Rylan Clark unrecognisable as he's inundated with comments after marking huge milestone

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X Factor, with the star now boasting 1.7 million followers.In fact, fans could scarcely believe their eyes as they caught sight of visuals of an almost unrecognisable Rylan on the stage from way back when.However, those in the know instantly recalled his appearance on Series 9 of the X Factor, when he made it through to the quarter finals under Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger's wing.He ultimately lost out to Union J in the sing-off, but while the band fared less well in the years that followed, Rylan is now a British household name.@kevintravel marvelled at the transformation, quizzing: "Did you feel at the time your life was gonna change forever??

Well done."@JulieNo81203941 recalled Rylan's distinctive sense of humour rearing its head in the now legendary audition, quipping: "Loved it when you started singing a Take That song to [judge] Gary Barlow, then stopped and said I'm only joking!"Rylan certainly caught Gary's attention, prompting a mixed reaction from the Take That star.He told him: "Love your personality, hate your voice", before querying his "really strange" song choice - Des'ree's Kissing You.Meanwhile, Twitter fan @JulietteTempest replied to the star's throwback post by declaring: "The why is easy, because you're absolutely fabulous and we all love ya.She added supportively: "Congrats on 10 years, here's to the next 10!!!!@CerviF chimed in: "I didn’t watch you on that show but you popped up on my radar through Radio 2."Congratulations.

You are a fabulous, talented young man and you thoroughly deserve your success!"Meanwhile @AndrewMMacD simply stated: "An icon was born 10 years ago."Some fans were nostalgic for his former appearance and wondered if he would repeat it."Now the real question..