NARRATOR: 'It's the grand master of guessing games...
'..where celebrities make their move to stay anonymous.
'One by one, they are eliminated... and unmasked.
'..All eight remaining celebrities perform.
'Phoenix, jellyfish, Otter,
'jacket Potato, Knitting, Fawn,
'Pigeon and Rhino...'
# Ah... Ah...
# Ah... #
'..but who will make their final move?
'This is The Masked Singer.'
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya?
# Who's that Behind the mask?
# Who are ya? #
A little stiff, a little stiff!
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that Behind the mask? #
CH EERING Hello-ooo-o!
I love his hair!
Welcome to The Masked Singer, everybody!
Yeah! It's exciting, innit?
|'mjoel Dommett, and I'm the manager of this mad "super-mask-it",
and tonight, we're fully stocked,
because, for the first time this series,
all eight remaining characters are on the shelves.
With lots of unexpected items in our bagging area,
we are gonna need some assistance. It's our panel, everyone!
Ooh! I'm coming! Whoo!
Come on, Joel. Yeah!
Get up here, Joel.
Mm-hm, clean-up on aisle three, it's Jonathan Ross!
Very subtle.
She's here, open the automatic "door-a", it's Rita Ora!
That was good.
This is a McCall for more staff at the checkout.
Beep, beep, beep. It's Davina McCall!
He's been working "Mo-ver" time at the "super-Mo-ket",
it's Mo Gilligan!
That's my favourite one! I like that.
You look absolutely wonderful today. Thank you.
So do you. You look great, too, Joel
I love this new look of yours, it's very 1950s.
Remember the end of Grease, when they all dance?
Imagine if john Travolta had an evil brother, that's what he'd look like.
Tonight, Rita, every song will be a clue
to it's masked singer's identity, OK?
What song would be a clue to your identity?
Probably I Will Never Let You Down. Ooh! One of my own songs.
Give us a little burst. # Oh, I...
# I will never let you down. #
CHEERING
Thank you.
Davina, how about you? She Bangs, She Bangs.
LAUGHTER OK! That is... OK.
LAUGHTER
Mo, I'm sorry to say... Yes, Joel?
...you haven't had any correct guesses this series so far.
It's true, they're getting harder, but I've got three names in the bag.
But I think that we will think that we've got the name right, and we go,
"No, I know who this is!" Ancl we're always wrong.
Genuinely, I have them in the bag.
Well, we are now open for business, or "Mo-pen" for business!
It's our panel, everybody!
Tonight, after all eight singers have performed,
our studio audience will vote for their favourite.
The two characters with the fewest votes will then face the panel,
and it will be up to them to decide who is unmasked.
And every song you hear tonight is a clue,
so keep those ears to the ground,
and pay close attention to the clue packages -
parts of which feature stunt doubles.
Right, time for our first act. They're smokin'!
It's Phoenix.
OK, Phoenix. Let's do this.
MUSIC: 'Be My Baby' by The Ronettes
# Be my, be my baby # Be my little baby... #
# Going loco Down in Acapulco... #
Last time, I turned up the heat in Acapulco...
Alfie Allen. Stephen Mulhern.
Robbie Williams. It's Jason Statham, people!
...but the only thing "loco" was the panel's guesses...
...and that's exactly what I want!
They haven't got a "barbie-clue" who I am. Mwa-ha-ha!
SLURPING Is that a mirror ball?
Thank you. That's better.
Let's get to the point, shall we?
OK. Strictly speaking, clues, you want them, I got 'em...
Strictly. That's a big clue, isn't it?
...so let's factor them in. X-Factor?
Paintbrush. What about Portrait Artist Of The Year?
You could call me an apprentice... Apprentice is another reality show.
...but then, would an apprentice appear on the most watched TV show
in almost 30 years?
Coronation Street? Like, a soap?
Surely you can't think that, unless you're a dodo!
HE LAUGHS
MUSIC: 'Disco Inferno' by The Trammps
# Burn, baby, burn Disco inferno... #
That's a ball bearing, you use that in mechanics.
I'm parched, could I get another one
of those mirrorballjuices, but on ice?
# Burn, baby, burn... #
Tonight, I'll rise to the occasion and give my hottest performance yet.
# Burn that mother down Burn it. #
CHEERING
# You can never know what it's like
# Your blood, like winter Freezes just like ice
# Ancl there's a cold, lonely light That shines from you
# You're gonna wind up Like the wreck
# You hide behind that mask You use... #
I don't know the voice at all.
# And did you think This fool could never win?
# Well, look at me I'm a-comin' back again
# I got a taste of love In a simple way
# Ancl if you need to know While I'm still standin'
# You just fade away
# Don't you know I'm still standin'
# Better than I ever did? # Sounds like Elton.
# Lookin' like a true survivor Feelin' like a little kid
# I'm still standin' After all this time
# I'm pickin' up the pieces Of my life
# Without you on my mind... # Sing it, Phoenix!
# I'm still standin' Yeah, yeah, yeah... #
Whoo!
# I'm still standin' Yeah, yeah, yeah... #
It must be Dancing On Ice, cos they must've not fallen. Yes.
# Once, I never hoped That I would win
# You're startin' down the road Leavin' me again
# The threats you made Were meant to put me down
# Ancl if love was just a circus You'd be a clown by now
# Ancl don't you know I'm still standin'
# Better than I ever did
# Lookin' like a true survivor Feelin' like a little kid... #
Whoo!
# Ancl I'm still standin' After all this time
# I'm pickin' up The pieces of my life
# Without you on my mind
# I'm still standin' Yeah, yeah, yeah... #
Ha-ha! Wow!
# I'm still standin' Yeah, yeah, yeah
# I'm still standin'. #
CHEERING Yeah!
