The Masked Singer had another sensational reveal during Saturday night’s episode.
The addictive ITV series made a comeback earlier in the month, boasting a fresh roster of celebrity contenders concealed behind imaginative getups and masks.
The lineup included an array of characters, from Bush to Dressed Crab, and others like Bear, Kingfisher, Pegasus, Pufferfish, Snail, Spag Bol, Tattoo, Teeth, Toad In The Hole, and Wolf.
Previous episodes saw the demasking of Toad In The Hole as singer Macy Gray, culinary maestro Prue Leith as Pegasus, TV presenter Kate Garraway as Spag Bol, and the magnificent Carol Decker revealed as Tattoo.
However, on Saturday’s show it was Teeth who had to bid adieu after being eliminated and identified as Mel Giedroyc post-bout with fellow contestant Bear, reports the Mirror.
Fans flocked to Twitter after the broadcast, expressing their disbelief at discovering Mel, 56, and best known for her stint hosting The Great British Bake Off on BBC, was behind the Teeth mask.
Tweets flooded in with reactions: “Well that’s hilarious, I had absolutely no idea it was Mel #TheMaskedSinger”, while another chimed in: “Love Mel she’s such a lovely funny lady fair play to her! #TheMaskedSinger”, and one fan declared: “I am obsessed with Mel being Teeth #TheMaskedSinger”
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Following the big reveal, Mel excitedly expressed: “I’ll take Su Pollard! It’s so nice to see you guys. I love these teeth so much! I was very pleased with Alex Scott. Such a fun show, it’s impossible not to have fun on this show!”
She then revealed in a post-show interview on The After Mask with Harriet Rose: “Oh my God, I feel really elated actually. I blooming loved it! I’m sad because my next song was The Pointer Sisters Automatic done as Marlene Dietrich. That would have been fun.”
Mel went on to say: “Listen, if you told me you’re going to have a chance to sing the Neighbours theme tune dressed as an enormous pair of wind up teeth with pink tights and big pink flapping feet, I would say I could stop my career now. For me that is the pinnacle!”
When asked whether her good friend and co-star Sue Perkins had influenced her decision to join the show—Sue herself appeared as Dragon in 2021—Mel disclosed: “She doesn’t know! “, adding with a smile, “No, because she didn’t tell me. She was a Dragon and she never told me. So right back at ya girlfriend.”
Mel also admitted that the only person she told about the show was her husband, who took his training duties seriously: “He took it really seriously. The level of training he took me through at home!”
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