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MasterChef Junior Alum Ben Watkins Diagnosed With Rare Tumor — 3 Years After Parents’ Death

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This is truly heartbreaking. Ben Watkins, who appeared on season 6 of MasterChef Junior in 2018, has been diagnosed with a rare illness just after his 13th birthday, according to a statement from his family. Related: Gordon Ramsay’s Daughter Is Dating Another TV Chef’s Son!

Uh Oh! Ben was diagnosed with Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma, an extremely rare soft tissue tumor which has only occurred in a very small number of children and young adults.

He is currently undergoing treatment at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The aspiring chef first captured the hearts of viewers on the FOX series when he was 11 years old — and then broke them when he lost both of his parents in 2017, just after he had finished his time on the show.

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