James Martin pays tribute to Ready, Steady, Cook �legend� Alastair Little after his �sad� death

James Martin paid heartbreaking tribute to a Ready, Steady ,Cook “legend” on Instagram last night (Wednesday, August 3).

The 50-year-old chef revealed the “sad” news on his social media for his 696k followers to see.

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James Martin pays tribute on Instagram

Last night saw James take to Instagram to share some sad news.

The celebrity chef shared a black-and-white photo of a young Alastair Little – along with a lengthy caption.

“So sad to hear the news one of the true godfathers of British food has passed away,” he wrote.

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He then went on to say that he had had the “honour” of meeting Alastair at college – and later on Ready, Steady, Cook “and beyond”.

“The man was a legend in so many’s eyes and mine and my thoughts go to his family and friends,” he continued.

“Chef, you are and always will be a legend to me and many others. RIP.”

Fans pay tribute too

Plenty of James’ followers took to the comments to pay tribute too.

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