That was really good. That was fantastic.
It's Phoenix, everybody!
Oh, my God. Oh, my God, I love Phoenix!
I love it! Phoenix, I love your performance.
You always set the stage alight, that was amazing, as always.
Great singing, and then so many clues that we all picked up on.
There was a lot of reality shows mentioned,
and you said you were in the most watched show,
there was one where you used the tip of your feathers
to flick away a ball bearing,
and if I take the ball bearing as something from engineering,
this is someone I know was on Strictly, as well,
and he played an engineer in EastEnders.
I think it might be Sid Owen, ladies and gentlemen. Oh, OK.
You weren't playing around.
Not playing around, that's who it might be.
Rita, I'll come to you next.
Going back to the VT, I see the castle,
I see that you're a Phoenix, I see the fire.
You said "apprentice", but maybe it's something similar,
like The Dragon's Den.
Who's big on Dragon's Den? Peter Jones.
LAUGHTER
Peter Jones is very tall.
It's not very often that the audience openly laugh
at a suggestion. LAUGHTER
Ooh... Are you all right, Joel?
I feel like a pirate with a parrot on my shoulder.
Actor. I saw the paintbrush, and I thought,
"Portrait Artist Of The Year".
Then I thought about the most watched TV show in 30 years,
and I've gone back to the name I said last time we saw you,
David Tennant.
He was on Doctor Who, and he was in Portrait Artist Of The Year.
Oh. Good woo. Mo? I'm absolutely perplexed.
I went to a different route, right?
One of the most watched shows, every0ne's going UK,
I thought I'd go US,
cos this person's a showman, so I thought of Glee... Oh, yeah.
...and someone who's got an amazing voice, who's from the States,
is Darren Cries, but, I'm clutching at straws here, right?
I don't think he knows who Darren Cries is.
Have you heard who's under the bird? Me neither!
We'll only know when the mask has come off.
Give it up for Phoenix, everybody!
CHEERING
Are the panel flying towards Phoenix's identity?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
What an opening to the show, man!
Aren't I the most entertaining bird you've ever met?
Time for a break, now, but get set to get wet,
because we've got jellyfish and Otter coming right up. Bye!
# Who's that behind the mask? #
APPLAUSE Welcome back to The Masked Singer,
where the "clunes" are in the tunes.
No, really, every song is a clue,
and we've got seven more songs to come,
along with seven characters to sing them.
Up next, they're from the ocean,
but I can't be more Pacific than that.
AUDIENCE GROANS Oh, shut up! ifs jellyfish!
All right, Jellyfish, give me something, I'm so close.
In my last performance, I lit up the stage.
SONG: 'Take Me To Church'
# Offer me that deathless death... #
Jonathan thought he rumbled my identity.
Could be Janet Jackson.
But I think his guess is just a drop in the ocean.
# Take me to church. #
APPLAUSE
Hey, guys. I'm overjoyed that you're back.
Such a pleasure.
SONG: 'Electric Feel'
# I said, "Ooh, girl
# "Shock me like An electric eel..." #
Now, I'm never one to fish for a compliment,
but I'm certainly one to give them.
She gives compliments, maybe she's a judge?
Sure, I might critique,
but I'll always do it from a place of love.
Everyone deserves their clay in the sunlight.
A mallet. judge. A judge.
Although, a decision was made in my career
that saw me removed from the spotlight.
Now, that's just not on.
Tonight, I'll be singing one of my favourite songs.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That looks amazing. That's so beautiful.
# The second someone mentioned You were all alone
# I could feel the trouble Coursing through your veins
# Now I know
# It's got a hold... #
Lovely, in't it. Professional singer.
# just a phone call left unanswered Had me all sparked up
# These cigarettes won't stop me Wondering where you are
# Don't let go... #
I know this person. Do you know this?
# Keep a hold... # I know this person as well.
# If you look into the distance There's a house upon a hill
# Shining like a lighthouse
# A place where you'll be safe To feel our grace
# Cos we've all made mistakes
# If you've lost your way
# I will leave the light on... #
Whoa!
# Yeah, I will leave the light on
# HEY
# I will leave the light on
# Yeah, yeah
# I will leave the light on
# HEY
# Tell me what's been happening What's been on your mind?
# Lately, you've been searching For a darker place to hide
# That's all right
# If you look out in the distance There's a house upon a hill
# Shining like a lighthouse
# A place where you'll be safe To feel our grace
# Cos we've all made mistakes
# If you've lost your way
# I will leave the light on
# If you look out in the distance There's a house upon a hill
# Shining like a lighthouse
# A place where you'll be safe To feel our grace
# Cos we've all made mistakes
# If you've lost your way
# I will leave the light on
# Ancl I know you're down and out now But I need you to be brave
# Hiding from the truth Ain't gonna make this go away
# I feel your pain
# If you don't feel our grace Then you've lost your way
# Ancl I will leave the light on. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
DAVI NA: WOW!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
JOEL: jellyfish, everybody!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
Rita. We've got a diva on our hands, ladies and gentlemen.
I don't know who it is!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The song is a clue. So, "Keep the light on".
And I am like, "OK. What is this?
"Like, Broadway, are we on stage, are we on a movie?"
You know, lights on set. You know, it could mean anything.
And then I'm thinking, could it be somebody
who also has a song called Spotlight, Jennifer Hudson?
APPLAUSE
JOEL: Mo Gilligan.
There was the whole judge thing, there was a X Factor thing,
and, if anyone's seen the film Avatar,
they've got these floating things... JONATHAN LAUGHS
...a little bit like a jellyfish,
someone who's sung one of the main songs for Avatar,
I think it is Leona Lewis. That's who I'm going for.
