'America's Test Kitchen' Chef Elle Simone Scott Dies at 49

Elle Simone Scott, a celebrity chef who made history on the PBS cooking show America’s Test Kitchen, has died at the age of 49.

A spokesperson for the show confirmed the news of Elle‘s death to PEOPLE, revealing that she had passed away after undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer, which she was first diagnosed with in 2016.

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Elle became the first Black woman to join the PBS cooking show as a regular cast member when she signed on the same year that she received her diagnosis.