VOICE-OVER: 'In a world of mystery...
'__there's only one question on everyone's lips.
'Who's that behind the mask?'
That was amazing!
'Welcome to The Masked Singer.
'Tonight...
'..six brand-new celebrities go head-to-head.
'Jacket Potato versus Fawn.
'Rubbish versus Pigeon.
'And Piece Of Cake versus Rhino.'
Oh, that was fantastic. You absolutely mashed it up.
'Only one will be unmasked.'
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, my God!
# Who are ya?
Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome to The Masked Singer, everybody.
CHEERING
New week, new characters, same old question -
what on earth is going on?
Tonight, another six secret, singing superstars
step into the spotlight, leaving us totally in the dark.
But if there's one thing I've learned from doing this show,
it's, erm...
it's, er...
No, I haven't actually learned anything.
LAUGHTER As for our detectives,
like my old school reports used to say,
they must try harder.
It's our panel, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
We try hard! We try hard! Hello, panel.
DAVINA: Hi. Hey, guys, how're you doing?
Hi, hi. Hey, Joel, come on up.
Hi, Joel. Whoa!
Get ready, 9W5-
Your intros are school-themed today. Whoa!
This guy, he's the school "Mo-it-all".
It's Mo Gilligan!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
She's too "McCool" for school.
It's Davina McCall. Oh, yeah!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
All the new kids wanna meet her.
"Please, sir, can I sit next to Rita?"
It's Rita Ora!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well, if this panel was a pencil case, he'd be the ruler.
It's Jonathan Ross!
Thank you, thank you. I like that.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Mo, what grade do you think you'd get for detective work?
Ooh, what grade?
Erm, I'm not an A-class student.
Probably B. Cos I'm a bad man.
Brrrr! LAUGHTER
Davina, you're very studious. Yes.
Do you ever think about sort of ripping up your notebook
and just going rogue?
I am rogue! RITA: Yes!
Oh, you said... You're rogue? Like, my middle name is "rogue".
Look at me. Look at this! OK.
I'm SO rogue.
You're so rogue, man! That's it!
Rita, did you find it easy to sort of get back in the swing of things?
Once you have the taste of success...
LAUGHTER Oh!
...it's hard to not come back and think you can do it again.
Yeah? Mo would never understand.
I would never understand. LAUGHTER
Jonathan, yes, he may have won,
but, you know, I do still believe that I can regain the crown.
JOHNATHAN: That's the spirit. Thank you.
Jonathan, when are you gonna stop copying Rita's homework?
Sometimes, there is a very good guess written down.
There is. OK? And so you are tempted.
But 90% of the time, you look over, and there's a name
that not only do I not know how Rita's arrived at that name,
I don't know who that person is.
And then, upon closer examination,
we discover that Rita doesn't know who that person is either.
LAUGHTER
OK, Detective School is now in session. Good luck.
Ross, see me after the show.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Whoo!
Tonight, six masked singers
will face off against each other two at a time.
After each head-to-head,
our audience will vote for their favourite,
and the character with the fewest votes will go into the bottom three.
It will then be up to our panel to decide who is unmasked.
Our first Face Off is...
Oh, wow. Oh, look at Fawn.
They love a good mash-up.
It's jacket Potato!
# Mashed potato Do the mashed potato... #
What on earth?!
RITA: Look at the shoes!
# Tell me
# Watch me now, hey! #
His head is split open with the butter in it.
Time flies when you're having "Fawn".
It's Fawn!
# Doe, a deer, a female deer... #
RITA: Aww! So cute.
Oh, she's so sweet!
# That brings us back to do! #
APPLAUSE
Remember, in this guessing game, there are clues everywhere.
So you'll need more than 20/20 vision -
you'll need 2023 vision!
Because... Cos that's the year.
And pay very close attention to tonight's clue packages,
part of which feature stunt doubles!
If I didn't tell you that, I'd be in a lot of troubles.
Are we ready?
Yes! Bring it on!
Heads, shoulders, knees and potatoes.
LAUGHTER It's... OK, that was terrible.
It's jacket Potato! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Here we go. Clues. OK, come on, Jonathan.
FUNKY MUSIC PLAYS
Hey!
It's me, jack. jacket Potato.
I'm one hot potato, and I'm here to drop it like it's...
Er, well...
Like it's a hot potato.
It's, like, funky.
It makes me think of somebody in their 40s or 50s.
Like all good spuds,
I'm smooth, creamy and occasionally baked.
Heh, can I say that? HE CHUCKLES
Maybe it's, like, an actor.
Hey, it's a good thing I'm a carbohydrate,
because what I do, it's like a marathon.
And, man, do I need that energy.
The accent's, like... American.
He's not American, is he? Do you think so? New York.
Yo, stick with me,
and I promise this potato will lead you all the way to who I am.
That's weird names. Characters or something.
I hope you like your potatoes devil led,
because I'm no angel,
but I'm one mighty sweet potato!
Tonight, I'm gonna deliver a smash hit.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What's your favourite filling in a jacket potato?
Butter. Mm.
SONG: 'Viva Las Vegas'
# Bright light city Gonna set my soul
# Set my soul on fire... # Oh, yes!
# I got a whole lot of money And it's ready to burn
# Drive the stakes up higher... #
Who is it?
# Well, there's a whole lot of women Waitin' out there
# Livin' like the devil may care
# I'm just the devil With love to spare
# Viva Las Vegas... #
Whoo! Hit it!
