Barlow boils over as Rylan wins Gold

Monday 8 October 2012

Barlow boils over as Rylan wins Gold

X FACTOR judge Gary Barlow stormed off stage last night after his act was controversially booted off the show.

Custom byline text:

Singer Carolynne Poole became the first act to go after the elimination show saw judge Louis Walsh unable to make up his mind and go to a deadlock.

Poole and flamboyant Rylan Clark were in the bottom two and were forced into a sing off.

Judge Nicole Scherzinger voted for Clark, who she is mentoring, while Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos voted for Poole.

Walsh was unable to make up his mind, meaning the singer with the fewest public votes had to walk.

When host Dermot O'Leary announced that Poole would be leaving the competition Barlow stormed off stage.

Barlow said he was "embarrassed", and criticised the judges for keeping Clark, who sang Spandau Ballet's Gold, in the competition.

But Walsh stuck up for the singer, saying: "That was amazing. I love your vocals... You're a brilliant performer."

Contostavlos added: "This competition would be the same without you."

Contextual targeting label:

Arts and Entertainment

Commenting & Moderation

We moderate all comments on Evening Times on either a pre-moderated or post-moderated basis. If you're a relatively new user then your comments will be reviewed before publication and if we know you well then your comments will be subject to moderation only if other users or the moderators believe you've broken the rules, which are available here.

Moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Please be patient if your posts are not approved instantly.