VOICE-OVER: 'Prepare to be amazed and dazzled by Dippy Egg..."
Those were "egg-cellent” guesses.
'..Maypole...
'Bigfoot...' MO: Oh, my God, that was so good.
'..Cricket... and Rat.
'Plus, special guest star -
'Olly Murs steps into the ring."
The gloves are off. Yes.
I know exactly who that is. What?! Wow!
Oh, my God!
'And it's tears of a clown as one celebrity is unmasked.'
No way!
'This is The Masked Singer...' Who is that?
"..Circus Special.'
SHE GRUNTS, APPLAUSE
JOEL: 'The circus is in town, people.'
# Who are ya?
Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
SONG: 'Let Go For Tonight'
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Fell from the sky... #
whoo!
# We fell from the sky And started walking
# Leaving our footprints On the ground
# So I call your name The only thing I know
# Is I need you here Or you'll be gone forever
# All that I know, all that I know
# Is we're here tonight
# Turn off the lights
# Let go for tonight, baby
# Let love in your life And be strong
# Let go for tonight, baby
# Who needs sleep tonight?
# I need to let it go, let it go
# Let it go, let it go
# Turn off the lights
# Let love in your life, baby
# Who needs sleep tonight?
# I need to let it go, let it go
# Turn off the lights Let it go, let it go
# Turn off the lights
# Let love in your life, baby
# Who needs sleep tonight?
# Turn off the lights. #
DAVINA: Wow!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
who is that?
ALL: Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes!
It's me!
Oh!
Thank you.
Welcome to the greatest show on Earth!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'm your ringmaster, or ring-masker.
And for one night only, the circus is in town, people!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Prepare to be amazed
as five extraordinary acts take to the stage
in incredible disguises,
the likes of which you've never seen.
Apart from a couple of weeks ago.
LAUGHTER
But now, send in the clowns, it's the panel, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? #
JOEL: I'm coming in.
Look at all this.
Look at all this stuff.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
All the way from Cirque du Mo-leil...
whoo! LAUGHTER
# This is the greatest Mo! #
It's Mo Gilligan.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
She is here for a good "mime", it's Davina McCall.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes.
He puts the "dad" into
# Dad-da-da-da-da-da-da... #
ALL, TO CIRCUS THEME: # Da-da-da-da-da-da
# Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da! #
It's Jonathan Ross! Hello, everyone.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hello, thank you.
And with Rita back in America,
stepping into her clown shoes this week,
it's the Murs-me rising Olly Murs!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Pleasure. Wow.
It is so good to have you here. Are you a big fan of the show, Olly?
Yes. What is going on? This is madness.
LAUGHTER Absolute madness.
But I'm here for the madness. Yes.
Yay! I'm excited. I can't wait.
Jonathan, can you please talk us through your outfit?
You look incredible right now. Well, because everyone else...
Well... You look so good.
Thank you. Everyone else was told to dress for the circus.
This is what I was coming in anyway.
LAUGHTER I'm meant to be a circus daredevil,
and I was, I was a reckless rogue when I was young,
which is hard enough for me to say, never mind to be.
LAUGHTER
Oh... Davina, this is a strong look.
What do you bench, bro? 1,0001b.
1,000Lb.
I'm so strong. I'm so strong. So strong.
Mo, do you have any circus skills?
I can do this thing where I move the side of my head.
Here we go. Are we ready? Yes.
Can you see that? Wow.
Look at that. And Mo, do you have any circus skills?
LAUGHTER
Remember, there's no "I" in team, but there is an "us" in circus.
Good luck, panel. Yay!
Thank you.
Gonna be fun.
Roll up, roll up!
Tonight's five acts will wow this sold-out crowd.
After all five performances, the two acts with the fewest votes
will compete in a sing-off and one of them will be unmasked.
Remember, there are clues all over this big top,
especially in the clue packages,
parts of which feature stunt doubles,
and they've got big shoes to fill.
MIMICS CLOWN HORN
LAUGHTER
Now, time for our first act.
They're the best thing WITH sliced bread.
It's Dippy Egg.
Yeah.
# Cheer up, sleepy Jean
# Oh, what can it mean? #
My performance last week was so much fun,
which was nice.
Matt Lucas. Could it be Matt Hancock in there?
He looks more like Boris Johnson.
But no "yolk", the panel didn't even come close to cracking me.
# Happiness is egg-shaped
# And love's a... #
Think I like the quiet life of t'farm?
No way.
Don't mislay
cos I play day and night.
Someone who works on TV at night and day?
# Cos I've got a brand-new Combine harvester
# And I'll give you the key... #
Being a farmer, I love birdsong at sunrise.
It might be someone who has a farm.
Maybe it's someone who has a nature show. He likes football.
# I've got a brand-new Combine harvester... #
Oh, look, "You're not on Strictly now."
Someone who's been on Strictly, then.
And talking about mornings,
us dippy eggs love brekkie.
Erm, breakfast show?
It's the most important meal of t'day.
# Weigh-ho, heigh-ho... #
Everything's blue and yellow,
that might be a football kit or something.
Oh, voting. Politician.
I'm egg-static
because today's looking all sunny side up.
Live. # High, low, high, low, it's off to work I go. #
Higher, higher, lower, lower. The Price Is Right.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes, Dippy Egg!
SONG: 'There's No Business Like Show Business'
# There's no business Like show business
# Like no business I know
# Everything about it is appealing
# Everything that traffic will allow
# Nowhere can you get That happy feeling
# When you're stealing That extra bow
# There's no people like... #
Look at the mouths on the eggs.