# Viva Las Vegas
# How I wish that there were more
# Than 24 hours in a day
# And if there were just 40 more
# I wouldn't sleep a minute away
# Cos there's blackjack and poker And the roulette wheel
# A fortune won and lost On every deal
# All you need's a heart And nerves of steel
# Viva Las Vegas
# Viva Las Vegas, hey!
# Viva Las Vegas Your neon flashing
# And our table's crashing
# And the hope's Going down the drain
# Hey! # Hey!
# Viva Las Vegas Turning day into night-time
# And night into daytime And you seen it once
# You'll never be the same again
# Yeah!
# I'm gonna have some fun
# I'm gonna have me some fun
# if I lose my very last dime... # Oh, hey, hey!
# If I wind up broke I still will remember
# I had a swingin' time
# I'm gonna give it Everything I've got
# Lady luck Please let the dice stay hot
# I'm gonna land on every shot
# Viva Las Vegas
# Viva
Las Vegas! #
Whoo! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah! Yeah!
What a way to start the show!
Love that! Yes!
Jacket Potato, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
WOW!
You must be absolutely baked in there.
LAUGHTER OK.
Thank you!
What a great start. I'm gonna come to Mo first.
Oh, that was fantastic. You mashed it up, my friend.
Yes, please! Absolutely mashed it up.
Come on. Come on.
He's back, he's back!
You've got beans in there! You've got butter on your head!
Oh, you look fantastic, man.
Erm, the first clue I've seen from the off,
you said "jack". jacket Potato.
Mm. We've got the comedian jack Whitehall.
Yes. I thought it could possibly be him.
He did say "dance hall", yeah?
So I thought a dance hall artist, it could be Sean Paul.
LAUGHTER
Ancl when you put a potato in the oven, it needs the light.
"Just give me the light."
Rita, what are you thinking? OK, let me "chip" in.
LAUGHTER This is good!
That was good. It is good.
First of all, I actually think he is American, personally.
Do you? Oh, OK.
First time. Dipping it in.
SILENCE
No?
I'd do one potato joke, then ration yourself.
OK, all right.
He did say "Angel",
and then I thought Angel Heart, which is one of my favourite films.
I feel like it might be Mickey Rourke?
MUTED APPLAUSE
I'm just gonna throw one more in there.
Just because I see a lot of resemblance in this.
I'm gonna go with David Dickinson.
Whoa. LAUGHTER
OK, Jonathan.
If you take that mask off and your face looks the same,
then it's Ray Winstone.
LAUGHTER
Ray Winstone. It could be Ray Winstone!
I was thinking, you were holding Romeo And Juliet,
which makes me think you're probably an actor.
Who do I know who acts, who loves that kind of Vegas thing?
I was thinking it could well be Shane Richie in there. Oh!
APPLAUSE
But you know what?
Some of the clues, he said he was smooth, creamy and baked.
If you put together smooth and creamy and baked,
and you're thinking cooking,
is there any chance, putting on a more masculine voice,
that it could finally be Mary Berry?
LAUGHTER
Could it be?
Davina, finally. Yes.
I was looking at the Wild Hog Dairy,
and I thought, "What do you have on a jacket potato?"
Cheese! Cheese.
Somebody who makes cheese. Alex James.
Alex James! From Blur. From Blur.
That's a good guess. That's a good guess.
OK, would you like some help, guys?
Yes. We need some.
OK, it's time to play Riddle Me This.
Jacket Potato is gonna give us a clue in the form of a riddle.
Find the answer, find the clue.
Can we have your riddle, please, jacket Potato?
So, this is someone who's won some awards.
He must have clone something really established.
Maybe he's just someone who collects, has a big collection.
Collection of cheeses!
So are you sort of staying with Alex James?
Has it helped? Have you made sense of it?
He's got a lot of songs.
Dance hall. It's Sean Paul.
That's who it is. LAUGHTER
Have the panel been "foiled" again?
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Let's hear it for jacket Potato, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Mashed potato
# Do the mashed potato
# Do the twist Do the twist
# Watch me now, hey! #
Are the panel's guesses sweet, or need more time to bake?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Have the panel's brains turned to mash?
I won't be spilling the beans on my identity anytime soon.
After the break, Fawn sings a Disney classic,
and we'll have our first vote of the night.
Come straight back, people.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer, where we guess and obsess
and say "Yes!" when they undress.
LAUGHTER
Now, if you've just joined us, you missed a singing jacket potato.
But we've still got five sensational performances to come,
and next up, I've got no "i-deer" who this could be.
It's Fawn. Fawn!
Can I get you a tea or coffee, Fawn? Oh, yes, please.
No milk, five sugars!
Diva! Very sweet - five sugars.
Hello, dears.
Welcome to my wood.
You might think a fawn is a young deer,
but I'm certainly not the baby.
OK, so she might be in, like, her 40s.
Although, like a fawn, I admit that,
when I was younger, I was somewhat awkward.
Call me a boffin, but maths was a passion.
So someone quite smart.
It says "Sandy" on her necklace. Sandy?
Though my brain helped me to win the later in life.
# Run fast for your mother... # An Olympian, maybe?
Now that I'm all grown up, I'm not awkward at all.
Tonight, you'd better hold onto your seats for "deer" life.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, look how pretty.
SONG: 'Beauty And The Beast'
# Tale as old as time
# True as it can be
# Barely even friends
# Then somebody bends Unexpectedly
#just a little change... #
Wow! She's good.
# Small to say the least
# Both a little scared
# Neither one prepared
# Beauty and the Beast
# Ever just the same
# Ever a surprise
# Ever as before
# Ever just as sure
# As the sun will rise
# Tale as old as time
# Tune as old as song
# Bittersweet and strange
# Finding you can change
# Learning you were wrong
# Certain as the sun
# Rising in the east
# Tale as old as time
# Song as old as rhyme
# Beauty and the Beast
# Tale as old as time
# Song as old as rhyme
# Beauty and
# The Beast. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Fawn, wow!
Aw, she stroked his hand.
