Published 19:22 IST, December 27th 2019

Jock Zonfrillo's inspiring story: From drug addict to judge on MasterChef Australia

Jock Zonfrillo spoke about his journey as he came all the way from a drug addiction to being a part of the international show, MasterChef Australia. Read ahead.

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Jock Zonfrillo is a celebrity chef from Scotland who is famous for his appearance in cooking show, MasterChef Australia. He is also reportedly judging new season of show. He was reportedly homeless and dicted to drugs before he pursued his passion for cooking and food. He went on to become one of most successful chefs of present time. He recently spoke about how food helped him overcome diction.

Jock Zonfrillo’s journey from a drug dict to a rewned chef

In a recent interview with IANS, celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo spoke about his journey as he turned into a chef from a heroin dict. He reportedly got dicted to heroin at of 15. According to a report by an online portal, he was sacked from his job, after which he became bankrupt. His career kick-started after he approached famous chef Marco Pierre-White. In interview, he said that unfortunately, drug diction is a real thing and is something a lot of people struggle with. He said that he has come from a place where drug diction is a very rmal and many dicts are unable to cope with it unless re is something more compelling than diction to drugs. He said that it is hard to overcome, but food, for him, was far more compelling than drugs. He said that he credits food for getting him on right track.

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What got him out of phase?

Jock Zonfrillo also spoke about what helped him to get out of that phase. He said that support helps a lot but is different for each individual. He ded that if someone would have told him that y understand him, he would have felt better. He also said that people today are more accepting than y were in 1990s. He also spoke about how being a part of show, MasterChef Australia, is like being a part of community of hospitality and cooking.

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19:22 IST, December 27th 2019