FIX Factor: Gary Barlow storms off stage as Rylan Clark is saved over Carolynne Poole

And so it begins..It’s only week one and already fans are calling X Factor a ‘fix’ after Louis Walsh sensationally sent the show to deadlock, which saw Carolynne Poole sent home.

Controversy raged after Rylan Clark was saved, making Carolynne Poole the first contestant to be sent home – despite a stunning performance in the sing-off.

The decision followed endless dithering by judge Louise Walsh who initially said he wanted to save Carolynne, and then controversially changed his mind to take the decision to deadlock.

Rylan receive the most votes from the public to stay in the competition and after hearing that his act was the first to be booted off the show, and clearly disgusted with Louis, head judge 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.

Nicole Scherzinger, Gary and Tulisa all voted for country singer Carolynne to stay in the competition, and it was down to Louis Walsh to give the final vote and decide who stayed in the competition.

Louis, whose group acts all went through to next week, took his time in making his decision before initially telling Dermot O’Leary that he wanted to save Carolynne.

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.

It was then, Dermot revealed Essex boy, Rylan Clark had been saved by the viewers.

Speaking backstage, Gary called the outcome an ‘absolute joke’, telling his act that ‘two years running you’ve lost out to joke acts’, a sentiment pointing to the fact that she narrowly missed getting to the live rounds last year when she originally applied for the show.