Burrell's death 'under probe as possible drugs overdose'

ANNE Burrell’s death is said to be under investigation by police as a possible drug overdose.

- BANG SHOWBIZ

The Food Network TV chef, 55, was found unconscious and unresponsive in her Brooklyn apartment surrounded by about 100 pills, according to the New York Times, with her body discovered in the bathroom of the home she shared with her husband, Stuart Claxton, early on Tuesday.

According to NYPD documents seen by The New York Times, Anne was found “in the shower unconscious and unresponsive surrounded by approximately (100) assorted pills”.

And on Saturday, Page Six said police are now probing her death as a potential drug overdose.

The outlet reported: “Anne Burrell’s death is being investigated by the New York City Police Department as a possible drug overdose, Page Six can confirm”

Emergency responders pronounced the chef dead at the scene.

A spokeswoman for the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed an autopsy has been completed, but that the cause and manner of death are still pending further toxicology tests.