# They smile when they are low
# Yesterday, they told you You would not go far
# Last night, you open And there you are... #
He's got, like, an American accent.
# Next day, on your dressing room They've hung a star
# Let's go on with the show
# Costumes, the plots
# The audience that lifts you When you're down
# The headaches, the heartaches
# The backaches, the flops
# The sheriff who escorts you Out of town
# "Get out of here!" #
Maybe it is an American.
# The opening When your heart beats like a drum
# The closing when the customers don't come
# Well, meh
# There's no business Like show business
# Like no business I know
# You get word Before the show has started
# That your favourite uncle Died at dawn
# On top of that Your ma and pa have parted
# You're brokenhearted But you go on
# There's no people like show people
# They smile when they are low... #
Theatrical, right? Yeah, like the West End vibes.
# That you know will fold
# And leave you stranded Out in the cold
# Still, you wouldn't swap it For a pot of gold
# Let's go
# On with the show. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
These eggs are mad.
Wow!
Dippy Egg, everybody!
What a star.
That was good. Wow!
Loved that, Dippy Egg, that was so good!
Jonathan, what did you think? I really enjoyed that performance.
Wasn't that a lovely start to the show?
So much energy. Whoo!
You know what, Strictly is the big clue here.
DAVINA: Yes.
Just listening to your voice and seeing the way you perform
and dance around the stage,
what do chickens have up here? What's that? A beak?
Yeah, a little "Beke".
An Anton Du Beke.
Ooh!
That's who it is.
And you can't make an omelette without "Beke-ing" a few eggs.
LAUGHTER
Olly, welcome to the show.
It's a pleasure.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
You look amazing. Who do you think it is?
Do you know what, the gloves are off.
Wow, gloves off. I'm ready for this.
Here we go. I know exactly who that is.
Wow! Yep.
Who? I think this is a TV presenter
because one of the clues was "working day and night".
And I think it's someone that might have worked on breakfast TV
and maybe done some evening TV work.
Yeah. This person's done Strictly, he's quite tall,
and I've seen them calves before. what?
LAUGHTER AND CHEERING
It's Dan Walker.
APPLAUSE
Davina?
So, I agree, I think it's somebody on the television,
but I do think it's somebody that was a politician
cos of the voting thing. Right.
A politician that was on Strictly Come Dancing,
somebody that's on GMB,
I think it's Ed Balls.
MO: Ooh! JONATHAN: Yeah. It could be.
The other person I thought it could be, who's got amazing calves,
who's on breakfast television, is Ben Shephard. That's true.
MO: Ooh! Bit of Ben Shephard.
I had Ben Shephard as well.
I thought you was gonna say Ben Shephard, Olly.
Mm. Yeah, and my heart skipped a beat.
LAUGHTER
All right, guesses.
I'm gonna go back to a previous guess I had
because this is, I feel like, a bit of a funny person.
Hm. Very, very good voice.
I think it's Matt Lucas in there. Mm.
APPLAUSE
Matt Lucas? Yeah.
OK. Do you want a little clue?
Yes, please. Yes.
Well, we're gonna give you two, but only one of them is true.
We call this game Truth or Custard Pies. Lies!
LAUGHTER
Dippy Egg, can we have your first clue, please?
READS CLUE ALOUD
"My clown chums"? Clown chums...
Can I have your second clue, please?
READS CLUE ALOUD
Catwalk? "I've got more in common with a catwalk
“than a tightrope walk." Interesting.
That has threw me. Audience, give a cheer
if you think number one is true. DAVINA: Yay!
DINGING
Give a cheer if you think number two is true.
CHEERING
Less people. Interesting.
So, he said "clown chums"? Yeah.
Growing up, I used to watch a show called SMTV Live.
They used to have a version of Friends called Chums.
Oh, yeah.
Ant and Dec was on the show.
Someone who's very close to Ant and Dec, Stephen Mulhern.
Mm.
Interesting.
You'll only see who's inside when they "eggs-it" the competition.
Let's hear it for Dippy Egg, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Deeply Dippy' by Right Said Fred
I would love some eggs now.
JOEL: Were the panel's guesses show-stopping,
or are they quickly going out of business?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
I think you'll agree, those were "egg-cellent” guesses,
but are the panel close to cracking me?
Maypole is coming up after the break,
so I "wood-n't" go anywhere.
Cos it's made of wood. See you in a bit.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
CIRCUS MUSIC
LAUGHTER
Go on, yeah! Yes, Joel!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah!
Welcome back to The Masked Singer Circus!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What a star. What a talent.
We've still got four sensational performances to come
and a sing-off.
But right now, it's back to the clues.
I'm surprisingly worn out, considering how small the bike is!
LAUGHTER
We'll get to the bottom of this once and "floral".
It's Maypole!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# I'm never gonna not Dance again
# Dance again
# I'm never gonna not Dance again... #
Mayday, Mayday.
The panel's guesses have got me in a spin.
Could be Rita Ora.
Anne-Marie. Emma Raducanu.
Former prime minister Theresa May!
Well, they are all going in one direction.
# Dance again. #
I can stand rain and shine.
You have to be resilient to survive this island.
It could be someone that might have been on Love Island.
And this isn't my first rodeo.
Finding a perfect match is easy when you're made of wood.
Well, sometimes, it is.
Oh, well. CHUCKLES
Is that where Olympics have been?
I almost chose a different field
that was poles apart.
Is that Bake Off? Oh, my God, this is so hard.
