Lauren Zonfrillo (née Fried) has penned an emotional book titled Till Death Do Us Part: Life Without Jock and Learning to Live with Intention.
In it, she describes the devastating days that followed the sudden death of her husband, beloved MasterChef Australia judge and Scottish chef, Jock Zonfrillo, in May 2023.
Lauren also details how hard it was to navigate momentous occasions, like Mother’s Day or her birthday, without Jock there.
“My first birthday without Jock was terrible. I started crying the night before and continued for hours in bed, so I took a sleeping tablet, and then when I woke up the next morning, the tears instantly started again,” Lauren recalls.
Till Death Do Us Part — which is set to be released on May 6, 2025 — is not just a memoir, though. It also serves as a guide for others grappling with grief.
For instance, Lauren offers insightful advice and comfort to those potentially going through the loss of a partner.
“It does get easier,” she says of celebrating those momentous occasions alone.
Lauren and Jock first met in 2014 via Twitter — which has now been renamed X.
And on January 1, 2017, the couple tied the knot.
They welcomed their son Alfie in February 2018 and their daughter Isla in October 2020.
Jock also has two other children — Ava and Sophia — from previous marriages.
The anniversary of Jock’s passing is May 1. He was 46 years old.
Pre-order Till Death Do Us Part by Lauren Zonfrillo now via Dymocks, Big W and Amazon.
You can read an extract from Lauren’s memoir in the May 2025 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly, on sale from April 17 until May 15, 2025.
