X Factor news: Previous finalist Kerry McGregor has died at the age of 37 from cancer: Sharon Osbourne pays tribute

Wheelchair-bound Kerry lost her fight for life yesterday just weeks after docs told her the disease had spread.

The mum-of-one ? who found fame as a finalist on the show ? passed away at her home in Pumpherston, West Lothian.

Finalist ... Kerry starred on X Factor

She had been supported throughout her illness by mentor Sharon Osbourne, 59.

Last night grieving Sharon paid tribute to the brave singer.

She said: "I am so sad about Kerry's passing. Much love and respect to her and her family."

Kerry ? who had a six-year-old son Joshua with 35-year-old partner Dean Robertson ? had enjoyed a quiet Christmas celebration with her loved ones before taking a turn for the worse on Boxing Day and going into hospital.

A source said: "She was in a lot of constant pain. They didn't keep her in though. She was allowed to go home. She spent New Year surrounded by her loved ones, and passed away yesterday morning."

Talent ... Kerry at show audition

Kerry was diagnosed with cancer in September 2010 after suffering two years of stomach pains.

She underwent three months of gruelling chemotherapy which almost left her DEAF and lost her long blonde hair.

But even after docs warned her in November that her health was deteriorating she refused to give up.

In an exclusive interview with The Scottish Sun last year, she told how she couldn't wait to watch her little boy open his gifts on Christmas Day. She said: "There was a time when I thought I wouldn't see this Christmas, but I'm going to. It's my dream."

Kerry sang with dance band QFX and starred in kids' TV series Grange Hill during her career.

But it was the 2006 series of X Factor that saw her hit the big time ? the year Leona Lewis took the crown.

She won a legion of fans with covers of hits including Rod Stewart's I Don't Want To Talk About It and You Are The Sunshine Of My Life by Stevie Wonder.

And we can reveal Kerry's death comes just weeks before she was set to record a duet with Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle this month.

The pair were planning to collaborate on Wings to Fly ? and Kerry had been rehearsing her part as recently as Christmas Eve.

Our source revealed: "Susan wrote in her autobiography that Kerry was her inspiration to go on Britain's Got Talent. They were due to re-record Susan's song as a duet in January."

gailcameron@the-sun.co.uk

Source: http://nla.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4039889/X-Factor-news-Previous-finalist-Kerry-McGregor-has-died-at-the-age-of-37-from-cancer-Sharon-Osbourne-pays-tribute.html

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