But this habit is hard to break.
Return To Sender was a hit for Elvis.
Time to go for another whirl.
Wheee!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
This is amazing.
SONG: 'Clown'
# I guess it's funnier From where you're standing
# Cos from over here I missed the joke... #
Wow. Wow. Wow.
Who is this?
# Clear the way for my crash landing
# I've done it again
# Another number for your notes
# I'll be your clown
# Behind the glass
# Go 'head and laugh
# Cos it's funny
# I would too
# If I saw me
# I'll be your clown
# On your favourite channel
# My life's a circus, circus
# Round in circles
# I'm selling out tonight... #
GASPS
# From a distance My choice is simple
# From a distance, I can entertain
# So you can see me
# I put make-up on my face
# But there's no way you can feel it
# From so far away
# Yeah... #
Wow! Come on.
# I'll be your clown
# Behind the glass
# Go 'head and laugh
# Cos it's funny
# I would too
# If I saw me
# I'll be your clown
# On your favourite channel
# My life's a circus, circus
# Round in circles
# I'm selling out tonight. #
Wow!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I've got goose bumps all over.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow!
Give it up for Maypole, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was so, so good.
Olly, how good was that?
Maypole, wow, that was beautiful and stunning.
I just looked around and they were just loving it. Yeah.
The clues haven't matched up to the voice a little bit.
People that I've put down are not what I expected. No.
The one clue that stood out for me was one direction.
I think I know this lady very well. DAVINA GASPS
I think I was on X Factor when she was on it.
I think the year that One Direction were on it, she was on it.
I think it's my X Factor buddy Cheryl.
JONATHAN: Wow. Wow.
I mean, that's convincing.
Last time you were on, as you know, I guessed,
and this made perfect sense at the time,
I thought it was Theresa May.
LAUGHTER
But, no, here is who I think it might actually be because
it was mentioned about making a habit of it and this is someone
I know can sing beautifully and was in Sister Act in the West End.
I think it might be Beverley Knight.
AUDIENCE: Ooh.
Oh, you're not convinced but stick with it.
It's a step up from Theresa May.
LAUGHTER
Mo, have you changed your hat?
Yeah, that's my magic trick - I change my hat.
Just changing up the hat.
Joel, I changed my pants. No-one even noticed.
LAUGHTER Who is it, Mo?
When I looked at the clue package, Joel,
I seen a gold heart which made me think of Love Island.
She performed on Love Island and in the clue package
they said "praise you", which is one of her song titles.
That's why I think she's not here, she's over there, it is Rita Ora.
We are being bamboozled, Joel. I would love it if that was Rita.
Why is she not here? Because she's here. Yeah.
LAUGHTER Davina, who is it?
So, I want to ask you a question.
Anne-Marie is who I guessed last time.
Does it sound like her cos you know her voice?
Anne-Marie has got an incredible voice. That could be. It could be.
I'm confused because... I'm not 100%.
...the clues are pointing me to another singer so...
I'm not sure that this singer fits the bill.
I heard the name Stan.
Dido, her son is called Stan. She sang Stan with Eminem.
Dido. APPLAUSE
But I think I'd be better off with Anne-Marie.
I think you'd be better off with Theresa May, to be honest with you.
OK, it's time to play Truth or Custard Pies.
You'll hear two clues but only one of them is true.
Maypole, let's hear clue number one. Go for it.
READS CLUE ALOUD
"It's true clowns scare me, but I just grin and bear it."
Clue number two.
READS CLUE ALOUD
"Don't tell the other circus acts
"but I can speak Spanish and Italian."
Audience, give me a cheer if you think number one is true.
CHEERING
BELL DINGS
Audience, if you think number two is true.
CHEERING
One very confident child.
LAUGHTER
She was Cheryl Cole-Versini for a while.
But Cheryl's son's called Bear. GASPING
HIGH-PITCHED VOCALISING
Interesting.
Who's been leading the panel on a merry dance?
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Maypole, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# You spin me right round Baby, right round... #
Cheryl's really tiny. I think she's American.
Di-don't know if the panel are getting close or simply
going round in circles.
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Did Olly just call my name?
Am I Cheryl or is that Crazy Stupid Love?
After the break, Bigfoot steps into the big top.
It's gonna be big-g-g-g-g!
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer Circus.
STRAINED GRUNTING
Wow! When I heard the circus was looking for a new strongman,
naturally I stepped up.
CHEERING whoo!
STRAINING
It's pretty heavy actually. Do you want some help?
You won't be able to move it, Davina. It's really heavy.
It's really heavy.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wanna give it a try?
CHEERING
You're unbelievable.
Unbelievable.
Here? Yeah, pop it over there for me.
Pop it over there for me.
Thank you, thank you. I loosened it up for you.
Onto our next act now.
They're a waxer's worst nightmare. It's Bigfoot.
# What can I say except You're welcome? #
woohoo!
Through on the first take.
On the first take.
Solving the mystery of Bigfoot...
Bradley Walsh. Hugh Laurie.
Ray Mears. Nick Mohammed.
...is no small feat.
Thank you!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
REPORTER: 'More footage has appeared of the elusive Bigfoot.'
Hello.
I thought I'd feel a bit awkward on stage but it was great.
Awkward on stage, could be a stage actor.
"Harder to catch than you think."
You've got to snatch opportunities when they come to you.
A Lego cup.
I feel really loved. Hogwarts and all.
Could be someone who starred in Harry Potter.
Now I'm ready to take it to the Maximus.
Cowboy boot. Spurs. Cowboy boot.
