Bromely X Factor winner Matt Terry thanks fans

The 23-year old waiter from Bromely beat Finnish Saara Alto in what dubbed the closest finale in the show's 13 year history.

The singer tweeted: "I can't believe it! Thank you to every single one of you that voted for me."

Before signing off for the night he said: "Guys I love you all! Thank you for making my dream a reality. 

"We did it guys! We did it! Big love and goodnight everyone."

His single, which was written by Ed Sheeran, debuted at number two on the Itunes chart. 

Just woke up to see that my single is NUMBER 2 on iTunes ! Woah!!! Off to @GMB this morning ! Tune in 🙌🏼👊🏼 https://t.co/lwILZgX7k9 pic.twitter.com/nZG10kUWkH

— Matt Terry (@MattTerry93) December 12, 2016

Bookmakers William Hill have said Terry is now favourite to clinch the coveted Christmas number one single - ahead of big hitters like Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift and the charity single recorded in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox.

Some happy reactions to Matt's win:

Congratulations to @MattTerry93 on winning #xfactorfinal truly deserved! Incredible artist with a promising future 👏🏽❤️

— Luke Furnival (@LukeJFurnival) December 11, 2016

@MattTerry93 congratulations Matt!! The deserving winner. I screamed when you won!

— L i S a (@loo_pinky1) December 12, 2016

I knew it from the start that @MattTerry93   could win , he's just amazing right from the start❤

— wawaros (@Rosmcvey) December 12, 2016

Some people were not so impressed:

Saara Alto joins the list of Queens that were absolutely robbed in 2016 #xfactorfinal #XFactor pic.twitter.com/5bBLPwbC4w

— Joel Deane (@JoelDeaneUK) December 11, 2016

#MattTerry is now only The #XFactor winner but #SaaraAalto is now The World Class Star. -Big difference. #xfactorfinal @NicoleScherzy

— ♔ Dream Bakery ♔ ™ (@Gravity_of_Mind) December 11, 2016

Shocked. Overqualified woman whose win would've represented an open-minded country gets beaten in vote by a man in 2016. #XFactor

— Melodipopvision (@melodipopvision) December 11, 2016

Runner-up Aalto thanked everyone for their support and told O'Leary: "This has been an amazing journey. I'm just so happy for Matt, congratulations, I love you."