DAVINA: Oh. MO: Yes.
JOEL: That's a good guess. I'm going with that.
Davina, what are you thinking?
OK, looking at the clues,
when you said that you'd won unexpectedly before,
this is somebody who has won Strictly,
I think it might be Alesha Dixon.
APPLAUSE JOEL: Jonathan.
I know who this is.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
You said that in the most Bond villain way I've ever seen.
I have heard this person sing live. DAVINA: Oh.
And that's why I think I've got it.
She likes giving compliments,
and there was a lot of things about love and overjoyed,
and you could say a sense of joy is a sense of glee,
and I think it is someone from Glee.
She has been a judge on a talent show,
and I know the song that she chose this evening,
Leave A Light On, I think she has her own song,
a different song, with that title, or a similar title.
Oh! I think it is Amber Riley.
Oh, my gosh! That is so perfect! Thank you.
We'll only be "seashore" of who's inside when the mask comes off.
Give it up for jellyfish!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
JOEL: jellyfish gave another electrifying performance,
but who do you think's behind the mask?
A lot of guesses got washed up tonight.
Are the panel getting close? Who knows?
Back to the investigation now.
I can't wait to read their "otter-biography".
It's Otter!
OK, Otter.
All right, Otter, the most confusing person on planet Earth.
# Why is my reflection... #
In my last performance, I got reflective.
# I don't know... #
The panel thought I was a funny girl.
Zoe Wanamaker. Catherine Tate.
Fiona Shaw. I think It's Mel Giedroyc.
But it's their guesses that I'm laughing at.
How dare you?
# I never pretend to be Something I'm not
# You get what you see When you see what I got. #
OK, Otter fans, let's get real for a second.
Something about me isn't real. It really isn't, really.
Why keep going, "it really isn't real"?
About real.
Although people have been known to have a really hard time
realising it's not real, for reals, ha-ha.
For reals? You get me?
What? Yeah?
Well, as keeping it real, that's a real compliment.
BAFTA, she must have won a BAFTA this person. She's won a BAFTA.
Ancl it really wouldn't have happened without being real.
Know what I'm saying? Haw-haw.
Maybe she has a reality show. Yeah.
Tonight, this performance "otter" be fabulous.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: '9 To '5'
# Tumble out of bed Ancl you stumble to the kitchen
# Pour myself a cup of ambition
# Ancl yawn and stretch Ancl try to come alive
#jump in the shower Ancl the blood starts pumpin'
# Out on the streets The traffic starts jumpin'
# For folks like me On the job from 9 to 5
# Workin' 9 to 5 What a way to make a livin'
# Barely gettin' by It's all takin' and no givin'
# They just use your mind But they never give you credit... #
He's got underpants on!
# It's enough to drive you crazy If you let it
# 9 to 5, for service and devotion
# You would think that I Would deserve a fat promotion
# Want to move ahead But the boss won't seem to let me
# Swear sometimes That man is out to get me... #
Doing a good southern accent, it's an actor.
Yeah, for sure.
# They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter
# You're just a step On the boss man's ladder
# But you've got dreams He'll never take away
# On the same boat With a lot of your friends
# Waiting for the clay Your ship will come in
# And the fide's gonna tum... #
The hamster's wearing underpants. I can't handle this show.
# Working 9 to 5 They got you where they want you
# There's a better life You think about it, don't you?
# It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it
# You just spend your time Putting money in his wallet
#9'£05.#
DAVINA: Yes!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow. Thank you for soaking up the atmosphere.
Oh! Give it up for Otter, everyone.
DAVINA: Yes, Otter!
Wasn't that so good? Baywatch is looking very different these days.
JONATHAN: Yeah. DAVINA: Yeah.
Rita, do you want to go first?
Oh, sure. Hi, Otter, you are so fun.
I love you so much, you're so funny.
For me, you're definitely a comedic actress.
Yes, stop it! No, you stop it! LAUGHTER
So, it's gonna go back to one of my other guesses that I had originally.
She played a witch in Harry Potter,
I think it's Zoe Wanamaker.
JONATHAN: Ah. JOEL: Oh.
Yeah, that could be right.
I absolutely agree with, Rita, though, it's a comedy performer,
she's an actress who can sing and does sing,
possibly on stage and maybe on TV, but I think the reality thing,
is this real, real, real, keeping it real.
Are you someone who plays yourself on screen,
or have you done a reality show about your life maybe? Mmm...
We all saw the BAFTA on screen, you're someone who's won a BAFTA.
I think it could be Miranda Hart from her own TV show Miranda,
who plays herself sort of on screen.
JOEL: Good. Mo Gilligan.
Oh, that was so funny.
The hamster, gerbil, whatever, wearing speedos
was the funniest thing I have seen this year.
LAUGHTER I was losing it, mate.
I've seen some of the clues, this is obviously a comedic actor,
definitely won some BAFTAs, so hilariously funny,
I think it is Catherine Tate,
I really think it's Catherine Tate. JOEL: OK.
Davina, what are you thinking?
I'm just gonna stick with the name that I keep saying,
because from the clues that we saw earlier on in the series,
we had RADA, you are a comedic actor for sure,
we saw Irish, I'm still going down Irish actor.
I think it's Fiona Shaw.
APPLAUSE
I've "otter" feeling you're getting close.
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Otter, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The panel have worked 9 to 5 to find out who Otter is,
but are they close? Who do you think's behind the mask?
I don't wanna make a scene,
but the panel really "otter" get better at this guessing game.
Coming up after the break, we've got jacket Potato,
so don't fill up on sweets. Bye.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer. Hands up, who loves the show?
CHEERING
Hands up, who loves guessing?
CHEERING
Hands up, who loves me?
