Former X Factor star and doting mum dies aged 36 as tributes flood in

Former star and doting mum Stephanie Ternent Reid has died at the age of 36.

The singer, who once wowed judges Cheryl and Simon Cowell with her audition, had been complaining of feeling unwell over the weekend before she passed away on Monday (November 19).

The TV star shot to stardom when she dazzled viewers with her audition for the talent show in front of 5,000 at Wembley Arena in 2015.

The star originally made it through to the boot camp stage, but producers subsequently let her down after admitting too many acts had made it through to the next round.

Away from the stage, the mum-of-two worked as a match day receptionist at Hibernian Football club and ran her own successful business Scent With Love as ewll as performing hundreds of gigs around Scotland.

Following her death, hundreds of the friends and family members of the late star flooded to X - formerly known as Twitter - to share their condolences online.

Stephanie's devastated mother Julie Ried posted on social media: "My world came crashing down around me yesterday morning along with a shattered heart broken into a million pieces that can never be repaired.

"Heartbroken doesn't come close to how I feel since my beautiful precious soul of a girl gained her Angel wings so suddenly. Never, ever did I think I would have to write a post like this.

"My precious girl, mum doesn't know how to carry on without you but I will do my very best for your two beautiful babies and love and care for them just as you did with every bone in your body.

"You were the most loving, kind, thoughtful person to grace this earth and I am proud to call you my daughter. Life for me can never, ever be the same but I promise your babies will know how amazing and loving their beautiful mummy was."

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