X Factor 2015: Tom Bleasby quits after viewers watch Nick Grimshaw bring him back for Judges’ Houses
Tom Bleasby has quit the X Factor despite being saved by mentor Nick Grimshaw in the Six Chair Challenge to make it through to Judges’ Houses.
In a statement, The X Factor said the 19-year-old singer cited “personal reasons” for his decision to step down.
“We can confirm that Tom Bleasby has chosen to withdraw from the competition due to personal reasons," it read.
Bleasby also took to Twitter to confirm the news to fans, posting: "Due to personal reasons I have decided to withdraw fromThe X Factor . Thank you to all the judges, especially Nick for his belief in me."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Due to personal reasons I have decided to withdraw from The X Factor. Thank you to all the judges, especially Nick for his belief in me. — Tom Bleasby (@TomBleasby) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TomBleasby/status/653622921370447873" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3088696-https://twitter.com/TomBleasby/status/653622921370447873" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 12, 2015</a>
He continued: "I want to wish all the contestants the best of luck and thank you to the public for supporting me and my dream.”
His decision comes a day after viewers saw the singing hopeful get swapped back into the Six Chair Challenge by Grimshaw.
The teenager impressed with his performance of Whitney Houston’s I Look to You with Grimshaw telling him: “You have got something unique that I don’t think anyone else has got.”
But he was then swapped out for Ben Clark before the crowds calling for him to "bring him back" persuaded Grimshaw to give Bleasby a seat and wave goodbye to Nathanael Landskroner .
X Factor 2015: Manchester Auditions
Details on what will happen with Grimshaw's category and his Judges’ Houses will be confirmed in the coming days.
X Factor returns to ITV on Sunday, October 18 at 7pm.