Two out of three ain't bad. LAUGHTER
Time for our next act. They're like a young "Spuddy" Holly.
It's jacket Potato. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Hot Hot Hot' by Arrow
# Ole, ole, ole, ole
# Feeling hot, hot, hot... #
SONG: 'Hallelujah'
Last time, this potato was smo-o-ooth like butter.
# Hallelujah... #
The panel will "fry" their best to get me.
Ray Winstone, Big Ray.
Michael Ball. Ken jeong.
They're colder than a potato salad.
JACKET POTATO VOCALISES
MUSIC: 'My Generation' by The Who
Now, say it with me: It's me, jack, jacket Potato!
They keep saying "jack". It feels like their name is Jack.
You can find potatoes in practically every country on this planet.
# Talking about my generation... #
They might be 50.
They're halfway there? Could it be 50% of something?
But even though they're are humble vegetable,
everyone all over the world knows them.
# Smooth like butter Like a criminal undercover... #
Now, we might not speak the same language,
but being a potato means you can still communicate.
Trust me, that's pretty special, eh?
"Out of order," maybe he, like, communicates through other things.
Or says the phrase "out of order".
Ancl I'm wrapped in foil, and I know what it's like to be the foil.
But will I foil you?
Tonight, I'm "baking" business. just "fry" and stop me.
# Get it, let it roll. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC STARTS
Whoo!
HE TRILLS
# Yeah, it's a hot one
# Seven inches from the midday sun
# I hear you whisper All the words melt everyone
# You stay so cool
# My mamacita... #
CHEERING
# My Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa
# You're my reason for reason
# To step in my groove, yeah
# And if you said This life ain't good enough
# I would give my world To lift you up
# Change my life... #
I think it's somebody who was in a band
when they were younger or something.
This is a rock star, maybe.
# Cos you're so smooth, yeah
# Ancl it's just like the ocean Under the moon
# It's just the same emotion That I get from you
# You got the kind of lovin' That can be so smooth
# Give me your heart, make it real
# Or just forget about it... #
Whoo!
# Forget about it... #
Whoo!
Come on, come on!
# It's just like the ocean Under the moon
# The same, same emotion That I have for you
# You got the kind of lovin' That can be so smooth
# Give me your heart, make it real
# Forget about it... #
HE VOCAUSES
# Forget about it
# just forget about it
# Forget about it
# Forget about it... #
HE VOCAUSES
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
when'. Wow.
Yes.
Whoa. Wow.
Jacket Potato, everybody! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes, jacket Potato. Love that.
That was an amazing performance. Really good. Ooh.
LAUGHS
He just grabbed my bum, and I enjoyed it.
LAUGHTER He did!
I thought that was what just happened.
Very much enjoyed it. That was kind of crazy.
So, I saw fund raising, and I thought,
a bit like you, Mo, we were talking about Comic Relief.
We did. And the thing that really stuck with me,
"I know what it's like to be the foil."
And a foil is a sidekick.
And I thought somebody like Ade Edmond son.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Because he used to do all of that work with Rik May all.
Mo, I'm gonna come to you next. I love that song, man.
I felt like I was in a Nando's toilet, just vibe sing.
LAUGHTER
But with the clues, "baked" got mentioned a lot.
I thought of Bake Off, and someone who can sing, too.
I thought possibly it could be Matt Lucas.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Johnathan: Yeah, and he had that single about potatoes.
Yes, he did.
Rita, what are you thinking?
The song didn't give me anything. Like, I didn't get any clues
from that song, and I was like, "Why?"
But at the same time, there's been a lot of life lived in that voice.
Could it be someone that's also in a band that is also a huge movie star?
Jack Black.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
DAVINA: Oh!
And you keep saying, "jack, my name's jack, my name's jack."
And I'm like, "OK, your name's jack!"
LAUGHTER Surely that would be too obvious?
Sometimes it is that obvious.
Jonathan Ross.
Looking at the clues tonight, it was at the 50% mark on that fundraiser,
so I'm thinking half of a famous duo,
double act or couple.
And another due there,
he was trying to turn on the tap and he couldn't.
Half of one of the most famous couples in the world
had a very big hit single with Walk On Water.
I think it might be Ozzy Osbourne.
That's who I think it could be. CROWD: Ooh!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Ooh, wow.
Ancl Ozzy's got a son, jack, so maybe that's a link as well.
Oh, yeah.
OK, well, who's our spud?
We'll only spill the beans when the mask comes off.
Give it up for jacket Potato, everyone.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
This hot potato's playing it cool, but are the panel getting warmer?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Hey, there's only room for one jack in this competition,
and that's jack Potato.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Onto our next case now.
I asked them to knit something that would really suit me.
They made me a balaclava. LAUGHTER
It's Knitting.
SHE LAUGHS
SONG: 'No More Tears (Enough ls Enough)'
# Enough is enough
# I can't go on I can't go on no more, no... #
Last time, the panel thought they'd finally unravelled who I am.
Jodie Whittaker. Emma Bunton.
Jamelia. Kym Marsh in there.
But maybe I'm just stringing them along.
SHE LAUGHS
# ls enough! # CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Woolly Bully' by Sam The Sham 8; The Pharaohs
I could spin a yarn and tell you all sorts of things to confuse you.
"Heavy footfall." A lot of people would be there, a lot of steps.
But instead, I'll tell you a true story,
even though it might sound entirely unbelievable.
HARP CHIMES
Once upon a time, in a place far, far away...
"Far, far away" again. Maybe she's an author.
...| stumbled upon some ruins.
CHURCH BELLS RING
Inside, I found a juggernaut.
I was very frightened.
But luckily, I had the breath of a dragon.
Ancl that helped to save the clay.
She was sold the fairy tale, but had a heartbreak.
