Tragic Cause of Death Released For Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell

New details have emerged regarding the death of celebrity chef Anne Burrell.

Earlier in the month, it was reported that Food Network star Anne Burrel died in her Brooklyn, New York home.

New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has now reported that Burrell’s death was the result of suicide.

NBC News reported more on Burrell’s suicide:

Anne Burrell, the Food Network chef beloved for her wit and talent in the kitchen, died by suicide last month after being found unresponsive in her Brooklyn home, New York officials said Thursday.

The cause of death was confirmed by New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, citing acute intoxication from multiple substances.

Without identifying Burrell, the fire department said that it responded to her address at 7:50 a.m. on the morning of June 17 for a report of cardiac arrest. She was declared dead upon arrival.

Burrell loved the culinary arts since childhood, watching her mother and Julia Child as she grew up. She studied at the Culinary Institute of America and later became a teacher before embarking on her television career.

JUST IN: Chef Anne Burrell died by suicide, ABC News has confirmed. Her cause of death was "acute intoxication due to the combined effects of diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and amphetamine." https://t.co/H5ZHlrz6VF pic.twitter.com/WNIq6SeJZl

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Fox News reported Burrell was “happy” before her death:

The evening before she was found, Burrell performed an improv show at The Second City New York in Brooklyn, according to People magazine.

“Everyone said she was so great last night and so happy,” a source told the outlet.

A separate source who was with her at the improv show confirmed to People that she “was in great spirits last night … Typical fun, outgoing Anne, having a blast.”

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Everyone was “shocked and confused” because the late chef seemed fine when everyone left the show, the source added.

She was 55 years-old.