![]() The mom of the late chef and author died at a hospice facility on Friday (January 10) in New York City, The New York Times reports. She was devastated to hear about her boyfriend’s death and she stated on her social media page that Bourdain had been her love, her rock and her protector.Anthony Bourdain‘s mother Gladys Bourdain has sadly passed away at the age of 85. They met in 2016 at a filming for a TV show (she was one of the directors) shortly after he separated from his second wife and in no time, the grown pair started dating. In Tony’s words, his friend most likely saw two dysfunctional people with little spare time but he most definitely did not anticipate that they would fall in love, decide to have a child and even get married.Īfter their split, the late celebrity chef explained that they were both on amicable terms and there was no drama between them as they co-parented their daughter gracefully.ĭuration of Relationship: 2016 – Jtill his death (2 years)Īt the time of his death, the famed cook was dating Italian model, actress, director and activist Asia Argento. MMA fighter Ottavia and Bourdain were set up on a blind date by his best friend Eric Ripert. He mentioned one time how divorce was the worst thing in the world for him, adding that it was just a terrible thing when a relationship that great ends.ĭuration of Marriage: Ap– 2016 separated (9 years) He dealt with the pain by self-medicating and after a while, he didn’t value his life and he acted accordingly, resorting to cigarettes and drugs. For two decades, both soul mates were together but never had any child because Tony didn’t think he would make a great dad. ![]() He wanted to travel the world but his wife wanted vacations just once a year.īourdain described her as the love of his life and as much as he didn’t mind being in the public face, Nancy had no interest in being on television. They started off as high school sweethearts and were ultimately married for 20 years before their divorce, citing distance as the driving force. Nancy was the first wife to the beloved TV host. Pierre was a great father to his sons until he died of a heart attack at 57 in his home.ĭuration of Marriage: 1985 – 2005 (20 years) The nature of his job meant free records for his son who was a huge music fan at the time. He later scored a big gig with Columbia records as a music executive in the classical-music industry. Pierre initially worked two jobs as a salesman and as a floor manager in a record store. He was super wealthy and was more successful than he ever envisioned but his friend Eric Ripert in interview stated that Tony had been in a dark mood few days before he took his life. ![]() She explained sadly that she had no idea her feisty and very talented son may have been contemplating ending his life the devastated Bourdain told The Times that her dear son was absolutely the last person in the world she would ever have dreamed would do a thing like this. She had spoken to her son on mothers’ day and she had no worries whatsoever from the tone of his voice. If there was anyone who would have been shocked at the news of Bourdain’s death, it would definitely be his mother. Gladys was majorly a housewife until she returned to copy editing when Tony was a teenager. Keep reading to know all there is to know about the family of the late original rock star of the culinary world. His love of great adventure, new friends, fine foods, his remarkable stories and unique talents will forever remain in our hearts. ![]() In the words of Barack Obama, the former drug addict taught us about food – but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together to make us a little less afraid of the unknown. As a teenager, he finally decided he wanted to be a chef he dropped out of Vassar College and went to attend a Culinary Institute.Īnthony Michael Bourdain was a successful chef then gained more fame after he authored the New York Times bestseller Kitchen Confidential. At one of their dinners, a waiter ceremoniously spooned vichyssoise into his bowl and the cold, velvety soup was a revelation for the young starlet. He had embarked on a luxury ocean voyage with his family aboard the Queen Mary, en route to his paternal ancestral home in France. The renowned culinary king recalled in his 2000 memoir that his lifelong affair with food began when he was a fourth-grader in the 1960s. Bourdain had been in France shooting for his CNN series, Parts Unknown. It was an apparent suicide by hanging and it was his colleague-turned-best friend and fellow celebrity chef Eric Ripert who found him unresponsive in his room, hung by the belt of his bathrobe. It’s been less than a week now since acclaimed cook and TV host was found dead early Friday in his France hotel room just outside Strasbourg.
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