Or they got married a lot of times.
The end.
Tonight, I'm not going to seam-stress,
I'm going to have a real good time.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC STARTS
# We keep behind closed doors
# Every time I see you I die a little more
# Stolen moments that we steal As the curtain falls
# It'll never be enough... #
SHE VOCALISES, CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Love her voice so much.
# As you drive me to my house
# I can't stop these silent tears From rolling down
# You and I will have to hide On the outside
# Where I can't be yours
# Ancl you can't be mine
# I know this
# We got a love That is hopeless... #
I know this voice.
# Why can't I hold you In the street?
# Why can't I kiss you On the dance floor?
# I wish that it could be like that
# Why can't it be like that?
# Cos I'm yours... #
SHE VOCAUSES
# Why can't I say that I'm in love?
# I wanna shout it from the rooftops
# I wish that it could be like that
# Why can't it be like that?
# Cos I'm yours... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow!
# I wanna say that I'm in love
# I couldn't stand it On the dance floor
# I wish that it could be like that
# Why can't it be like that?
# Cos I'm yours... #
SHE VOCAUSES
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Why can't it be like that?
# Wish we could be like that. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Knitting, everybody!
Oh!
That was so lovely, Knitting. Wow.
Davina, I'm gonna come to you first.
Every time you sing, everybody's so quiet in here.
It's hypnotic. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'm going back a couple of weeks to the magpie,
and I'm thinking, one magpie on its own, I think, is for sorrow.
I kept saying, "One for sorrow," and I was kind of thinking song lyric.
That took me to Steps. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK? I heard "breath of a dragon."
I think Claire from Steps was on a show
where she learnt to breathe fire, so I am going with Claire Richards.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
JONATHAN: That's a good guess. Love that.
Mo Gilligan, what are you thinking, man?
I've got more clues that are just helping me once again.
I'm seémg hm, hm, hm.
Possibly could be four million singles sold.
I did say Kym Marsh last time. Yes.
But I'm gonna change that,
and I'm gonna go with Myleene Klass from Hear'Say.
Oh, that's good. RITA: OK!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Rita? I kind of went down the route of storytelling,
and I was thinking musicaltheatre,
so I went back to my original guess, Elaine Paige.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
JONATHAN: I think it probably is Elaine Page.
It said "heavy footfall."
Theatre production is a big hit, it's a heavy footfall.
She mentioned "juggernaut",
and Starlight Express is often referred to as a juggernaut. Oh!
I think it is a Elaine Page, ladies and gentlemen.
One of the biggest musical stars we've ever had.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK, have the panel "woolled" it out of the bag?
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Knitting, everybody. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
We heard a secret love song, but is Knitting's identity still a secret?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
The panel did seem very sure they've unveiled my identity.
But is it them "sweatering" or is it me?
KNITTING LAUGHS
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Next up, it's like...
# Rain on your wedding day. #
That the song Fawn's singing right after the break...
hopefully better than me. LAUGHTER
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Welcome back to The Masked Singer, where we keep identities
more tightly hidden than a Mafia informant.
"I ain't no rat, boss! I swear!
"That's that Ross fella on the panel!"
LAUGHTER
Onto our next character now.
We need the hoof, the whole hoof and nothing but the hoof.
It's Fawn!
MUSIC: 'Get Into The Groove'
# Get into the groove... #
Last time, I was really starting to get into the groove.
The panel gave some "stag"-gering guesses.
Could be Dannii Minogue. Delta Goodrem.
Anne-Marie. Jacqueline jossa.
But they'll have to work harder to guess me.
CHEERING
Hello again.
It can be said that life is a journey...
Short road... Short Road, Long Road.
...and we deer know how to migrate.
Believe me, I know a lot about travelling great distances.
Maybe she does triathlon or something.
Sometimes, I could take three,
maybe four flights a clay, honest!
I'm no international woman of mystery,
but this isn't the first disguise I've worn.
Someone from the '90s. Ooh, two of them.
It's true, I have been in the background in my early career.
But I've also taken the lead.
In the background.
Somebody like a back-up dancer. "AL".
It's true in life, all the world's a stage.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# An old man
# Turned 98
# He won the lottery
# Then died the next clay
# Isn't it ironic?
# Don't you think?
# It's like rain on your wedding clay
# It's a free ride That you've already paid
# It's the good advice
# That you just didn't take
# Ancl who would've thought It figures... #
She's got a wicked voice, man.
# Mr Play It Safe was afraid to fly
# He packed his suitcase
# Ancl kissed his kids goodbye
# Ancl isn't it ironic? #
Ironic... # Don't you think? #
She's English.
# It's like rain on your wedding clay
# It's a free ride
# That you've already paid
# It's the good advice
# That you just didn't take
# Ancl who would've thought It figures?
# Well, life has a funny way Of sneaking up on you
# When you think Everything's going wrong
# Ancl everything blows up In your face
# Ancl isn't it ironic?
# Don't you think?
# A little too ironic
# Yeah, I really do think
# It's like rain on your wedding clay
# It's a free ride
# That you've already paid
# It's the good advice... # Yes!
# That you just didn't take
# Ancl who would've thought It figures? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yes!
Whoo! Yes!
Fawn, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Fawn, that was so lovely.
That was amazing. Mo, I'm gonna come to you first.
# I know who it is! I know who it is! #
He's doing the I-know-who-it-is dance.
# I know who it is! #
One of the clues, we've seen "98".
She had a song in '98 called Sittin' On Top Of The World.
Well-travel led.
That is LeAnn Rimes.
In there, that's LeAnn Rimes. AUDIENCE: Ooh!
I'm telling you.
That's caused a bit of a stir in the audience.