Give it up for Fawn, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow, what a voice!
That was so beautiful. It was absolutely incredible.
Oh, my... Loved that. Davina?
I'm having a moment.
Me and Rita, we're both covered in goose bumps. Yes.
Absolutely extraordinary. Love that.
I will say this, she's quite hard to hug.
Because the ear really goes straight into your face.
LAUGHTER
Five sugars.
I was thinking, "Is that something to do with a girl band?"
So I had an idea of Mel C.
Mm? She's got an amazingly versatile voice.
Mel C's a good guess. I like that.
Rita? Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!
Ancl one more wow for good luck.
Wow, wow, wow. # Wow! #
I just can't believe your voice. It's so angelic.
It's trained. It's extremely well developed,
which makes me think you might be a bit older, in your 40s, maybe.
You did have a lady wearing a necklace that said "Sandy",
which got me thinking sandy beaches.
And then I went straight to Benidorm.
That's a TV show that you might be a TV actress, as well. Yeah.
And that got me to Hannah Waddingham.
MO: Hannah Waddingham! Yeah.
Mo, I'm gonna come to you next.
Oh, what a lovely, breathtaking performance.
Yes. I felt like I was in a Disney musical or something.
It didn't help me for my guesses, though.
Cos in the clue package, the first thing you said was "dear".
Someone who might say, "Oh, hello, my clear. How are you doing, clear?"
Kim Woodburn. LAUGHTER
I am struggling. LAUGHTER
We've wasted enough time with these poor guesses.
Here it is. It's coming.
This is the moment you've been waiting for.
OK. Ahem!
Oh, he's stood up. I've put the clues together.
You've gotta think maths, you've gotta think finances,
you've gotta think, "What is a fawn?" A baby deer. I can't.
Who recently looked like a deer in the headlights?
Yes, I think, in there,
our ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng!
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Yes, yes!
My work is clone. Thank you.
I cannot believe you stood up for that.
Diddle, diddle, diddle, time for a riddle.
So listen carefully, because the clue is in the answer.
Let's hear your riddle, please, Fawn.
Hm. Is it somebody that's played in Alice In Wonderland?
I don't know, this is so hard. Yeah.
Alice. Alice, who the...? Never mind.
LAUGHTER
You'll only see who's inside when we say,
"Wambi, Bambi, thank you, Mambi!"
Give it up for Fawn, everybody.
# Doe, a deer, a female deer... # Well done, Fawn.
You're so good! So lovely, come off to this side.
# And that brings us back to do Do, do! #
Are these guesses a million bucks,
or can the panel not see the wood for the trees?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
That was "fawn-tastic"!
The panel are finding it quite "herd"
to figure out my identity.
CHUCKLES
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, studio audience,
who do you wanna keep in the competition -
jacket Potato or Fawn?
The winner will be safe, and the other will go into the bottom three.
Please welcome back jacket Potato and Fawn.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Studio audience, remember, you are voting
for your favourite masked singer.
Vote... now.
The results will be revealed right after the break.
So hold tight. Oh!
I'm gonna keep my butt cheeks clenched until we come back.
Who's with me? CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back The Masked Singer, where it is incredibly tense.
And I'm still talking about my butt cheeks.
LAUGHTER
If you were watching before the break,
that will make more sense.
Just minutes ago, our studio audience voted
for their favourite masked singer, jacket Potato or Fawn.
The winner will be safely through,
but the other could be unmasked at the end of the show.
AUDIENCE: Ooh! And I can reveal...
the masked singer with the most votes
and staying to sing another day is...
...Fawn!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Who's that behind the mask? #
Oh! Congratulations, Fawn.
And off down the tunnel. # Doe, a deer, a female deer... #
Well done. So good. # That brings us back to do! #
jacket Potato, sadly... AUDIENCE: Aww...
...that means you are in tonight's bottom three.
Later, the panel will decide
whether you'll keep your place in the competition or be unmasked.
But for now, everyone, give it up for jacket Potato.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Head off into the oven.
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
But who will be joining them?
It's time for our next Face Off.
It's Rubbish versus Pigeon.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
First up, they've "wheelie" been looking forward to this.
LAUGHTER
It's Rubbish! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, wait a second.
It's my turn to take the bins out. Hold on.
AUDIENCE: Wh00! WOLF WHISTLE
# Oh, my old man's a dust man
# He wears a dust man's hat
# He wears cor blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat
# He looks a proper 'Nana In his great, big hobnail boots
# He's got such a job To pull them up
# That he calls 'em "daisy roots" Oi! #
Rubbish, everybody!
Yay! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow! So good, man!
OK, let's get our next act out. They're really...
COOS: ..cool!
It's Pigeon!
SONG: 'The Birdie Song'
Here they are. MO COOS
DAVINA: I love Pigeon.
Oh, yeah, just there.
Just there. Back a little bit, Pigeon.
Sorry, can't tell a pigeon what to do.
There's a pecking order.
AUDIENCE LAUGH AND GROAN
OK, if we want clues, we've got plenty of time to "waste".
It's Rubbish.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Park life'
#Oi!#
How am I supposed to sit on that? I don't have a bum.
MAN: And cue Rubbish. All right, guys.
It's me, Rubbish!
Hey! He's a lad. # All the people... #
I'm the one you "bin" waiting for, and I'm here to work.
# They all go hand in hand... #
Look at all the different colours. Yeah.
