On Saturday night’s episode of The Masked Singer, five more celebrities took to the stage in an attempt to wow the audience and judges.
However, one had to bid farewell, and after performances from Bear, Pufferfish, Bush, Toad in the Hole, and Wolf, it was Toad in the Hole who received the least votes on the ITV show.
Unmasked, the character turned out to be none other than soul singer Macy Gray.
But before the reveal, there was a moment of shock when Macy Gray, as Toad in the Hole, unexpectedly left the stage upon hearing the elimination news, the Mirror reports.
A source present at the recording shared with The Sun: “This character turned around and shuffled off stage, which was hilarious in their costume obviously, but we were all stunned. We knew something was going on because we saw lots of to-ing and fro-ing with crew before the person eventually came back on stage.”
The incident reportedly heightened the suspense for the audience eager to discover the identity behind the mask. It was also reported that show bosses and host Joel Dommett had to work hard to persuade Toad in the Hole to return to the stage and complete the show, with the source noting the contestant was “basically gutted” to be eliminated “so soon” in the series.
As per usual, the judges on the show had some entertaining guesses for the identities of this week’s masked singer contestants. Bear, who performed Will Smith’s song Miami, was suspected to be comedian Adrian Edmondson, former EastEnder Richard Blackwood or Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe.
Following Bear was Pufferfish, who sang Cyndi Lauper’s classic Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. The judges speculated it could be Gwen Stefani or Gillian Anderson, but Jonathan Ross took a punt and suggested it was TV’s Gino D’acampo.
Their performance was followed by Bush, who belted out Jess Glynne’s Hold My Hand, and was thought to be comic actress Diane Morgan, Rivals star Katherine Parkinson or TV personality Kim Woodburn. The final performer of the night was Wolf, who crooned Barry Manilow’s classic hit Copacabana.
The judges believed the singer behind Wolf’s mask could be Richard E Grant, Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley or even Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon.
The judges were largely convinced that Toad in the Hole was Macy Gray, who performed the classic Boney M hit Sunny on the show, leading them to send her home rather than Bear, who also performed twice to save themselves.
The singers who will return for another show are Bush, Pufferfish and Wolf, so their identities, along with saved singer Bear, will remain a mystery for a bit longer.
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