The chef who went missing in east London has been found safe and well.

Jonny Rothfield disappeared from his home in Stratford early on Monday morning, sparking an appeal on social media from his girlfriend Emma Alter.

But in a tweet posted at 1am on Thursday she said he had been found.

Thousands had responded to Ms Alter’s appeal, under the hastag #findjonny.

The police has treated Mr Rothfield, 45, as a missing person.

Ms Alter praised the work of police on Facebook and thanked everyone for their help.

@the_wharf @KPMG he is now found and safe. Thank you all.

— Emma Alter (@LdnFeldenkrais) June 19, 2015