Green, red, blue, yellow. Number one.
# Park life. #
# Talk dirty to me... # Cleaning up...
that's what I do best.
Cleaning up? Cleaning up, like getting lots of awards?
I'm here to pick up litter, or as some like to call it...
# Talk dirty to me... # "garbage!
Garbage, the band? Tidy!
# Talk dirty to me... #
There might be loads of bins in your street,
but at the end of the day... we're all solo,
each of us meant for different things.
So, solo, he might have been in a band.
But who am I? Well, that's "overture" you to decide.
"Overture you". BELL DINGS
Overture...
Tonight, I'm gonna have a "wheelie" good time.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Let Me Entertain You'
AU DI EN CE CLAPS TO BEAT
# Hell is gone and heaven's here There's nothing else for you to fear
# Shake your ass, come over here Now scream! #
Oh!
# I'm a burning effigy Of everything I used to be
# You're my rock of empathy My dear
# So come on
# Let me
# Entertain you
# Let me
# Entertain you... #
Yeah! # Life's too short for you to die
# So grab yourself an alibi
# Heaven knows your mother lied Mon Cher... #
I don't know the voice.
# Separate your right from wrongs
# Come and sing a different song
# The kettle's on, so don't be long Mon Cher
# So come on
# Let me
# Entertain you
# Let me
# Entertain you
# Look me up in the Yellow Pages
# I will be your rock of ages
# Your see-through fads And your crazy phases, yeah! #
Yeah!
# Little Bo Peep has lost his sheep
# He popped a pill and fell asleep
# The dew is wet But the grass is sweet, my dear... #
PIGEON COOS
# Your mind gets burned With the habits you've learned
# But we're the generation That's gotta be heard
# You're tired of your teachers And your school's a drag
# You're not gonna end up Like your mum and dad
# So come on
# Let me
# Entertain you
# Let me
# Entertain you
# Come on, come on, come on, come on
# Come on, come on Come on, come on... #
PIGEON COOS # So come on
# Let me
# Entertain you
! 455'
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was Rubbish, everybody! LAUGHTER
That was so good. RITA: Yes!
Just... gonna pop this in here.
Just gonna pop this in there. It's a page ofjonathan's jokes.
Recycle, recycle, recycle. LAUGHTER
I'm gonna come to you first. I loved it.
It was a great performance, great fun, loads of energy.
But I don't think necessarily a professional singer.
What do you think, ladies and gentlemen?
I think it's someone with so much enthusiasm, got the crowd going.
Could it be someone famous for cleaning up,
like Dean Gaffney, in EastEnders? APPLAUSE
Davina, I'm gonna come to you next.
I was looking at the different colours -
red, green, blue, yellow -
and I was thinking, "Oh, there's four guys in Blue."
Ancl then I was thinking, "What's in a rubbish thing? There's cups."
Ancl then I was thinking, "Who makes cups of coffee?"
Ancl then I was thinking, "Anthony Costa."
LAUGHTER
I know, it's tenuous. What?!
That was quite an emotional journey we all went on there, wasn't it?
LAUGHTER Mo, what are you thinking?
I've seen the clues with the Olympic rings,
because if you've seen the bins, they was all different colours.
Yeah. Ancl then it was number one.
I'm thinking, if it's cyclists, like, number one,
this is someone that's cleaned up a lot
in terms of won a lot of stuff.
So I'm thinking it could be Sir Chris Hoy. Ooh!
Also cycle, re-cycle.
DAVINA: I tell you what... RITA: Yeah.
...it's a very good idea to hide his thighs, cos we'd all guess it.
Yes, that's true. Rita?
You're giving me proper, like, lad, British,
out-for-a-night energy.
You know what I'm saying? Yeah.
Ancl so the person I thought of- God, I wish it is you
because just kind of... I love you - I thought Goldie.
APPLAUSE
OK. It's time to play Riddle Me This,
because if you want a clue,
you're gonna have to work for it, people.
Give us a little riddle, please.
JONATHAN: Oh! Can I have another guess?
You can have another guess, Mo. Another cyclist I didn't say,
it could be Sir Bradley Wiggins,
because he would do Tour de France and get the yellow jersey,
and that could be what the gloves are. No, no, no.
There's no way. I do think you might have
something good there, Davina, with the blue.
You know, I mean... He's a cyclist. How we not getting this?
You've got Lee, Duncan... Recycle. Wheels, he's got wheels on the back!
Two wheels! Simon Webb. Why is no-one listening to me?!
Can you decipher what the clue is, guys?
No. No. No, you can't.
We'll only see who's been getting down in this dump
when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Rubbish, everybody. I love Rubbish.
# My old man's a dust man... # This way.
# He wears cor blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat
#Oi!#
Are the panel trash-talking with their guesses?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
I really enjoyed that. The atmosphere was bangin'.
This bin is rockin', mate.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, Rubbish is "bin" it to win it.
But now, hoping to pull a "beaky" blinder, it's Pigeon.
SONG: 'Come Fly With Me'
# Come fly with me Let's fly, let's fly away... #
Oh, hiya, babe.
It's me, Pigeon.
Maybe she's pretending to be old.
# In far Bombay... #
I might be an old bird, but let me tell you,
ageing has never bothered me.
I don't think she's old - she's young.
And even though I might have ruffled a few feathers in my time,
personally, I'm unflappable.
But that's why I'm good at being able to ask the tougher questions.
OK, maybe she does TV shows, interviews.
Yeah. Tea time.
SONG: 'Higher Love'
# Bring me a higher love... #
Will I be competitive in this competition?
Same as always, babe - only with myself.
