Rachael Ray is mourning the lack of her shut buddy, Anne Burrell.
The cookbook writer, 56, has spoken out for the primary time after it was revealed that the world-renowned chef host died on Tuesday at age 55.
“The information about Anne has actually shaken us. John and I are heartbroken,” Ray wrote on Instagram Wednesday beneath a slew of pictures of the pair. “I can’t fairly consider it — such a robust, vibrant, fearless lady, so lively and love, may very well be gone so quickly.”
She added, “Anne was a rockstar! I got here to know her effectively by a number of seasons of Worst Cooks on Meals Community, and she or he turned a lot greater than a colleague.”
Their bond went far past the kitchen, as Ray additionally served as a bridesmaid in Burrell’s 2021 marriage ceremony to husband Stuart Claxton.
“Anne honored me by asking me to be her bridesmaid, one thing I’d solely carried out as soon as earlier than for my sister. Regardless of being surrounded by unimaginable cooks, she by no means as soon as made me really feel self-conscious about not being one — she all the time handled me as one of many gang,” Ray continued.
The tv persona went on to element their time collectively whereas internet hosting “Worst Cooks in America,” sharing that “we had essentially the most unimaginable laughs.”
“She even cooked for me and my visitors at my marriage ceremony anniversary in Italy.”
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