'This is RIDICULOUS': Furious Tulisa blasts public for voting for the 'wrong people' after Ella Henderson and James Arthur are in the bottom two
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Furious Tulisa Contostavlos hit out at X Factor viewers for 'voting for the wrong people' after her act Ella Henderson ended up in the bottom two with James Arthur.
The audience and judges were horrified when they found out that the two talented singers had received the least viewer votes, with controversial acts like Rylan Clark and Christopher Maloney progressing to next week.
Ahead of Ella's eventual exit from the show after the judges brought it to deadlock after being unable to choose between the two.
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Angry: Tulisa Contostavlos hit out at the public for voting for the 'wrong people' on Sunday's X Factor
Tension: Although she was one of the favourites to win the show, Ella Henderson was voted off on Sunday
Following the sing-off, which saw Ella perform Daniel Bedingfield's If You're Not The One, Tulisa spoke out about viewers not voting because they assumed the likes of the teenager would be safe.
She fumed: 'This is exactly when people are voting for the wrong people. These people should be finalists.
'This is ridiculous. My decision is James, even though I love him to death. I shouldn't have to make this decision tonight.'
Emotional: Tulisa was moved to tears by Ella's performance of Daniel Bedingfield's If You're Not The One
Unbelievable: After the judges failed to choose between the two, Ella and James's fate is handed over to the public
When it was revealed Ella had received the least public votes, Tulisa joined her on-stage to express her disappointment.
She said: ''It's ridiculous, this situation, it's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. People thought she was safe.
'There was nothing wrong about her performance. This week was one of the best she's ever done.'
Nicole Scherzinger, who mentors James, said having them in the bottom two was a 'tragedy' for this series of The X Factor.
Even he's shocked: Simon Cowell tweeted his reaction to the news
Shock: Nicole Scherzinger was visibly stunned when she realised her act James Arthur was in the bottom two
Nooooo: Nicole looked more upset than James at the result
She said: ''No matter what happens, tonight is a great tragedy for this show. You two are the most talented to grace this stage. Ella I have no worries about you, but I have to stick with my boy.'
Louis added: 'I'm in shock. I thought they were two finalists. Nicole and Tulisa are broken-hearted.
Ella you have so much potential. You've got so much more to give in this competition. James you are amazing. You're a ready made act for a record deal. The act I'm sending home is James.'
Ella you have so much potential. You've got so much more to give in this competition. James you are amazing. You're a ready made act for a record deal. The act I'm sending home is James.'
Finally Gary brought it to deadlock when he saved James: 'Finally its serious. People at home, we are voting for the best singers every week. I always knew it was going to come to this. It's about the vocals, it's a singing competition. The act I'm sending home is Ella.'
Shock factor: Dermot O'Leary prepares to read out who received the lowest public votes
Waiting game: Gary Barlow's act Christopher Maloney was the last person to find out he was through to next week
VIDEO: Ella is voted off the X Factor... for more videos click here...
'Ella! Gone? Unbelievable!': Simon Cowell leads the celebrity backlash against X Factor favourite being booted off show
- Show supremo led tweets of disbelief, other included Millie Mackintosh, James Argent and X Factor host Dermot O'Leary
- Teenager Ella appeared on ITV's Daybreak on Monday saying she 'wasn't shocked' at her departure
- Viewers branded show 'a farce' and 'a joke'
- Saturday's X Factor was 2million viewers down from BBC 1 show Strictly
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X Factor supremo Simon Cowell has been left baffled after X Factor favorite Ella Henderson's dream of stardom was crushed on Sunday evening, branding her departure 'unbelievable'
Big boss Cowell led the celebrity tweets expressing his disbelief the Grimbsy teenager didn't make the final, with many star fans branding the show a joke.
Even previous winner Steve Brookstein waded into the row saying bosses had turned the show into such a farce they couldn't blame viewers for voting for 'joke acts'.
Now he's worried: Simon Cowell tweets his disbelief after Sunday's shock departure of Ella Henderson
The 16-year-old school girl left the show last night after going head-to-head with arguably talented James Arthur.
Twitter exploded as the results came in with horrified viewers furiously branding the show 'a joke' while users lamented the fact acts like Christopher Maloney and Rylan Clark remaining in the competition.
All four judges were furious with who had ended up in the bottom two, and after not choosing between the talented stars it was brought to deadlock.
Gutted: Show host Dermot O'Leary even expressed his shock at the schoolgirl getting the fewest public votes
Simply put: But did Dermot pick up the phone?
Show host Dermot O'Leary, Made In Chelsea's Millie Mackintosh and TOWIE star James Argent were dumbfounded at the result, with the X Factor's Dermot simply tweeting 'gutted'.
Mille wrote: 'Wtf is going on?' while TOWIE star Arg said: 'She deserved to be in the final and more!'
TOWIE starlet Cara simply wrote: 'see you later X Factor.'
The only way is... disbelief: TOWIE stars join in the furore
Show bosses could face a fan backlash after Ella's shock departure and with ratings already 2 million down for the third week in a row, losing to BBC 1 hit show Strictly Come Dancing.
One Direction star Niall Horan, who came through the X Factor process, was another to voice his shock.
'Oh my god! Cannot believe what just happened on xfactor! What the hell.'
The backlash continues: Niall Horans tweet was shared more than four thousand times on Twitter
Not made up: Millie Mackintosh's is as dumfounded as others
Wading in: From first winner Steve Brookstein to X Factor host Dermot O'Leary, celebrities were shocked at Sunday's loser
Tulisa hit out at the public for not voting for the two acts: 'This is exactly when people are voting for the wrong people. These people should be finalists.
'This is ridiculous. My decision is James, even though I love him to death. I shouldn't have to make this decision tonight.'
Nicole said: 'No matter what happens, tonight is a great tragedy for this show. You two are the most talented to grace this stage. Ella I have no worries about you, but I have to stick with my boy.'
Cry me a river: Rylan wept on the Xtra Factor as hosts discussed Ella's future
On Monday Ella was tweeting her love for her former finalists, but on Sunday fellow competitor Rylan Clark wept for him remaining in the competition, while Ella was kicked out.
Rylan broke down in uncontrollable tears over his 'guilt' at seeing show favourite Ella Henderson leave the competition on Sunday night.
Appearing on ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor, the 24-year-old Essex boy struggled to speak to hosts Caroline Flack and Olly Murs as he wept over the loss of his 'little sister'.
Dignified: Ella Henderson looked poised as she sat on the Daybreak sofa this morning
Relaxed: Ella looked chic and comfortable as she arrived at the Daybreak studios
But Ella was the picture of dignity on ITV's Daybreak on Monday morning.
The fresh-faced 16-year-old said she wasn't surprised at all because of the unpredictability of the last few weeks.
Speaking to Lorraine, she said: 'I was not shocked at all. I'm just so excited to come away from it. If I look back six to nine weeks ago, like who was Ella Henderson? I've got this amazing platform and I wouldn't have had it without the show.
'I can wait to go on the tour and get back to the piano and in the studio.'
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