Whoa!
It doesn't matter if it's not perfect if everybody is having fun.
Act your age not your shoe size...
unless your feet are as big as mine!
Could also be a sports person. That's a quote from a song.
Here's hoping I can knock your sock off tonight.
Come on, Bigfoot. Come on, Bigfoot.
Bigfoot, Bigfoot...
SONG: 'Come Fly With Me'
# Come fly with me Let's fly, let's fly away
# If you can use some exotic booze There's a bar in far Bombay
# Come fly with me Let's fly, let's fly away
# Come fly with me Let's float down to Peru
# In llama-land There's a one-man band
# And he'll toot his flute for you
# Come fly with me Let's take off in the blue... #
I think it might be a sportsperson.
# Once I get you up there Where the air is rarefied
# We'll just glide, starry-eyed... #
What's with the dog?
# Once I get you up there
# I'll be holding you so near
# You may hear the angels cheer Because we're together
# Weather-wise It's such a lovely day... #
DAVINA: Yeah!
Whoo!
# You just say the words And we'll beat those birds
# Down to Acapulco Bay
# It's so perfect For a flying honeymoon, they say
# Come fly with me Let's fly, let's fly... #
DAVINA IMITATES SINGING STYLE
# Pack up, let's fly away! #
Yeah!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Give it up for Bigfoot, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, I love you! I love you!
Olly, what did you think?
Hold on. You ready?
IMITATES 'THE VOICE' BUZZER
CHEERING
Oh, Bigfoot. It's a pleasure to have you on my team.
Um... different show.
Bigfoot, I think you're my favourite so far.
Come on, you're just so lovely. Yes!
I believe this is a sportsperson. DAVINA: Yep.
"Harder to catch than you think."
So I was thinking it was a goalkeeper. The Maximus thing.
That's in Gladiators. Yes.
Gladiators have weapons. DAVINA: Yes.
Where do you get your weapons? The Arsenal.
JONATHAN: Ah!
Arsenal, loves fishing, likes to catch balls.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is David Seaman.
CHEERING
Now, I know he did The Masked Dancer... Yes.
But he hasn't done Singer. Exactly.
Hasn't done Singer.
Mo. Let's go to some clues.
I looked at one of the clues.
You said something about Hogwarts so I thought,
"Who do we know who's in Hogwarts?"
Possibly it could be Rupert Grint.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
He's got the same colour hair. Right?
Davina.
This is going slightly against the cute image that you're giving me
right now, but I saw the cowboy boots and I saw the spurs
on the cowboy boots,
so I thought Spurs might have something do with it.
Public warning. There was the word "public warning".
I thought maybe it's a bad boy.
Maybe this sweet kind of, "Oh... I'm sweet Bigfoot",
is to cover up the fact that you're actually a very naughty bad boy.
I think it's Vinnie Jones.
APPLAUSE
I know he played for a different football team but, actually,
he supports Spurs. Ooh.
I like that a lot, Davina.
Jonathan Ross, what are you thinking?
There was a big clue in the clue package.
Did you all hear Bigfoot say, "Act your age not your shoe size?"
AUDIENCE: Yes!
Do you know what song that comes from? Yes. Kiss by Prince.
But who else had a big hit with Kiss? Tom!
Tom Jones. Do you think that could be TJ?
Tom Jones?!
Hold on, give him a chance.
AUDIENCE BOO
Bigfoot, I love you, but it's definitely not Tom Jones.
Definitely not Tom Jones? Even Bigfoot's agreeing with that.
That exactly how Tom Jones would react to that kind of comment.
OK, I think you guys could use a little help.
Let's play Truth or Custard Pies. Lies.
Bigfoot, can we please have your first clue.
READS CLUE ALOUD
Stormzy?!
The second clue, please.
READS CLUE ALOUD
Give me a cheer, audience, if you think number one is true.
CHEERING
Give me a cheer if you think number two is true.
CHEERING
Pretty split.
You're the strongman tonight with a dumbbell,
so is it someone that you have had some interaction with, do you think?
I have met Rupert Grint. You've met him? Oh!
But I've also met Vinnie Jones.
That could be Vinnie. Could be Vinnie.
This show where we're thinking,
“Is it Rupert Grint or Vinnie Jones?"
What a show...
What a show!
Well, you ain't seen nothing "yeti",
but you will when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Bigfoot, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I love Bigfoot. What a great character.
# I'm a real wild child... #
Are the panel keeping up with the Joneses
or do they need a "Rupert hint" before they score a goal?
Who do you think is behind the mask?
Vinnie Jones? Sounds like the panel were snatching at straws to me.
Time for some more clues.
I've known this act since I was knee-high to a grasshopper.
It's Cricket!
# Put your hands on Put your hands on... #
After last week's performance, I'm feeling completely bowled over.
# Oh, Lord, it may go... #
If you ask me...
Could be Levi Roots. Jay Blades.
It could be Vic Reeves in there maybe.
...the entire panel are all out. CHUCKLES
I may be coming across all airs and graces,
but one could say I have a bit of a reputation.
Ah, this is someone that's quite known.
I've always had potential.
Different from the team pursuit.
Prescription. T-D-F.
Tour de France. Bradley Wiggins!
I don't want to take you on a ride but...
RECORD SCRATCHES
...competing, you "Knowles"...
...it allowed my talent to grow.
The competition has been rather thrilling, hasn't it?
Let's hope tonight's performance isn't a duck.
