Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Elle Simone Scott, a cookbook author and cast member of America's Test Kitchen television series, has died, the PBS program announced. She was 49.
Scott died Monday, her family said in a statement to WBUR-Radio in Boston. She died of ovarian cancer 10 years after her initial diagnosis, People magazine reported.
America's Test Kitchen shared news of her death on its official Instagram account.
"It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we share that our beloved colleague and friend, Elle Simone Scott, has passed away," the post read. "We are still finding our words as we mourn the loss of an incredible human."
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