Jonathan, is it LeAnn Rimes?
Er, no. LAUGHTER
That sign, it said, Short Road, Long Road, Even Longer Road.
So a longer road could be forever, or it could be eternity.
Then we saw that stuffed bird, and it said "AL" at the bottom.
Ancl there is a bird, a tern, and if that was e-tern-al...
then, from the band Eternal, it could be Kelle Bryan.
OK. Good guess.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Rita, what are you thinking?
Hear me out. OK, guys?
The long-distance thing.
Long-distance runners, right?
Maybe it's a sportsperson and can, like, run.
Ancl where do people run, guys?
In the woods.
Who runs in the woods?! LAUGHTER
So you're saying it's someone running in the woods...
Hold on! ..who can sing like that,
but they're not a professional singer,
they're a runner? Hold it. "And it's like rain".
There was one runner who had an ironic,
unfortunate incident as she was running,
Paula Radcliffe.
LAUGHTER Oh, Rita!
Rita, this...
That was one of the most incredible journeys.
Davina?
I saw something that none of you have picked up on,
which was two of them, twice.
So then I thought, what about somebody that's played a twin?
Ancl then I saw the number 98 on the door,
and I thought, ooh, Parent Trap. When did Parent Trap come out?
Probably about... 1998!
Ancl she was a singer.
So I think it's Lindsay Lohan.
Oh, good little guess.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
"Woodland" you like to know who's hidden inside?
You'll only find out when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Fawn, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Are the panel running towards the right answer?
Or are they caught in the headlights?
Who do you think is behind the mask?
The panel's guesses are all absurd.
They think they're onto my trail, but I've left no tracks.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Time for our penultimate performer.
She left me a present this morning on my windscreen.
It's Pigeon!
Let me tell you about last time, babe.
I was doing some singing, yeah? But get this, right?
The panel haven't got a Scooby D00 who I am!
It's Emily Atack.
Stacey Solomon. Linda Robson. It is Gemma Collins.
Ancl I think that's amazing.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'I Got You Babe'
I'm back, babe. Did you miss us?
Gambling. Threes. Two threes is six.
You might have had a bird's-eye view.
# I got you, babe... #
Mint sauce. A chef?
But this pigeon's got a special eye
for changing the way things are viewed.
You have mint sauce on a roast, don't you? With lamb?
I've always had a natural drive,
and I want to tell others you can, too.
MUSIC: 'Dancing In The Street'
No-one gets a road map for life. But you can take control, babe.
# Callin' out around the world... #
The wheel. Maybe someone that drives a car.
# Are you ready For a brand-new beat? #
Forget about fate, that's another myth.
"JR" on the hankie.
It's me!
Tonight, I'm gonna show you I'm too coo-oo-ool for school.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Too much of anything Can make you sick
# Even the good can be a curse
# Makes it hard to know Which road to go down
# Knowing too much can get you hurt
# Is it better, is it worse? Are we sittin' in reverse?
# It's just like We're goin' backwards... #
OK.
# I know where I want this to go
# Drivin' fast, but let's go slow
# What I don't wanna do is crash, no
# just know that You're not in this thing alone
# There's always a place in me... #
The dance number's brilliant, isn't it? She knows all the choreo.
# Whenever you feel like We're growing apart
# Let's just go back, back Back, back, back to the start
# Anything that's worth havin'
# ls sure enough worth fighting for
# Quitting's out of the question
# When it gets tough... #
Not a singer. Good dancer, though.
Definitely, right?
# We gotta fight, fight Fight, fight, fight for this love
# If it's worth having It's worth fightin' for
# I don't know where we're goin' I'm willin' and ready to go... #
MIMICS: "Go". Fake accent. Yeah.
# We've been drivin' so fast
# We just need to slow down Ancl just roll
# We gotta fight, fight Fight, fight, fight for this love
# If it's worth having It's worth fightin' for. #
Yes! Yes, yes!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Love that! I love you!
Give it up for Pigeon, everybody! Yes!
That was so good. That was like watching Stormzy at the BRITs.
That was incredible. Davina, I'm gonna come to you first.
I absolutely love you, Pigeon.
Loved it so much.
Somebody who makes me laugh so much all the time,
she's brilliant on Loose Women,
and I could just see her delivering that song in that way
is Nadia Sawalha.
OK, OK.
New name! Rita?
Somebody that can really drive.
I obviously know her from her modelling career.
She was also on Top Gear and did really good laps on the show,
and she's really funny, so maybe it could be Jodie Kidd.
Yes! Jodie Kidd.
Yes, and she's tall. Pigeon is tall.
Mo?
What's that? OK, all right.
You chill out. You, pack it in.
LAUGHTER
OK, so, there is one last clue, and I seen it in that performance.
This is someone that can obviously dance.
There's some clues of, like, EastEnders...
Ancl this person, you can tell they're funny.
They're up for having a laugh.
I think it could possibly be Maisie Smith.
Yeah. She was in EastEnders.
APPLAUSE
Jonathan Ross?
I'm gonna drop a name on you now which is gonna blow your mind.
Oh, great, OK. If I'm right,
I will be the all-time champion of Masked Singer by getting this right.
Could the "JR" be the big clue?
Here's the person I think it is. Uh-oh, he's standing up.
DAVINA AND JOEL: Oh, my God.
Bear in mind, they said "too cool for school".
Someone who acts too cool, someone who's a bit grand.
The mint sauce, quite a posh dinner. You have that with lamb.
The initials work as well.
I'll tell you who's in there, ladies and gentleman.
Who?
AUDIENCE CLAMOUR
Who?! Are you really ready for this? Yes!
AUDIENCE CLAMOUR
It's Jacob Rees-Mogg, ladies and gentlemen! That's who's in there!
