Almost immediately after he joined Twitter his following totalled at over 300,000 people .
In October 2011 , Barlow joined Twitter live on The Xtra Factor to build support for the contestants he mentored during series 8 of The X Factor .
Almost immediately after Barlow joined Twitter Barlow 's following totalled at over 300,000 people .
In October 2011 , Barlow joined Twitter live on The Xtra Factor to build support for the contestants he mentored during series 8 of The X Factor .