Anne Burrell’s Husband Attempted to Perform CPR Despite the Late Food Network Star’s Body Being Cold

Troubled Food Network star Anne Burrell hid private torment until her shocking suicide — but Globe can now reveal the celebrity chef left behind haunting breadcrumbs about her dark final days in a series of sobering messages.

While investigating the Worst Cooks in America host’s unexpected passing on June 17 at age 55, cops uncovered a “suicidal” note, according to a new police report. Dated the morning of Anne’s death, the missive was found in the primary bedroom at her Brooklyn, N.Y., home, per People.

It wasn’t the only window into the TV personality’s chilling mindset, though: “Suicidal” journal entries reportedly sat atop her uncharacteristically made bed.

The eerily cleaned-up quarters allegedly tipped husband Stuart Claxton off that something was terribly wrong, with the police report detailing how it wasn’t “normal.”

Soon after, he discovered his wife of nearly four years unresponsive in the bathroom, surrounded by what was described as “a bunch of over-the-counter pills on the floor.”

When “shaking” Anne and “slapping her face” failed to rouse her, Stuart dialed 911 at 7:50 a.m.

Still, he never imagined she’d intentionally harmed herself — telling the emergency dispatcher he feared his spouse had experienced cardiac arrest.

In a frantic bid to save her, the marketing executive even reportedly attempted to perform CPR despite the body already being cold, Page Six reported.

According to Stuart, who allegedly last saw Anne alive at 1 a.m., the spiky-haired dynamo had never discussed suicide and displayed no warning “signs” that such an act was imminent.

But the medical examiner confirmed his worst nightmare, concluding a month later that she’d taken her own life. Anne ingested a toxic cocktail of ethanol, diphenhydramine, cetirizine and amphetamine. (Ethanol is a compound found in alcohol, diphenhydramine and cetirizine are antihistamines and amphetamine is typically used to treat ADHD.)

As Globe previously reported, the kitchen whiz was secretly being eaten alive by anxiety, doubt and fear at the time of her death as she faced a midlife career crisis.

Anne “talked about her job as a competitive cesspool,” an insider revealed. In recent months, she’d stepped away from reality TV and was taking acting classes. Just hours before her death, Anne performed in an improv show.

As new details of her fragile headspace emerge — and in her own words, no less — loved ones are focusing on the better times.

“Her smile lit up every room she entered,” her family said in a 2025 statement. “Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.”