£100k raised for Matt Campbell's charity after MasterChef contestant dies during London Marathon

Matt, who was a semi-finalist in the 2017 series of the BBC show, collapsed at the 22.5 mile mark during the race on Sunday and later died in hospital. He had set up a JustGiving page to try and raise a target of £2,500.

By Tuesday morning, that figure was standing at over £100,000. You can click here to donate.

Meanwhile the MasterChef UK Twitter account paid tribute to the talented 29-year-old chef, with the show saying that he produced "some of the most innovative and ground-breaking food that we saw on the series", and gave their "sincere condolences" to his friends and family.

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Before the marathon on Sunday got underway, Matt had tweeted his excitement about the race alongside fellow MasterChef: The Professionals star Tom Peters.

On Monday, Tom also paid tribute to Matt saying he was "an inspiration to many" and that the "world has lost a star".

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Matt had been hoping to run the marathon in memory of his father Martin, who passed away 18 months ago. Writing on his JustGiving page, he said: "He was the most inspirational man in my life and was the one who said – "Go on, why don't you give it a go? I know you can do it!" and entered me into my first marathon; Brathay 2016 along with my brother, Josh.

"It was maybe the proudest day of my life standing at the finish line having achieved something I never imagined possible with my Dad & my Brother by my side."