So, tough on herself. Carrots!
What's the carrots about? Carrots?
Tonight, I'm not holding back.
The competition will be "pecking" up the pieces.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'No Scrubs'
Ah! Oh, what a song!
# A scrub is a guy That thinks he's fly
# And he's also known as a bust a
# Always talkin' about what he wants
# And just sits on his front grass
# So, no, I don't want your number
# No, I don't wanna give you mine
# And, no I don't wanna meet you nowhere
# No, I don't want none of your time
# No, I don't want no scrub
# A scrub is a guy That can't get no love from me
# Hangin' out the passenger side Of his best friend's ride
# Trying to holla at me
# I don't want no scrub
# A scrub is a guy That can't get no love from me
# Hangin' out the passenger side Of his best friend's ride
# Trying to holla
# Scrub's checkin' me But his game is kinda weak... #
THEY LAUGH # I know that he cannot approach me
# Cos I'm looking like class And he's looking like trash
# Can't get with a deadbeat grass
# So, no, I don't want no scrub
# A scrub is a guy That can't get no love from me
# Hangin' out the passenger side Of his best friend's ride
# Trying to holla at me... #
Look at that other bird! He's a scrub!
# That can't get no love from me
# Hangin' out the passenger side Of his best friend's ride
# If you don't have a car And you're walking
# Oh, yes, son, I'm talking to you
# If you live at home With your grandkids
# Oh, yes, son, I'm talking to you
# If you have a shorty But you don't show love
# Oh, yes, son, I'm talking to you
# Wanna get me with no money... #
PIGEON COOS I'm not interested!
# No... # I know who it is.
You don't. I know who it is.
# No, no
# No, I don't want no scrub
# A scrub is a guy That can't get no love from me
# Hangin' out the passenger side Of his best friend's ride
# Trying to holla at me
# I don't want no scrub
# A scrub is a guy That can't get no love from me
# Hangin' out the passenger side Of his best friend's ride
# Trying to holla at me, no. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I know who that is. I know who that is.
Pigeon, everybody!
PIGEON COOS I loved that so much.
Pigeon!
That was so good. We love you!
That was so good! So good! I loved it.
Mo said, "I know exactly who this is." Go on, then, Mo.
Let's go to Mo Scrubs. Let's go.
I think... I think the audience is with me on this.
I think it's Gemma Collins.
APPLAUSE I really think it's Gemma Collins.
And it sounded like her as well.
I don't think it is Gemma Collins.
It did sound like her, but that's what makes me think
it probably isn't her. Yeah.
I was working out the clues.
"Old bird", I was thinking, who's an old bird?
Thinking of an older person. PIGEON COOS
DAVINA LAUGHS Well, that's what I was thinking.
I was thinking, "Could we be witnessing history being made?"
Could it be the Queen Consort, Camilla Parker Bowles?
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
OK, Rita, what're you thinking? Oh, my gosh.
I absolutely love you, Pigeon. Like, you just are so funny.
DAVINA: Me too, me too. I love Pigeon.
AP P LAUS E I love it.
I think you're young. Yeah.
You said, "Ruffled up some feathers."
So the only person I thought of that is kind of young
and, like, very confident - Maya jama.
APPLAUSE Ooh.
Yeah. That is quite a good guess.
JONATHAN: Yeah. Davina.
We have seen this before where one of the characters comes out,
and they do not deliver the performance that they can.
LAUGHTER They're keeping it up their sleeve.
That might be the best she has ever sung,
and you're saying, "She's holding back."
LAUGHTER, PIGEON SOBS
She's crying! AUDIENCE: Aw.
Aw. Joel, comfort her, comfort her.
It's gonna be OK.
This is a desperate attempt to stay in the competition.
I think it's gonna work really well.
She's playing on your heartstrings.
Sorry, I think you've dropped your handbag.
Pigeon, we thought you were great. We did think you were great.
Sorry! LAUGHTER
Erm, having seen Pigeon out on the stage, I think it's a comedian.
What about Emily Atack?
APPLAUSE MO: Yeah.
OK, let's get you a clue in the form of a riddle.
Take it away.
Emily Atack is known for impersonations, impersonates art,
so that would make sense for that. OK, it's Emily!
We'll only get a bird's eye view of who's inside
when the mask comes off.
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Pigeon.
I love Pigeon. Pigeon!
APPLAUSE This way.
SONG: 'The Birdie Song'
So funny. I love Pigeon.
Has the panel guessed Pigeon even a smidgen?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
OMG. That was literally amazing, babe.
I was flying high during my first performance.
CHEERING
So, studio audience, who do you wanna see sing again -
Rubbish or Pigeon?
The winner will stay in the competition,
the other could be unmasked at the end of the show.
Please welcome back Rubbish and Pigeon!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Love you, GUYS-
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? Who's that behind the mask? #
Studio audience, you are voting for your favourite masked singer.
Vote... now.
The results are in.
AUDIENCE: Ooh! APPLAUSE
I can reveal...
the masked singer with the most votes
and keeping their mask firmly on is...
AUDIENCE SHOUT NAMES
...Pigeon! # Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh!
Well done, Pigeon.
Head off down the tunnel, my friend.
SONG: 'The Birdie Song'
I'm sorry, Rubbish. That means you're in tonight's bottom three.
AUDIENCE: Aw. I'm sorry.
Later, the panel will decide
whether you'll remain in the competition or be unmasked.
But for now, ladies and gentlemen...
I don't know where to console you. I'm just gonna tap the edge.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Rubbish!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who's that behind the mask? #
Now, don't go changing. I love you just the way you are.
