7NEWS Spotlight major TV event

28th April 2025

Jock and Me: 7NEWS Spotlight major TV event

Veteran journalist Liz Hayes joins 7NEWS Spotlight
“Could I have been a better wife? Did I love him enough? Did I do enough?”

 

In a major 7NEWS Spotlight exclusive, award-winning broadcast journalist Liz Hayes sits down with Lauren Zonfrillo, the widow of beloved TV chef and MasterChef Australia judge, Jock Zonfrillo. 

 

Airing on Seven and 7plus this Sunday at 8:00pm, it is the first time the mother of two has spoken publicly since her husband was found dead in a Melbourne hotel room in May 2023. His cause of death has never been released. 

 

In what will be one of the most emotional television events of the year, Lauren shares never-before-seen family videos and her journey through grief, the challenges of telling her young children about their father’s death, and her path to finding hope and inspiration.

 

Widely respected for her decades of experience and journalistic expertise, the exclusive sit-down marks Liz Hayes’ first special project for 7NEWS Spotlight after joining the program as a guest correspondent. 

 

Liz Hayes said: “Jock’s unexpected and very public death was devastating and traumatising and in the glare of intense media speculation, and Lauren also had to grapple with why her husband had died.

 

“She bravely opens the door to her very private and personal pain and the trauma endured by her two little children.”

 

Jock and Me: A 7NEWS Spotlight major TV event 

This Sunday at 8:00pm on Seven and 7plus