A duck. That's a cricket reference.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Rhythm Is A Dancer
VOCALISING, HOLDING NOTES
# Rhythm is a dancer It's a soul's companion
# People feel it everywhere
# Lift your hands and voices Free your mind and join us... #
I know this person, man.
# You can feel it in the air
# Oh, it's a passion
# Oh, you can feel it in the air
# Whoa, it's a passion
# Whoa, whoa
# This is the rhythm of the...
# You can put some joy Upon my face
# Oh, sunshine in An empty place... #
I know this voice, I know this.
# And then I'll make you stay
# Oh, I can ease you of your pain
# Feel you give me love again... #
I think I know it as well but I can't place it.
# Each time I hear you say, hey
# This is the rhythm of the night The night
# Oh, yeah
# The rhythm of the night
# This is the rhythm of my life My life
# Oh, yeah
# The rhythm of my life
# This is the rhythm of the night
# The night Oh, yeah... #
It's a really deep, soulful voice. Yes.
# The rhythm of the night
# This is the rhythm of my life
# My life
# Oh, yeah
# The rhythm of my life
# This is the rhythm of the night The night
# Oh, yeah. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That's a good voice.
It's a good voice and quite a distinctive voice.
Give it up for Cricket, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So good, Cricket!
Yes!
Mo, how good was that, my friend?
That was so, so good.
Oh, my God. That was so good.
I was looking at some of the clues and I seen competing,
and a show that people go on and they compete
but they compete in a different way to try and get funding,
and this person was on Dragons' Den and they can sing...
I'm gonna go back to a previous guess I had
and it could be Levi Roots.
APPLAUSE It could be Levi Roots.
But last minute I have a new entry and, again, it was someone that
not so much competes, but they kind of make sure that
we're in a good vibe, they motivate us,
and I think possibly it could be Mr Motivator in there.
Wow!
JONATHAN: That's a good call.
Davina.
So competing, I thought about the X Factor
and JLS were on the X Factor.
I think it's somebody who, before he got into JLS,
he was in Holby City for a few years because there was a doctor's coat.
And he was an X Factor finalist against Alexandra Burke...
But, you know they said, "you Knowles" instead of "you know".
Knowles felt like a really big clue in there
and Alexandra Burke sang with Beyonce... Yes.
...in that final with JLS in it,
so I came up with Marvin Humes. APPLAUSE
Olly. The first thing I saw was T-D-F.
And then I thought Tour de France, you see.
Then I'm thinking this could be a cyclist...
But then... you sang. DAVINA: Yeah.
And then when you sang...
Cricket, you sang at my best friend's wedding.
GASPING What?!
Yeah. That's Lemar. MO: Ohh!
Oh, it is! That's Lemar!
You got it! Yes!
I'm so annoyed now cos I knew the voice. That's Lemar.
I seen you this summer. How dare you do this to me, Lemar?
I swear on my life.
Jonathan. Well, I'm glad you came to me last
cos earlier I was saying David Gower and lan Botham,
but then when I heard you sing, I remembered that
a friend of mine heard someone like you sing at
their best friend's wedding.
LAUGHTER
I remembered, it's Lemar, ladies and gentlemen!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It all came back to me. You want another clue?
Yes. Let's play Truth or Custard Pies.
Cricket, can we have clue number one, please?
READS CLUE ALOUD
Fire breathing? Clue number two, please.
READS CLUE ALOUD
Big mouse? Audience, coming to you.
If you think clue number one is true...
SCATTERED WHOOPS
Give me a cheer if you think clue number two is true.
CHEERING, BELL DINGS
Big mouse. Did you recognise the voice?
100%. No, the speaking voice.
Absolutely. What was that wedding we were at, who was it again?
LAUGHTER He spoke just like that.
It was Jake. Jake's wedding. It might not be.
That's right, Jake's wedding.
And he came up and he said, "I love a big mouse."
Yeah, I remember it now. Big top.
It might not be.
Why do you think it might not be? This is The Masked Singer.
We think we know something, and then we know nothing.
There's a lot of tricks going on here.
OK, interesting. I very much enjoyed that.
OK, we'll only grass up this hopper
when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Cricket, everyone! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah! Yay!
Well done, Cricket. Head off down the corridor, friend.
Is there a 50-50 chance that the panel got it right,
or do they need further motivation?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Olly thinks he's cracked this Cricket right off the bat,
but has he caught me out?
Rats!
It's time for a break, but don't go anywhere
cos coming up, it's Rat.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE, DRUM ROLL
JONATHAN: Wow. Yes, Joel! Yeah!
Welcome back to The Masked Singer Circus!
That's the best link I've ever seen.
I put the chin in wat-chin' television.
Thank you. Whoo!
We've got one last act
before the studio audience vote for their favourite.
They're popular everywhere... except restaurants.
It's Rat.
SONG: 'Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"
# Boom, boom, boom, boom I want you in my room... #
It's me, Ratty. I'm flushed with success.
# Boom, boom, boom, boom I wanna go boom, boom... #
After last week's performance, smiling from whisker to whisker,
the panel's guesses...
Could it be Carol Smillie in there?
Shirley Manson.
It might be Mel C.
LAUGHS They haven't caught me yet.
# Together in my room. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Watch me do it, watch me do it
# Look it, look it, I'mma do it Like a girl
# Like a girl... #
Practising my lines alone is one thing,
but rodents like to run around with others.
Others? Maybe she was in a girl group.
I think it's a fake Liverpool accent.
I'll tell you what, doc, I'm a champion companion.