Thank you!
Pigeon does not like that. Pigeon is not happy.
Cos he knows I've got it right! LAUGHTER
To be fair, she does have his glasses on.
LAUGHTER
What about the song clue, has that helped anyone?
Yes, because the song clue, which was Fight For This Love,
if you looked like Jacob Rees-Mogg,
you'd have to fight for love as well, ladies and gentlemen!
You'd have to fight every inch of the way!
LAUGHTER
This bird will only say "beak-a-boo" when the mask comes off.
Let's hear it for Pigeon, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I love Pigeon!
Pigeon had to fight, fight, fight
for her right to stay anonymous.
But who do you think is behind the mask?
The panel must be kidding with those guesses.
Are they mugging me?
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
We've almost reached our last performance,
but first, it's competition time, and you are in for a real treat.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer,
the show with more bad guesses than me playing Lingo.
LAUGHTER We have just one performance to go
before our studio audience vote for their favourite,
and another secret celebrity is unmasked.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
They've got big zoos to fill... it's Rhino.
FAIRGROUND MUSIC PLAYS
COWBOY GUNSHOT # Gotta get up and try, try...#
In my last performance, I gave it my best try.
The panel were shootin' wild with their guesses.
Tom Evans. Anthony Edwards. joejonas.
Could it be James Arthur in there?
I think they need some practise with their aim.
# Try, try, tTY- #
# I shot the sheriff
# But I did not shoot The deputy... #
My job as sheriff of this town
is to keep the peace. What is that?
What they used to use in the TV show Gladiators.
But I have been known to duel on occasion.
The Games? Ninja Warrior, or something like that.
Once, I took on two icons at the same time,
and won.
# I say... #
"Danger, rising water."
Not only that, but I've also battled with the temperature...
VULTURE CALLS
...and came out victorious, too.
THUNDERCLAP Maybe he's on the road a lot.
A rhino out of its climate
is a very fishy thing to see.
Maybe they've clone a show that was, like, in a cold climate.
Yes, like Wim Hof.
Tonight, I'm gonna lasso me another great performance.
# Ho, hey. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Whoo!
# I'm gonna be a mighty king
# So, enemies, beware
# But I've never seen The king of beasts
# With quite so little hair... #
Ha-ha! # I'm gonna be the main event
# Like no king was before
# I'm brushing up on looking down Ancl working on my roar! #
Whoa! # Well, that's Quite an uninspiring thing
# Ha-ha-ha ha-ha
# Oh, I just can't wait to be king
# No-one's saying, "Do this"
# Ancl no-one's saying, "Be there"
# No-one saying, "Stop that"
# Ancl no-one saying, "See here"... #
That voice. # Free to run around all clay
# Free to do it all my way
# Boom
Oh, I just can't wait To be king... #
Yeah! Hey.
Is it a drummer?
Whoo!
# Everybody, look left
# Everybody, look right
# Everywhere you look I'm...
# Standing in the spotlight
# Let every creature Go for broke and sing... #
Maybe they was in The Lion King.
# Let's hear it in the herd Ancl on the wing
# It's gonna be King Simba's final fling
# Oh, I just can't wait
# To be king. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, my God!
Wow! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The last act, Rhino, everyone.
That was so good!
MIMICS COWBOY: Sheriff Rhino's in town.
Whoo! That was so fun. Jonathan?
It was great fun. You're always great fun.
You've got a really good voice, as well. Yeah.
I'm just trying to make sense of the clues.
There are lots about fighting and battling.
"I've been in a duel with two icons." "I am victorious."
Did you notice there was a pugil stick,
which we used to see in the TV show Gladiators?
AUDIENCE: Yeah! This is someone who we know
as being victorious in gladiatorial combat.
He sings at the end of every successful competition he's had.
I think it might be Tyson Fury in there.
AUDIENCE: Ooh! Wow!
That was out of nowhere. I love that. Rita?
Rhino, I mean, it's like, for me again,
one of my favourite voices in the show.
I do believe you're like a really big male vocalist. Mm.
When you said duets, I'm, like,
"Have you clone duet songs that I might know?"
Or maybe you were in a band. Kind of like the underdog,
and you kind of had to fight for your place.
So, I was actually thinking it could be Charlie Puth.
Hmm... He was an underdog in the beginning,
now he's got his own success. How was the song a clue?
Can't Wait To Be King, he was writing for other artists,
then he finally came out as an artist of his own,
and now he's got loads of hits. Like it, Rita. Davina?
I am in awe of Rhino.
I just can't believe how versatile you are.
Just Can't Wait To Be King,
I don't know really where that comes into play,
except for potentially a talent competition -
I know we keep going on about those, so I was thinking,
"Alfie Boe was in Pop Star To Opera Star",
he was a judge on that. I'm gonna go Alfie Boe.
Oh. Alfie Boe. I think that's a good guess. Mo?
Do you know what? I'm gonna be a bit different,
because I've seen a flood sign, rising water.
Now, there was a single by Take That called The Flood,
and I think it could be Jason Orange in there.
Yes. Mm!
I think that's a good guess. Well done, guys.
We'll only Serengeti the answer when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Rhino, everyone.
Yes, Rhino! I love you so much, Rhino.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Have the panel worked out who's behind the mask?
Or is Rhino a "lying" king?
I really was king of the stage tonight.
Ancl the panel loved me.
CHUCKLES
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
All of our masked singers have performed,
and soon, the studio audience will vote for their favourite.
Who will be safe and who will be unmasked?
Find out after the break.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
If this was me, I'd still be picked last.
We've had eight excellent performances,
and now it's time for our studio audience
to vote for their favourite masked singer.
The two characters with the fewest votes
will find themselves in the bottom two,
and it will be down to our panel to decide who is unmasked.