After the break, it's Piece Of Cake versus Rhino
in our final Face Off of the night.
AUDIENCE: Ooh. You're right to "ooh".
APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer!
Or, if you like anagrams, welcome back to The Greased Mink.
LAUGHTER
Before the break, our studio audience saved Pigeon,
leaving Rubbish alongside jacket Potato
in tonight's bottom three, but who will be joining them?
It's time for our final Face Off of the night -
Piece Of Cake versus Rhino.
APPLAUSE
They're not afraid to take "whisks". It's Piece Of Cake!
MUSIC: 'Cherry Bomb' by The Runaways
WOW! Yay!
# Cherry bomb, cherry bomb Cherry bomb... #
She's tiny.
# Cherry bomb, cherry bomb. #
APPLAUSE
TEXAN ACCENT: Say howdy to our rhinestone cowboy.
It's Rhino!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Wild Thing' by The Troggs
Oh, wow. Wow.
PISTOL FIRES
That is so big. That's massive.
The size difference is unbelievable. LAUGHTER
Feel like you're my security detail.
Oh, help, you're standing on my foot. OK.
LAUGHTER
First up - "baking" news just in.
It's Piece Of Cake! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Birthday Cake' by Rihanna
SONG: 'Lady Marmalade'
Hello, my lovers. Fancy a slice?
That's like a Bristol accent. This must be a glamorous person.
It's me, Piece Of Cake!
Now, the first thing you should know
is that a cake really is an outstanding thing.
Cherries everywhere. It's obviously a Bake Off clue.
# Mocha chocolata, ya-ya... #
We baked up specifically to create joy,
and that really is something that I can relate to.
She has a really fun personality.
Maybe it's a comedian who makes people laugh?
I mean, who doesn't like cake?
# Talk to me, baby... #
We're often at the centre of a celebration,
but I've even been the birthday gift itself.
That was a wishing well.
Put a cherry in the well. cherry Bakewell tart?
But tonight, can I handle the competition of The Masked Singer?
Oh, honey. Piece Of cake!
# Keep on hoping We'll eat cake by the ocean, oh. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Whoo!
SONG: 'Shivers'
# I took an arrow to the heart
# I never kissed a mouth That tastes like yours
# Strawberries and somethin' more
# Oh, yeah, I want it all
# My lipstick on your guitar
# Fill up the engine We can drive real far
# Go dancin' underneath the stars
# Oh, yeah, I want it all
# Hm, you got me singing like
# I wanna be that guy I wanna kiss your eyes
# I wanna keep that smile I wanna feel like I-I
# My soul's on fire
# I wanna stay up all day And all night
# Yeah, you got me singin' like
# Ooh, I love it When you do it like that
# And when you're close up Give me the shivers
# Oh, baby, you wanna dance Till the sunlight cracks
# And when they say the party's over We'll bring it right back
# Oh, baby, ooh I love it when you do it like that
# And when you're close up Give me the shivers
# Oh, baby, you wanna dance Till the sunlight cracks
# And when they say the party's over
# We'll bring it right back Into the car
# Burn so hot, you make me shiver
# With the fire you got
# This thing we started I don't want it to stop
# You know you make me shiver... #
It's a proper singer, innit? It's an act, for sure.
# You burn so hot
# You make me shiver With the fire you got
# This thing we started I don't want it to stop
# You know you make me shiver
# Oh, you know you
# Ooh, I love it When you do it like that, yeah. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Whoo!
WOW!
Piece Of Cake, everybody!
Piece Of Cake!
You made that look so easy.
If only there was a phrase to sum that up.
LAUGHTER
Shout-out to Paul Hollywood, made the costume.
Absolutely brilliant stuff. Mo?
When I looked at the clues, right,
the obvious clue was probably Bake Off.
But then there was another clue. On the balloon, it said "Shh".
So I thought, do you know who it could be? Icelandic singer Bjork.
DAVINA: Oh, yeah. Bjork.
I like that. I really like that. That's a great guess!
Mo, I think I've seen Bjork wear that outfit, so it's a good one.
LAUGHTER Yeah! Davina?
Cherries, cherries everywhere.
The cherries made me think of...
You know that nightclub, Pacha? RITA: Yeah?
The symbol for Pacha is the cherries, right?
Yeah, in Ibiza.
And I thought, "Who's a DJ that's a woman?"
And I thought Annie Mac.
APPLAUSE It's good.
Jonathan, who do you think it is?
First of all, in the clue package,
there was a Bristol accent at the beginning of it. Hmm.
But I think it wasn't a real Bristol accent,
so I think it's someone who is disguising their own accent.
I'm going with... You like to create joy, maybe it's a comedian.
I think it is possibly Ruby Wax in there, ladies and gentlemen. Ooh!
Oh, and that would make sense. Red with the cherries.
And the hair. She has hair like that.
Ruby red. Rita?
So, I basically have no idea.
LAUGHTER
But it's definitely a professional singer, don't you think?
I do think that this is someone who has their own unique style.
I'm just gonna go for it. I'm just gonna do it.
Maybe you are a professional singer, and you're so petite.
Could you be Kylie Minogue?
Ooh. Kyfie?
You do say, Cake, in the VT, "Hello, my lover."
Kylie did have a song, All My Lovers.
I like that a lot.
You started off saying you had no idea,
and I think you might have given the best idea.
That's usually how I work.
You know there was a clue, there was a well.
She threw a cherry in the well, so I thought of cherry Bakewell tart.
It's Mr Kipling.
LAUGHTER Oh!
You know them little almond slices? Sensational, bruv!
I'm all about the French fancy. I love a French fancy.
Anyway, we're getting distracted.