# Get on their knees
# Now watch me do it Watch me do it... #
Alan. Look, there's Alan on the T-shirt.
Decorating. There's some decorating clues in there.
I've regenerated more than once,
made a name for myself.
Maybe an actor regenerates, don't they?
But who wants one name when you can have three?
Three names? Who can have one name? Maybe she was in a group.
Or someone with three names, though.
# The girls wanna be her... #
STRANGER THINGS THEME PLAYS
You find all sorts of Stranger Things down here.
# The boys wanna be her
# I want to be her... #
That's an airbrush, isn't it? That's a tattoo machine.
And I'm ready to make my mark on this competition.
# And they love it! #
Time to make the fur fly.
APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Nellie The Elephant'
# To Bombay A travelling circus came
# They brought An intelligent elephant
# And Nellie was her name
# One dark night
# She slipped her iron chain
# And off she ran to Hindustan
# And was never seen again... #
Doesn't sound Scouse now.
No, you're right.
# Nellie the elephant Packed her trunk
# And said goodbye to the circus
# Off she went with a trumpety trump
# Trump, trump, trump
# Nellie the elephant Packed her trunk
# And trundled back to the jungle
# Off she went with a trumpety trump Trump
# Trump Trump
# The head of the herd was calling Far, far away
# They met one night In the silver light
# On the road to Mandalay... # Whoo!
# Nellie the elephant Packed her trunk
# And said goodbye to the circus
# Off she went With a trumpety trump... #
I think probably an actor or a presenter.
# The head of the herd was calling Far, far away
# They met one night In the silver light
# On the road to Mandalay... # ALL: Hey!
# Nellie the elephant Packed her trunk
# And said goodbye to the circus
# Off she went with a trumpety trump
# Trump, trump, trump! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Give it up for Rat!
Wow! Hey!
Aw. Aw.
Jonathan, let's talk about the elephant in the room.
Who is this?
I don't know who Rat is, I don't think, just yet.
But I know I really enjoyed that performance.
Song we all enjoy.
Did you see there was lots of references to Stranger Things?
Yeah.
And then, they said, "Why have one name when three names will do?"
And the young actor who played Eleven in Stranger Things
is someone who goes by the name of Millie Bobby Brown.
DAVINA GASPS Yes.
But I don't think it is Millie Bobby Brown.
However, I really enjoy saying Millie Bobby Brown.
LAUGHTER
Would you care to join in? One, two, three.
ALL: Millie Bobby Brown.
Pretty nice, isn't it? It is nice.
No, but I tell you who I think it is.
This is who I think it might be.
Do it yourself, home repairs, you've got a tool belt on.
Regeneration, if you regenerate your house,
I think it's someone who has had a champion companion.
That companion went by the name of Handy Andy.
I think in there, from Changing Rooms,
it's Carol Smillie.
ALL: Ooh! That's who I think it is.
Olly, who is Rat?
The clues, "Who wants one name when you can have three?"
So I was thinking maybe this Scouse rat
that's got a beautiful voice
was in a girl band.
MO: OK. JONATHAN: Yeah.
Atomic Kitten. Oh!
I'm thinking Kerry Katona.
Wow! That's my guess.
Davina McCall, is it Kerry Katona? No.
What?!
I think that...
Actually, I've got to say, Rat,
that was a great performance from you.
I feel like you've grown in confidence
since the last time we saw you.
Did you hear that, Rat? Someone said, "I love you."
ALL: Aw. Yeah.
MO: Aw, that's so cute. Who's that?
When they start mating and take over your house,
you won't love them. Trust me.
LAUGHTER
They get everywhere!
I thought that clue about regeneration might be an actor,
somebody who kind of just regenerates themselves
into another part.
The Stranger Things, this person that I'm thinking of,
who is originally from Liverpool,
was in a horror film with David Harbour,
who was in Stranger Things.
I think it might be Jodie Comer.
Oh! JONATHAN: From Killing Eve?
Yes. She can do every accent.
Wow. It could be.
Mo, what are you thinking, my friend?
So, I've seen them say Alan, right?
Now, that led me down a path, because this actor,
she's in Coronation Street, ladies and gentlemen.
She is from Liverpool, and when you think of regenerate,
yeah, you think of make-over, right?
So someone who was on a show called 60 Minute Makeover,
she plays Tyrone's mum.
Tyrone's real name, the actor, his name is Alan Halsall.
Do you know who I think it is? I think it's Claire Sweeney.
Yes! Oh, that's a good one.
That's a good guess. That's quite good.
Mo, that's a good guess.
You want another clue? Yes! Yes!
Do one last round of Truth or Custard Pies.
Rat, can we hear clue number one, please?
READS CLUE ALOUD
Jodie Comer played Villanelle in Killing Eve.
Hmm. And that was a path full of danger.
Let's hear the second clue. OK, yes, second clue.
READS CLUE ALOUD
Fresh... Lick of paint? ..lick of paint. Lick of paint?
Audience, do you think number one is true? Give me a cheer.
Nobody! LAUGHTER
Audience, if you think number two is true, give me a cheer.
Yes. CHEERING
Yes.
And also, don't forget, with Claire Sweeney,
you're thinking three names - 60... Minute... Makeover.
DAVINA GASPS AUDIENCE: Ooh!
I don't know why I done that. LAUGHTER
OK. I smell a rat under that hat.
But we'll only know when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Rat, everyone.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Rat In Mi Kitchen by UB40
Well done, Rat! Rat-a-tat-tat!
