Overview

• Burrell was found unresponsive in the shower of her Brooklyn apartment on June 17 by her husband, Stuart Claxton, with approximately 100 pills nearby.
• New York City police are treating her death as a potential overdose and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has finished an autopsy while toxicology tests remain pending.
• The celebrity chef stepped down from hosting 27 seasons of Worst Cooks in America in 2024 and had recently begun acting classes, performing improv comedy just hours before her death.
• More than 100 guests, including celebrity chefs Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag and Marc Murphy, gathered for a private wake on June 20 at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home.
• She is survived by her husband, stepchildren, mother and siblings, and her family described her warmth, spirit and boundless love as eternal.