I think it is time for another round of Riddle Me This.
Let's hear your riddle, Piece Of Cake.
So I feel like you're one of a kind. But a solo artist?
That is giving me solo.
That's not giving me part of a band.
Well, we'll only see who's jam-packed inside
when the mask comes off.
Let's hear it for Piece Of Cake, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE So good.
Piece Of Cake! So sweet.
MUSIC: 'Cherry Bomb' by The Runaways
Have the panel hit the sweet spot with their guesses,
or has their luck deserted them?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
That was... Mmm! Yum yum!
I just hope the panel fancy another slice,
because I've got much more to serve.
CHUCKLES
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
After the break, we have one last performance
before a celebrity is unmasked, but first,
how do you fancy winning an amazing line-up of prizes
worth over £140,000?
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Whoo!
Welcome back to The Masked Singer,
where we're trying to work out what's true and what's falsetto.
LAUGHTER
Before the break, Piece Of Cake gave us a real sweet treat,
but now it's time for our last act.
I asked him for a selfie backstage, and he charged me.
It's Rhino.
SONG: 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'
PISTOL FIRES
Well, howdy, partners!
There's a new sheriff in town, and his name is Rhino.
I'm the authority in these here parts.
"Cobalt"? Cobalt blue?
While I might look pretty tough and serious on the outside...
GRUNTING
...you'll learn that I'm a fun kind of fella.
Yeehaw!
MUSIC: 'Cotton Eyejoe' by Rednex
GUNSHOTS, BULLETS RICOCH ET
MUSIC: 'Rhinestone Cowboy' by Glen Campbell
Three arrows. What do you think that means?
It's my job to maintain law and order.
And I wanna make sure that we have a nice, fair game.
"Fair game". He's giving me sports.
So the question is...
Two bad jokes. Maybe part of a duo?
...do you feel lucky, punks?
Well, do ya?
GRUNTING
Let the guessing begin.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Go on, Rhino.
SONG: 'Chasing Cars'
# We'll do it all... #
Oh!
# Everything... #
Oh, my God.
# On our own
# We don't need
# Anything
# Or anyone
# If I lay here
# If I just lay here
# Would you lie with me
# And just forget the world?
# Let's waste time
# Chasing cars
# Around our heads... #
CHEERING
# If I lay here
# And if I just lay here
# Would you lie with me
# And just forget the world?
# I don't know where... # Yes!
# Confused about how as well
# just know that these things
# Will never change For us at all... #
WOW!
# If I lay here
# If I just lay here
# Would you lie with me
# And just forget the world? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow.
Love that. Howdy.
Wow, wow, wow. Wow!
Rhino, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, my God.
Sensational.
Davina.
That was heart-wrenchingly, achingly gorgeous!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
From the clues, it said about 99 forgeries.
Maybe it's somebody who does impressions
or is a comedian that does characters.
And then I went down a Russell Brand route.
He's a comedian and then a social commentator,
so he's serious, and he's fun.
But I can't imagine Russell Brand singing like that.
Jonathan, what are you thinking? I love that song.
The Snow Patrol version, the original, is amazing,
but I think that was even better.
So beautiful. Such an incredible version.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
In the clues, there were the three arrows. Yes.
The arrows made me think military, the Red Arrows.
Someone who I know and maybe can sing like that,
could it be James Blunt?
Ooh... APPLAUSE
Oh, yeah. Rita, what are you thinking?
You can sing, man.
You have great soul,
and then you were kind of acting real sporty.
Ancl I don't know why I went to this name,
but he's a real fun laugh, don't know if he can sing.
Freddie Flint off.
QM“ 0m!
WHISTLING Lots of people enjoy that guess. Mo?
| thought "Ry", maybe the clue is in the name.
"Ry" - Rylan Clark!
JOEL CH UCKLES, APPLAUSE
That's him there.
OK, we've got time for one last riddle.
Singer, take it away.
Oh... JONATHAN: Muggy?
That's what Rylan says! Muggy...
Rylan says "Mugging me off, mate. Muggy. It's well muggy, innit?"
Rylan. It's the height.
See, you're with me now. Look at you!
"Oh, yeah, it might be. It might be."
I'm telling you, it's Rylan.
I'll be honest, I'm never good at this show.
In four series,
this is the only time I've ever known exactly who this is.
But only because I am a huge fan of the person who's in it.
I mean, if you're a huge fan, that is Britney Spears, isn't it?
LAUGHTER Could be Britney Spears in there!
OK. I've got a card in my pocket.
OK. I'm writing it down.
Are you actually? Yeah.
Can I have it? No.
Putting it back in my pocket. Evidence.
And we're gonna leave it in my pocket
until that person is revealed.
AUDIENCE: Ooh! Well...
You'll only "rhi-know" who's inside when the mask comes off.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Rhino!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Love it!
# You make my heart sing... #
I'm a huge fan.
I'm not telling you who it is, but I'm a huge fan.
I'm glad you like Rylan.
# Wild thing, I think I love you. #
Could this sheriff really be Rylan the rhino?
Or are the panel thinking of the wrong chaps?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
What a rootin', tootin' performance that was!
Ancl the best bit? I haven't even heard my name.
Or have I? HE LAUGHS
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, studio audience, who do you wanna see again -
Piece Of Cake or Rhino?
The winner will stay in the competition,
the other will join tonight's bottom three.
Please welcome back Piece Of Cake and Rhino, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Studio audience, you are voting for your favourite masked singer.
Vote... now.
AUDIENCE SHOUT NAMES
The results are in.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
I can reveal...
...the masked singer with the most votes is...