# I'm gonna fix that rat That's what I'm gonna do
# I'm gonna fix that rat. #
Do the panel have a rat's chance of trapping this rodent?
Or do they not have a rat-a-clue-ille?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Kerry Katona?
Rats get a little nervous around kittens.
But was that guess atomic?
Wow! This circus had more twists and turns
than a contortionist's convention.
Coming up after the break, we've got the audience vote.
But first, it's time to kick-start your weekend
with another chance to win a massive two-part prize
worth over £118,000.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer,
all this beautiful bunch.
All of our characters have performed,
and now the studio audience must choose their favourite.
The two acts with the fewest votes will compete in a sing-off,
and one of them will be unmasked.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
While the audience vote,
here's a reminder of tonight's performances.
# There's...
# No business like show business
# Like no business I know... #
# I'll be your clown
# On your favourite channel... #
# Come fly with me
# Let's fly, let's fly away... #
# This is the rhythm of my life
# My life
# Oh, yeah... #
# Nellie the elephant Packed her trunk
# And said goodbye to the circus
# Off she went with a trumpety trump
# Trump, trump, trump... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The results are in.
I can reveal,
in no particular order,
the masked singers going through are...
AUDIENCE CLAMOUR
...Bigfoot! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah!
The second masked singer going through is...
AUDIENCE CLAMOUR
...Cricket!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Woohoo!
Wow.
Joining Cricket and Bigfoot is...
AUDIENCE CLAMOUR
...Maypole!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow!
That means, Rat, Dippy Egg,
you will be performing again in tonight's sing-off.
After your performances, the panel will decide
who will stay in the competition and who will be unmasked.
The rest of you, head off down the tunnel.
Congratulations, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yeah. Good luck.
# Who are you? who's that behind the mask? #
Aw.
Panel, what do you think? Aw, it's so sad.
I mean, it's horrible, isn't it, having to...? Yeah.
They were all great tonight.
We can't wait to hear another performance.
This is great for us. It's a win-win situation.
OK, performing first, ladies and gentlemen, it's Rat.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yeah! wWhoo!
Good luck, Rat.
SONG: 'YMCA', CHEERING
Yeah! Oh, come on.
# Young man
# There's no need to feel down I said
# Young man
# Pick yourself off the ground I said
# Young man
# Cos you're in a new town
# There's no need to be unhappy
# Young man
# There's a place you can go I said
# Young man
# When you're short on your dough You can stay there
# And I'm sure you will find
# Many ways to have a good time... #
Bam, bam, bam, bam! Ready? Here we go.
# It's fun to stay at the YMCA
# They have everything For young men to enjoy
# You can hang out With all the boys
# It's fun to stay at the YMCA
# You'll find it at the YMCA
# No man, young man Does it all by himself
# Young man, young man Put your pride on the shelf
# YMCA. # Yeah! Whoo.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I love that.
Yes, yes, yes!
Give it up for Rat!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? # Well done, Ratty.
Performing next, it's Dippy Egg.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yay, Dippy Egg!
SONG: 'Shotgun'
# Homemade alligator See you later
# Gotta hit the road
# Gotta hit the road... # Great song!
# Something changed In the atmosphere
# Architecture unfamiliar I could get USED to this... #
LAUGHTER
# Time flies by In the yellow and green
# Stick around And you'll see what I mean
# There's a mountaintop That I'm dreaming of
# If you need me You know where I'll be
# I'll be riding shotgun Underneath the hot sun
# Feeling like a someone
# I'll be riding shotgun Underneath the hot sun
# Feeling like a someone... #
Whoa-oh. Yeah, he's got the crowd.
# South of the equator, navigator
# Gotta hit the road Gotta hit the road
# Deep-sea diving 'round the clock # Bikini bottoms, lager tops
# I could get USED to this
# Time flies by In the yellow and green
# Stick around And you'll see what I mean
# There's a mountaintop That I'm dreaming of
# If you need me You know where I'll be
# I'll be riding shotgun Underneath the hot sun
# Feeling like a someone
# I'll be riding shotgun. #
AUDIENCE CONTINUE: # Underneath the hot sun... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes, Dippy Egg!
Give it up for Dippy Egg!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yeah!
Welcome back Rat, everybody.
Back here, Rat.
So good!
Before you decide, panel, who will be unmasked,
you're gonna hear one last clue.
Ooh!
You just have to figure out whether it's about Rat or Dippy Egg.
Oh, what do we have here? What do we have here?
A tent has mysteriously appeared on stage.
AUDIENCE: Ooh! Let me go inside.
LAUGHTER Ooh... Ooh!
WOOD SAWING, CLANGING
CRASHING, CAT MEOWING
Ooh!
SPLUTTERS
ECHOING: Oh, I can see the future!
What?! Oh! I'm getting a clue. I can see...
a clue but I cannot see who it is for.
Oh, it's coming to me now. It is...
There is a weak signal
that shows a strong power...
a power to influence change.
A politician?
Ooh, who is that a clue for?
Is it Dippy Egg or Rat?
Dippy Egg. Yeah, Dippy Egg.
Ooh, you think it's Dippy Egg, do you? Yes. Yes.
I can see the future, and you're potentially wrong.
LAUGHTER
Ooh! I can sense another clue. Oh, yes, yeah.
Through the crystal ball... Ooh!
...their calling is to keep talking.
But whose clue is whose?
Ooh!
APPLAUSE
"Keep the nation talking." That's an ITV thing, isn't it?
APPLAUSE, JOEL GRUNTS
Oof!
I wouldn't go in there for a couple of minutes.
