Chrissy Teigen and Nigella Lawson were two of the first celebrities to pay tribute to Anthony Bourdain on Friday.
‘Anthony. One of my idols. Unapologetic, passionate and one of the best storytellers on the planet. Thank you for making food so exciting. And always standing up for everything right. Horrible. Why why why. Be at peace now :(,’ wrote the model, mom and cookbook author.
Lawson, who starred alongside Bourdain on the cooking series The Taste, wrote: ‘Heartbroken to hear about Tony Bourdain’s death. Unbearable for his family and girlfriend. Am going off twitter for a while.’
Bourdain, 61, was found unresponsive in his Srausborg hotel room on Friday morning by his good friend and fellow chef Eric Ripert.
He had been in France shooting an episode of his popular CNN series Parts Unknown, and leaves behind an 11-year-old daughter, Ariane.
Tragic loss: A number of celebrities paid tribute to Anthony Bourdain (above in 2016) on Friday after he was found dead inside his hotel room in France from a suspected suicide
Difficult loss: ‘Heartbroken to hear about Tony Bourdain’s death. Unbearable for his family and girlfriend. Am going off twitter for a while,’ said Nigella Lawson (above)
Remembering a friend: Chrissy Teigen wrote: ”Anthony. One of my idols. Unapologetic, passionate and one of the best storytellers on the planet. Thank you for making food so exciting’ (above)
The chef’s girlfriend of almost two years, Asia Argento, had not spoken in the hours after Bourdain’s death but did post a photo of herself wearing a shirt with a photo of Sid Vicious that said: ‘F*** everyone.’
On the photo she wrote: ‘You know who you are.’
Bourdain had been referred to at times as the Sid Vicious of the culinary world.
Rose McGowan posted a tearful video to her social media account writing: ‘Anthony I am so mad at you. You were so loved, the world is not better without you. I have a message for those considering suicide as a solution to a temporary problem. Please call a hotline. Please reach out. Asia needed you, Anthony. We needed you. Please come back.’
Priuor to that she shared a photo that Argento had posted of Bourdain last month and wrote: ‘Through space and time, Anthony. Your love will find you again.’
‘Crushing and sad about Anthony Bourdain. Regardless of how people spar over certain issues, this is tragic news,’ wrote Alec Baldwin.
In the wake of Kate Spade’s suicide on Tuesday and now the news that Bourdain had taken his life, Patton Oswalt wrote: ‘I’ve brushed up against this darkness and I know it’s a tempting exit but REACH OUT to ANYONE. Stay on this side of it — in the light and warmth. Where you get to try again, every day.’
Gordon Ramsay remembered the chef by writing: ‘Stunned and saddened by the loss of Anthony Bourdain. He brought the world into our homes and inspired so many people to explore cultures and cities through their food.’
Busy Philipps posted to Twitter, writing: ‘Truly devastated about @Bourdain. I have no words.’
‘I am gutted and saddened upon hearing the news of @AnthonyBourdain, a beloved presence in the culinary community. You will be missed,’ wrote Top Chef alum and The Chew host Carla Hall.
‘Also thinking of @AsiaArgento today. Keep her in your prayers. Rest In Peace Anthony Bourdain,’ said Megyn Kelly.
Message: Asia Argento posted a photo of herself in a Sid Vicious shirt, with the words ‘f*** everyone.’ Bourdain had been compared to the Sex Pistols singer many times (Argento’s shirt above)
‘I am gutted and saddened upon hearing the news of @AnthonyBourdain, a beloved presence in the culinary community. You will be missed,’ wrote Carla Hall
Busy Philipps posted to Twitter, writing: ‘Truly devastated about @Bourdain. I have no words’
‘Also thinking of @AsiaArgento today. Keep her in your prayers. Rest In Peace Anthony Bourdain,’ said Megyn Kelly
‘It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,’ CNN said in a statement Friday morning.
‘His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time.’
CNN president Jeff Zucker said in an email to employees on Friday: ‘Tony was an exceptional talent. Tony will be greatly missed not only for his work but also for the passion with which he did it.’
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