Gordon Ramsay helped cover medical costs for “MasterChef Junior” season 6 contestant Ben Watkins, who tragically died on Monday after a battle with a rare form of cancer.
He was 14 years old. A source tells ET that Ramsay, one of the judges of the Fox cooking competition for children ages 8 to 13, donated $50,000 in August to help cover the costs associated with Watkins’ cancer treatment.
Watkins was diagnosed with Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma, an extremely rare soft tissue tumour that typically is seen in children and young adults, not long after his 13th birthday last September.
In a statement on Tuesday, Watkins’ maternal grandmother and uncle said he died on Monday after his year-and-half-long battle with cancer.
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