Category: The Girls

Mentor: Dannii Minogue

Odds: 9/2

The single mum from Essex flaunted her soulful voice and sexy legs well enough to make her another favourite to record the X Factor's yearly Christmas single.

However, she fell at the last hurdle to miss her place in the grand final.

Stacey – dubbed the diva from Dagenham – said: "I'm really proud. Third’s really good I've had the time of my life. I'm happy for Olly and Joe. They deserve it."

After being ­reunited with her baby son, she added: "Zach doesn’t know what's ­happened. He's just happy and if he's happy, I'm happy."