AUDIENCE SHOUT NAMES
...Rhino! # Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Wild thing... #
Ah, well done, Rhino.
# You make my heart sing... # Head off back into the light.
So good.
Piece Of Cake! Oh!
Piece Of Cake, you're so wonderful.
I'm sorry, that means you're in the bottom three
and very shortly... Aw...
...the panel will decide
if you'll stay in the competition or be unmasked.
But for now, everyone, give it up for Piece Of Cake!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Tonight's unmasking is just minutes away,
but who's it gonna be -
jacket Potato, Rubbish or Piece Of Cake?
Find out right after the break.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer.
I feel like I'm at the canteen.
LAUGHTER
Fawn, Pigeon and Rhino have secured their places in the competition,
but for jacket Potato, Rubbish and Piece Of Cake,
their fates lie in the hands of our panel.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
To help you decide, here's a reminder of all three performances.
# Viva Las Vegas
# Viva Las Vegas, hey! #
# So come on, let me
# Entertain you... #
# Baby, you wanna dance Till the sunlight cracks
# And when they say the party's over We'll bring it right back... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Ooh!
Tough one.
This is it.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
Davina, who have you decided to save first?
I mean, I know we say this, but this actually was horrible...
Yeah. ..tonight.
But the masked singer we have decided to save first is...
AUDIENCE SHOUT NAMES
...Rubbish.
# Who's that behind the mask? # CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK. OK.
Davina, please tell us the second masked singer
you'd like to save.
So, the second masked singer we would like to save...
is...
AUDIENCE SHOUT NAMES
"jacket Potato.
# Who's that behind the mask? # CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for jacket Potato and Rubbish!
# Who are ya?
Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Oh!
Piece Of Cake!
Aw... Sadly, your time on The Masked Singer
has come to an end.
In just a moment, you will be removing your mask.
But first, of course, panel... Yes.
...who do you think it is? Jonathan, I'll come to you first.
Earlier on, I guessed Ruby Wax,
but you're definitely a professional singer.
Possibly from Scotland... via Texas.
I think it's Sharleen Spiteri.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Let's see. Rita.
Aw, man, I hate to see you leave
because I really believe that this was just the beginning,
the tip of the icing.
CHUCKLING
Very nearly a joke. OK. All right!
I'm gonna stick with Kylie.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE OK.
Davina.
Annie Mac?
APPLAUSE I like it. Mo!
I'm gonna go with my first guess, and I think it's Bjork.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE OK. I like that.
Well, there's only one way to find out.
DAVINA GASPS I'm so excited.
Ah! It's time to reveal the identity of our masked singer.
Who's behind the mask?
ALL: Take it off!
Take it off!
Who is it?
Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Come on!
Take it off! Take it off! Oh, my God.
Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off! Oh!
It's legendary singer Lulu!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's Lulu!
Wow! Lulu. Oh, my God!
Ah! Oh, my God, you're amazing.
Oh, my God, I love you.
Oh, my God.
Lulu!
Hello. Hello.
How are you? You all right? Well, I don't know.
I'm slightly in shock. I'm in, and now I'm off.
LAUGHTER
I love you so much. You're so great.
This is unbelievable.
Let's run through some of the clues. DAVINA: Yes.
There was a big one where the cherry went into the well.
Into a well. Well, I mean...
# We-e-e-e-ell
# You know you make me wanna shout
# Look, my hands jumpin' Shout!
# Look, my heart's bumpin' Shout!
# Hey, hey, hey, hey
# Yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, hey... #
Hey, wait a minute - it's supposed to be the other way round.
LAUGHTER I love her.
There was a riddle about "one of the select few".
Right. What was that?
I think it has to do with the fact only a certain number of people
have clone a James Bond song, and I'm one of them.
Hey! | think it's, like, twenty-something.
That's unbelievable.
The Man With The Golden Gun, wasn't it?
You bet it was. Yes, it was.
Wow. # The man with the golden gun
# Da-de-la-de da-de-la-da! #
LAUGHTER
How have you found the experience, Lulu?
Oh, it's adorable. I mean, I love watching the show.
Yeah. Great.
Ancl my grandchildren love this show. They LOVE it!
LAUGHTER They love it, I love it,
and that's why I'm here, because it's just such a fun show.
And so why did you decide to be a piece of cake?
Because I'm so terribly sweet.
DAVINA: That's right, Lu. Oh...
That's right. That's right.
But only occasionally.
LAUGHTER
Well, we'll be back next Saturday night with more masked merriment.
Up next, it's Ant & Dec's Limitless Win,
but now, for one final time, unmasked at last,
ladies and gentlemen, it's Lulu!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yay!
SONG: 'Shivers'
Oh, go, Lulu.
# My lipstick on your guitar, ooh
# Fill up the engine We can drive real far
# Go dancin' underneath the stars
# Oh, yeah, I want it all... #
Whoo!
# Yeah, you got me singing like
# Ooh, I love it When you do it like that
# Ancl when you're close up Give me the shivers
# Oh, baby, you wanna dance Till the sunlight cracks
# Ancl when they say the party's over We'll bring it right back
# Oh, baby, you burn so hot
# You make me shiver With the fire you got
# This thing we started I don't want it to stop
# You know you make me shiver... #
Whoo!
# Yeah, I'm feeling like
# Ooh, I love it When you do it like that. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE RITA: Yeah!
Whoo! Yeah!
Whoo!
VOICE-OVER: 'Next time...
'..it's a race through time as we transport
'our five masked singers across the space-time continuum.'
That is some great singing.
'Get ready for The Masked Singer Time Machine special.'
Ahhhh! HE LAUGHS
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