken, but I treasure them.) Loz”
Jock and Andy’s close relationship
Jock and Andy hosted MasterChef: Back to the Win Australia alongside Melissa Leong in 2020, and their friendship grew from strength to strength ever since.
The men would regularly hang together outside of work and often bring along their wives, Lauren and Alex. The four of them quickly grew even closer and headed off on multiple holidays together.
Shortly after Jock’s untimely passing, Andy shared an emotional tribute on Instagram.
“When I met you five years ago I knew our lives were about to change forever,” he wrote on Tuesday afternoon.
“What I didn’t realise is how close Alex and I would become outside of the kitchen with you, Lauren and your kids,” he added.
Andy called Jock an “inspiration” and someone who became an “important part of our lives”.
“Sure, you’ve taught me so much about food, but it’s the lessons I learnt about what it means to be a great father, husband and friend that I’ll take away from our time together and will last forever,” part of his post read.
What happened to Jock Zonfrillo?
Zonfrillo died suddenly on April 30, 2023, and he is survived by his wife and children Alfie, 5, and Isla, 2, as well as two older daughters, Ava and Sophia, from his first two marriages.
Jock passed away the morning that MasterChef Australia 2023 was scheduled to begin airing, and the show was pushed back for a week.
In July, Lauren said on Instagram that she struggled to watch Jock’s final season of MasterChef Australia but planned on tuning in for the finale.
“As a family, we’re going to try to watch it,” she said. “We haven’t been able to watch this season just yet, something we will do, but we felt that tonight was an important one to watch.”
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