Gary Barlow storms off The X Factor stage as Rylan Clarke is saved over Carolynne Poole, who becomes the first act to be sent home

By JENNIFER RUBY and KIMBERLEY DADDS

Dramatic moment: Gary storms off the stage after it''s announced that Rylan is through to next week's show

It was a tension-fueled first elimination show this Sunday as Rylan Clarke was saved and Carolynne Poole was sent home after The X Factor sing-off was taken to deadlock, thanks to a last minute decision by Louis Walsh.
After hearing that his act was the first to be booted off the show and that controversial Rylan was going through to next week, Gary Barlow stormed off the stage.
Without waiting to hear what his act Carolynne had to say, the Take That singer got up from his seat and left the arena, after criticising the Essex wannabe on Saturday night for his poor performance.

It's all over: Carolynne is devastated after being the first to be booted off the show

Fuming: Gary leaves the stage as soon as the decision is revealed, prompting gasps from the audience

While Nicole Scherzinger and Gary both predictably voted to save their own acts, Tulisa Contostavlos voted for country singer Carolynn to stay in the competition.
But it was down to Louis Walsh to give the final vote and have his say on their fates in the competition.
Louis, whose group acts all went through to next week, took his time in making his decision before tentatively telling Dermot O'Leary that he wanted to save Carolynn.

First goodbye: Rylan gives Carolynne a hug as she's says goodbye to the show that she's worked so hard to be part of

When asked to state clearly who it was that he wanted to send home, Louis then dramatically changed his mind and told the host that he wanted to instead take the decision to deadlock, which caused a huge reaction in the audience and the other judges sitting beside him.
'I'm sorry, I'm changing my mind, I want to take it to deadlock,' he told Dermot.

Emotional: Rylan leaves the stage after an emotional showdown and harsh criticism form Gary

Saved: Nicole supports her act after a tension-filled night

Group performance: District 3 take to the stage with the other 12 acts for the first live group performance

Boyband: Union J give it their all alongside their fellow contestants

Taking their places: Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh were all friendly at the start of the night before the controversy

She's back: Leona chatted to Dermot as she made her comeback showing the new contestants how it's done

Opening the show: At the start of the live programme all of the acts sang together for teh group song - and sang it live for the first time compared to other years







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