While the studio audience vote,
here is a reminder of tonight's performances.
# I'm still standing Better than I ever did... #
# Then you lost your way
# Ancl I will leave a light on... #
# Working 9 to 5 What a way to make a living... #
# Give me your heart Make it real
# Forget about it... #
# Why can't I hold you In the street?
# Why can't I Kiss you on the dance floor? #
# It's like rain
# On your wedding day... #
# We gotta fight, fight, fight Fight, fight for this love
--- 455'
# Oh, I just can't wait
# To be king. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The results are in.
I can reveal that, in no particular order,
the masked singers going through to next week are...
AUDIENCE CALL OUT NAMES
...Fawn! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Rhino!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Phoenix! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Knitting!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
jellyfish. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The final act definitely safe is...
AUDIENCE CALL OUT NAMES
...Otter!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Aw...
Which means, sadly,
Pigeon and jacket Potato are in tonight's bottom two.
Congratulations to the rest of you. We'll see you next time.
Give it up for your winners, everyone. Yay!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Get off down the tunnel.
OK. Well, your time has come.
panel"
please decide which character you would like to save -
Pigeon or jacket Potato.
Whichever masked singer the panel decide to save
will continue in the competition.
The other will be unmasked.
OK, Davina. SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
The masked singer that we would like to save is...
SHE SNIGGERS, LAUGHTER
Davina, you've got to be serious. Sorry.
You're trying to decide between a pigeon or a jacket potato.
Let's get serious, Davina, OK? OK. It is...
"jacket Potato. # Who's that behind the mask? #
jacket Potato. Oh!
Your secret is safe.
Give it up for jacket Potato, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? Who's that behind the mask? #
Oh, let's hear it for Pigeon, everybody.
We're sorry, Pigeon. Sorry, Pigeon.
This is so sad, how dare you send home Pigeon?!
It's terrible. I know. It's terrible.
Oh, Pigeon, unfortunately,
your time on The Masked Singer has come to an end. Aw.
In just a moment, you will be removing your mask,
but of course, first, panel, who do you think is under there?
Jonathan, who are you gonna go with? I'm gonna go with Lisa Tarbuck.
APPLAUSE
Oh? Where's that come from?
I've just held it back for the moment of truth.
Er... Rita? Yes.
Pigeon, I think you are Jodie Kidd.
APPLAUSE
OK. Going with Jodie Kidd. Davina?
Pigeon, I really think you are Nadia Sawalha.
OK. APPLAUSE
Mo Gilligan? I'm gonna say a name I said previously before.
I think you're Emily Atack.
Emily Atack, OK. Good guess, that's a good guess.
OK, let me take your handbag, Pigeon.
Let's see if any of you are right. Who's behind the mask?
THEY CHANT: Take it off, take it off, take it off.
Take it off. Take it off.
Take it, take it off.
Take it off. Take it off.
Take it off, take it off, take it off.
Take it off. Who is it? Take it off.
Take it off, take it. JOEL: Take it off!
Take it...! # Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's comedian and actress Katherine Ryan!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh! my No...!
You...! That accent was so good!
I think this is yours, you can take this back, you can take that back.
Katherine, we were so convinced at one stage it was Gemma Collins.
Cos you were doing such a great...
Ancl I know you're a huge fan of the GC.
I can only do sort of an Essex accent because I watch so much ITV.
LAUGHTER
I love reality TV, I love... ESSEX ACCENT: "the GC.
LAUGHTER
What's this mint sauce thing about?
There were a few root vegetables building up to,
with the mint sauce, a roast.
I did a series of Roast Battle with you.
So I should've got that. But cos they were in different packages,
I don't think we put 'em together, did we? No! Aw...
Got all distracted on the driving clues. Yes!
You voice All Star Driving School, right?
I'd forgotten about that. LAUGHTER
But I'm also very close with jimmy Carr.
Yeah, so that was a link there.
The song today was Fight For This Love, Cheryl.
You've done stand-up about Cheryl before, a lot, right?
I love Cheryl.
Ancl I used to do a bit of roast comedy in my act about her.
So I feel like it's beautiful karma that I went off on her song.
She'd like that. LAUGHTER
Am I right in saying, you're very pregnant right now?
I got, like, a month left.
Oh, my God! Oh, wow!
I have a baby's foot in my lung at most times,
it's actually harder than I thought, yeah.
Does your daughter know that you're taking part?
You can't tell my daughter anything because
she would spill it to her whole school
so she'll be finding out with everyone else.
Yay! How great!
We watch the show together. Aw!
Have you enjoyed yourself? I've enjoyed myself so much.
I'm such a fan of the show. Aw, well, we loved you!
I've absolutely loved having you on the show.
Well, give it up for Katherine Ryan, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That is all for tonight!
We'll be back next week for more masked capers.
For now, performing one final time, unmasked at last,
it's Katherine Ryan!
Yes! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Too much of anything Can make you sick
# Even the good can be a curse
# Makes it hard to know Which road to go down
# Knowing too much Can get you hurt... #
Yes!
# I know where I want this to go
# Drive it fast, but let's go slow
# What I don't wanna do is crash, no
# just know that you're not In this thing alone
# There's always a place in me That you can call home
# If ever you feel like We're growing apart
# Let's just go back, back, back Back, back to the start
# We gotta fight, fight Fight for this love
# If it's worth having It's worth fightin' for, oh. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Katherine Ryan, everybody!
NARRATOR: '..seven more celebrities take to the stage.
'Plus, Stephen Mulhern joins the panel.'
Deuce!
'Ancl it's a double elimination.'
A Masked Singer world first, ladies and gentlemen.
WOW!
'This is the Masked Singer.'
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