Gary Barlow Pulls Out of X Factor Press Launch

Take That’s Gary Barlow has said that he won’t be attending the press launch for the upcoming series of X Factor.

The judge explained that he wouldn’t be at the event tomorrow due to ‘personal circumstances’ but according to a report on the Daily Mail Online he has wished the rest of the panel well.

Gary suffered a family tragedy at the start of the month when his wife gave birth to a stillborn baby daughter whom they named Poppy.

While he did decide to perform at the closing ceremony of the Olympics last Sunday, it seems that the press launch tomorrow is just too much at this difficult time.

Gary Barlow sang through his grief during the Olympic closing ceremony.

Gary’s fellow judges Louis Walsh, Tulisa Contostavlos and this year’s new addition Nicole Sherzinger will be at the event.