Ben Watkins, MasterChef Junior Contestant Dies

JAKARTA - Ben Watkins, one of the sixth season MasterChef Junior contestants died on Monday, November 16, 2020. Launching Deadline, Wednesday, cancer was the cause of his death.

For a year and a half, Watkins battled cancer since he was 11 years old. He died three years after both of his men died in a murder case.

“After losing his parents in September 2017, we gathered Ben's passion for life. He never complained and was always the strongest person we know, "said Ben Watkins' grandmother.

Ben Watkins is known to have Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma or a rare soft tissue tumor. In August, MasterChef Junior contestants sent him a support video message.

Ben Watkins joined MasterChef Junior season six in 2018. He displayed his cooking skills so that after competing, he cooked at his family restaurant, Big Ben's Bodacious Barbecue, Baker & Deli in Indiana.

One of the MasterChef Junior judges, Gordon Ramsay, shared his condolences to Ben Watkins.

“Feel sad about the passing of Ben Watkins, beloved MasterChef Junior member. Ben goes through things in his life with a positive attitude. He is a chef figure everyone at EndemolShine North America and FOX Entertainment will miss. "

We lost a Master of the @MasterChefJrFOX kitchen today. Ben you were an incredibly talented home cook and even stronger young man. Your young life had so many tough turns but you always persevered. Sending all the love to Ben Watkins' family with this terrible loss Gx pic.twitter.com/RX81hP7lbw

- Gordon Ramsay (@GordonRamsay) November 17, 2020

Currently the Watkins family is preparing a gofundme length for funeral expenses.