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Anne Burrell\u2019s friend said being in the spotlight put a lot of pressure on the TV star, who died at her home in Brooklyn, New York, which she struggled to cope with<\/h2>\n
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Anne Burrell\u2019s pal has claimed she suffered with fame before\u00a0she died.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Food Network\u00a0star\u2019s body was discovered near dozens of pills in her home located in Brooklyn, New York. Her death is being investigated\u00a0as a possible drug overdose by the authorities, according to reports.<\/p>\n

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Her friend discussed her outgoing personality with\u00a0Page Six. She also told how being in the spotlight put a lot of pressure on her, which she struggled to cope with. Anne\u2019s pal, who was not identified, said, \u201cShe made everything fun. She was a true force of nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The pal continued, saying that Anne\u2019s personality was \u201cso big,\u201d adding that there was a \u201cdark side to her fame.\u201d<\/p>\n

They said, \u201cOnce she was on TV and was on her way to be a TV celebrity chef.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anne during the Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite featuring Culinary Demonstrations at The IKEA Kitchen on October 13, 2019<\/span>(Image: Getty Images for NYCWFF)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cShe was famous, she was doing the food and wine circuit stuff. She was busy \u2014 I kind of felt like she wasn\u2019t totally happy. People with big personalities sometimes mask things,\u201d the friend, who was not identified, said.<\/p>\n

Anne was planning on trying to forge a career in acting and had been taking improv classes before she died aged 55. Discussing her plan to start action on Tori Spelling\u2019s Misspelling podcast back in March, she said, \u201cInterestingly, I just started taking acting classes. I started yesterday, actually\u2026 It\u2019s like an improv for actors\u2019 class. I got there and it\u2019s like eight people in the class. I\u2019m the oldest one. Every other person has like, \u201cOh, I have a master\u2019s in fine arts in theater.\u201d\u2018<\/p>\n

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Burrell also joked about the age gap between her and her fellow students. She said, \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Okay, I\u2019ve never taken an acting class. I don\u2019t know, this is new to me.\u2019 I wonder if these delightful and super-talented kids look at me and they\u2019re like, \u2018What\u2019s this old lady doing here?’\u201d<\/p>\n

Before she died, Anne had taken a break from her show Worst Cooks In America for season 28. Spelling, 52, asked at the time she announced she was stepping back from the show, what led her to that decision.<\/p>\n

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Anne at the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival on October 10, 2019<\/span>(Image:\u00a0Getty Images for NYCWFF)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Burrell replied, \u201cI can cook, yes, I can do TV, but also, what else? I\u2019ve got more to do in my life, I feel like.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She also told how she was dipping her toe into acting, saying, \u201cI feel very excited about it. I\u2019ve got a few other things that I\u2019m working on as well, which I\u2019m not quite ready to share yet. Hopefully, exciting things [are] coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burrell, who grew up near Syracuse, and one of her role models when she was younger was late TV chef Julia Child. When she age 23, she enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.<\/p>\n

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After she graduated, she worked as a sous chef for Lidia Bastianich at her famed Felidia Ristorante in Midtown East and at the Savoy in Soho before she became a chef at Mario Batali\u2019s Centro Vinoteca.<\/p>\n

Her first TV role was in 2008 when she starred in Food Network series \u201cSecrets of a Restaurant Chef.\u201d Two years later, she launched cooking competition \u201cWorst Cooks in America\u201d on the network with chef Beau MacMillan, which was a huge hit.<\/p>\n

Her friend added, \u201cAmerica loved her. What you saw on TV was the real Anne.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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