LAUGHTER What are you thinking?
I'll be honest with you, Joel, it hasn't really helped us at all.
No. Hasn't really helped at all?
You mean, I put in all that effort for absolutely nothing?
You? We didn't think that was you.
Just to let you in a secret...
That was me. What?! No, it wasn't.
That was me, that was me.
I just had a cloak on the entire time.
OK, we're all out of clues.
Panel, put your heads together
because it is almost time to decide who will be unmasked.
Get discussing, people.
Will it be Rat or Dippy Egg?
Find out right after the break. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer.
Rat and Dippy Egg have performed in the sing-off,
but only one of them can go through
along with Maypole, Bigfoot and Cricket.
Panel, it's decision time. Ooh.
Davina, can you please tell us the name of the masked singer
the panel would like to save.
This was very hard
because you both gave amazing performances tonight
but the masked singer we've decided to save...
.is...
AUDIENCE CLAMOUR
...Dippy Egg. # Who's that behind the mask? #
Dippy Egg!
Dippy Egg, congratulations. We will see you again next time.
Give it up for Dippy Egg, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's really cute when they cuddle.
Congratulations, Dippy Egg. Yeah!
Oh!
Rat! Sadly... Oh, Ratty!
...your time on The Masked Singer has come to an end
but, before you reveal your identity,
panel, who do you think it is?
I'm gonna come to you first, Mo.
I'm gonna go with the guess I said previously.
I think it is Claire Sweeney. Claire Sweeney. Great guess.
Davina?
Jodie Comer? Jodie Comer, OK.
Olly Murs. I'm sticking with it.
Kerry Katona. Kerry Katona.
And finally, Jonathan Ross. I'm changing my...
I've been looking at the clues. I think regeneration, Doctor Who.
I'm gonna go with Jodie Whittaker.
Jodie Whittaker. Love that, OK.
Well, there's only one way to find out.
Rat, who's behind the mask?
ALL CHANT: Take it off! Take it off!
I love this bit! CHANTING: 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 off! Take it off!
# Who's that behind the mask? # It's Shirley Ballas!
JONATHAN: No! Shirley!
SHIRLEY LAUGHS MO: Oh, my God!
No way!
Strictly judge Shirley Ballas. No way! What?!
How did we not get Shirley Ballas? That's so...
So lovely to see you.
That is not what I expected.
We were miles away. Normally you're wearing heels,
I didn't know your feet were so big, but now it makes sense.
LAUGHTER That's crazy.
But your accents were good.
Well, I come from the north of England.
It's all "that, like", you know what I mean?
It was easy for me. Oh, my God!
What did you think of some of the guesses, Shirley?
I was very flattered, actually, cos I just don't sing at all,
some of the people that you were saying, I was, like, "Wow!"
You should be proud of your performances, it was brilliant.
None of us got you. No. So, well done.
APPLAUSE
The way you were dancing, now I think of it,
your movement was very good. Yes.
You had all the step ball change, all the Bob Fosse.
It makes sense now. And what was the clue about
something doesn't scare me cos I've crossed path with danger?
Cos I climbed Kilimanjaro. Yes, of course you did. Oh.
One clue that is bothering me now, there was, like, tattoos.
Have you got tattoos? All over my backside.
What?! No way! Yes. Oh, my Lord.
Wait hang on a minute, what?!
Please say you've just got Anton Du Beke right there.
All over and all over and all over, So, yes.
And then I tattooed my boyfriend's name on it.
Not so sure that was a good idea. LAUGHTER
Do any of the other Strictly judges know? Of course.
Bruno used to make me show him them.
I'm not talking about the tattoos, I'm talking about being on the show.
LAUGHTER
No, no-one knows. LAUGHTER
That's an excellent bit of information.
You only get this on The Masked Singer.
LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE
So, did you enjoy yourself?
I would say it's one of the best times in my life, actually.
Oh, that's so nice. Oh, Shirley. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Was way out of my comfort zone and I totally loved it.
Honestly, you've been absolutely brilliant on the show.
A ray of sunshine. You've been so wonderful.
Fantastic. What a night at The Masked Singer Circus.
If you thought tonight's show was a tasty treat,
Big Zuu's 12 Dishes continues later tonight here on ITV1.
We'll be back next week for more clowning around,
but now, singing for us one final time,
unmasked at last, it's Shirley Ballas, everyone.
CHEERING Yay!
SONG: 'Nellie The Elephant'
# To Bombay A travelling circus came
# They brought An intelligent elephant
# And Nellie was her name
# One dark night
# She slipped her iron chain
# They taught her how to take a bow
# And she took the crowd By storm... # Hey!
# Nellie the elephant Packed her trunk
# And said goodbye to the circus
# Off she went with a trumpety trump
# Trump, trump, trump
# The head of the herd was calling Far, far away
# They met one night In the silver light
# On the road to Mandalay... # Whoo!
# Nellie the elephant Packed her trunk
# And said goodbye to the circus
# Off she went With a trumpety trump
# Trump, trump, trump! #
APPLAUSE Yeah, Shirley, magnificent.
Wow! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes! What a lovely Rat she made.
VOICE-OVER: 'Next week,
'it's The Masked Singer School Disco Special...'
School's out and bangin' tunes are in!
'..And five star pupils take to the stage.'
You thought there were some strange-looking kids at your school!
'Head teacher Jennifer Saunders joins the panel.'
I'm prepared for madness. Oh, yeah, baby!
Yeah! Wow!
'And one will be kicked out of class.'
Ah! No way!
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