Gordon Ramsay has led the tributes to MasterChef Junior contestant Ben Watkins, who has died aged 14.
Fox, the network that airs the series in the US, wrote: “It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Ben Watkins, a beloved member of the MasterChef Junior family.
Ramsay, a judge on the US version of the show, wrote on Twitter: “Your young life had so many tough turns but you always persevered.
Weeks after sending the aspiring chef a video wishing him well, Ramsay remembered him as “an incredibly talented home cook and even stronger young man”.