"The Great British Bake Off" star Luis Troyano has died from cancer at age 48. The former contestant's agent, Anne Kibel, confirmed on Tuesday that the finalist of season five of the beloved baking show had succumbed to throat cancer.
"Sadly, my lovely client lost his brave fight against Oesophageal cancer last week," she tweeted. "A fantastic man with a love of baking that saw him get to the finals of GBBO, write a wonderful book, Bake It Great and do so much more. Always in our thoughts."
Troyano appeared in "Great British Bake Off" in 2014. He was the runner-up to winner Nancy Birtwhistle, according to Fox News.
"We are deeply saddened to hear that Luis Troyano has passed away," "Great British Bake Off" said in an announcement to Twitter. "It was a huge honour and pleasure to have him in the Bake Off Tent for Series Five. Our condolences and thoughts go out to his friends and family."
Troyano's former contestants and other members of the show also took to social media to pay their respects.
"I am so sad to have lost Luis. He was a man who took a double helping of everything life had to offer. Fearless, friendly and cheerfully grumpy. I will miss him," tweeted Richard Burr, who also appeared in season five of "Great British Bake Off."
"So sad to hear the news about Luis .. he was a fantastic baker and will be missed by all in Bake Off team . . . my thoughts are with his family," added show co-host Paul Hollywood to Twitter.
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