One of the biggest shocks of the series happened last night on the X Factor as Ella Henderson, one of the favourites to win, was eliminated.

Equally as shocking was the fact that the final sing off was between her and another favourite James Arthur.

Tulisa described the situation as “absolutely ridiculous”, a sentiment that was echoed by the other judges.

In the toughest decision of the series the judges were unable to come to a unanimous decision with Tulisa and Nicole deciding to save their own acts. Louis saved Ella while Gary saved James.

Gary controversially announced that aside from his own act, he is backing James Arthur to win. It seems that he has a soft spot for the singer/songwriter and maybe even sees some of himself in him.

The shock result has got the judges wondering what will happen next. Christopher Maloney continues to get scathing remarks from the judges each week but is still topping the public vote, making judges wonder what the public really want.

One of the biggest shocks, to himself as well as everyone else, is the fact that Ryaln Clark is still in the show. His love/hate relationship with Gary Barlow has everyone wondering what will happen next but also if the show is becoming more about the shock value rather than the actual singing talent.

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