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Meet Freddie Combs Wife: Former X Factor Contestant Dies At 49

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Emma Newman

Updated on January 01, 2026

Kay Combs, the wife of X Factor contestant Freddie Combs, reported that her husband Freddie passed away because of kidney failure. Fans are curious about the cause of his death. 

Freddie Combs was an American singer and reality tv personality who was recognized for his amazing voice in Simon Cowell’s The X Factor in the US.

Freddie was even more popular because of his health journey because he was obese and weighed over 900 pounds in the year 2009.

He dealt with that issue and decreased his weight to nearly half of the mentioned value and reached about 540 pounds when he was at The X Factor.

There, he gathered a lot of fans and followers by his starting performance, and he did really great then. However, he was eventually eliminated from the show.

He did not win it, but he did a lot for gathering the fame he deserves. Now, with the sudden news of his death, a lot of people are concerned about his life.

Indeed, concerns about his wife, death cause, family, net worth, and related matters are rising all over the web and are currently at their peak on the web.

Meet Freddie Combs Wife: Was He Married?

Yes, Freddie Combs was married to his longtime wife Kay Combs.

Indeed, as mentioned earlier, it was his wife who made the announcement that her partner has passed away.

As per recent reports, Freddie and Kay were married for more than 25 years.

Well, Kay recently stated that she has so much gratitude for being Freddie’s wife of 25 years, and also, his best friend.

We do not have much information regarding when they first met, or how they met, but we do know that she was a great part of his life.

Indeed, she helped him to lose his weight drastically and was together in every step of his life.

Freddie Combs Cause Of Death: How Did He Die?

The cause of X Factor contestant Freddie Combs’ death is revealed as Kidney failure by his wife.

She reported that he died on Sept 10, 2021, in a Florida hospital. Freddie always had health problems and his obesity was also one of them.

However, nobody expected that he would pass away at such untimed age; he was just 49 years old at the time of his death.

A lot of official sources and media outlets have posted regarding his death and provided their condolences to his wife.

Meet Freddie Combs Family

There is not much detailed information regarding the family of Freddie Combs, except for his wife.

Well, it does not seem like he had children, because there is no evidence of this yet.

And, neither is there anything available about any other members or aspects of his family.

Freddie Combs Net Worth

Estimating the net worth of The X Factor Contestant Freddie Combs is a bit challenging.

Well, we do know that he was s ginger at the reality show, but he was eliminated pretty earlier and there is no proper insight into his sources of income.