Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host Guy Fieri is still mourning the loss of his sister Morgan. In 2011, he lost his younger sibling to metastatic melanoma, a passing that left the family broken in more ways than one. September 27 would have been her 50th birthday, an occasion Fieri marked in a bittersweet way.
Fieri, 54, took to social media to share a post honoring her. It’s also revealed that she inspired his enthusiastic way of life, to best appreciate each day. The Food Network regular also took in Morgan’s son, his nephew, Jules, who was 11 when his mom died. See Fieri’s heartfelt tribute here.
Guy Fieri honors his late sister Morgan on her 50th birthday
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On September 27, Fieri shared a photo of a magazine clipping featuring a picture of himself and sister Morgan. It dates back to Fieri even had his usual spiky bleached hair. “My lil sis Morgan’s 50th bday is today,” he captioned the post. Love you. Miss you. Celebrate you. NAMASTE -Big Bro.” The post has received messages of support from his Food Network peers, including Ree Drummond and Antonia Lofaso.
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The accompanying magazine clipping also explains the ongoing impact Morgan has had on Fieri and his life. Losing Morgan, Fieri explains, “is one of the reasons I live the way I live. I’m not going to waste today,” adding, “You’ve got to be confident in yourself – that’s how I was raised and that’s how I raise my kids.”
Fieri has been representing Morgan in many ways
Morgan was a member of the LGBT+ community and Fieri has been an advocate for that community in profound ways. He officiated over a hundred weddings between gay couples in an event done in her memory and teamed up with Food Network peer Duff Goldman to bake a giant wedding cake for this ambitious endeavor. When Fieri attended ceremonies, he wore a purple tuxedo as another tribute to her.
Morgan was just in her late thirties when she died. In addition to her brother, she is survived by a partner Annie Antepara and their son, who is now in his twenties. Following Morgan’s death, Fieri poured his energy not just into his culinary endeavors, but especially into parenthood, explaining, “Nothing takes away the pain of being there, but it eclipsed it a little bit, when you get to divert your attention to something else. As a parent, you don’t want to think of your child being sick, and those moments when your kid is happy, when he or she’s smiling, mean so much.”
