ANNOUNCER: Last time on Australia's wildest singing show...
..it was the second round of the semifinals.
Incredible!
Yes!
And a mic-drop moment as Microphone was revealed.
Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!
OSHER: It is Michelle Williams!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Hello!
Tonight...
..a Hollywood megastar will take to the stage.
# 'Cause we are living in a material world... #
You are on fire!
We only have one night to figure out who is behind the mask.
New mask...
I know your voice and I know it's you.
..and we reveal the final clues for our remaining masks.
Take it off!
Oh, my goodness! Did I not say?!
You said it!
Let's play TV's weirdest guessing game.
# Don't know your face, don't know your name
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
# Now we play a little game
# Who is that? Who is that?
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
# Who is that? #
I'm Osher Gunsberg! Welcome to Masked Singer!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Thank you so much for being here.
We are just one step away from our series grand finale.
But, tonight, you have a ticket
to a one-night-only concert from a brand-new, never-before-seen mask!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Now...
..this mask is without a doubt a superstar!
Superstar! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
They are not gonna sing just once. Oh, no. They will sing twice.
We only have one night to figure out who is behind the mask.
So we have extra clues to help us guess their identity.
Now, make no mistake, the clock is ticking.
We guarantee that a very special secret celebrity identity
will be revealed, or your money back!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) Yeah.
Say hello to our guessing panel! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Give it up for the fabulous Mel B!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
The enchanting Abbie Chatfield!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
The incomparable Dave Hughes.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
And the cerebral Chrissie Swan!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Now, you thought you'd seen them all
but tonight, we've got a new mask, Mel.
See, I've just gone all really, like...
Oh, my God, I'm so excited.
Fresh meat. (LAUGHTER)
Yes. That's what I'm thinking.
It's gonna be more confusing and I'm already confused.
(LAUGHTER)
Abbie, tonight's a big one because if you can guess... Huge.
..tonight's never-before-seen superstar
in less than the hour than this show runs, YOU will be a superstar.
Absolutely. I think I'm more of, like, a novice at this point.
I think a superstar is gonna be Chrissie Swan.
Her brain is full of fun facts.
I'd be so scared of pub trivia with her.
So I think I'm betting on our captain.
What's my brain full of? (LAUGHTER)
Let's not go there.
(LAUGHTER) Nobody knows.
(APPLAUSE)
Alright, Hughesy, how much of a superstar are you that you can like,
"Yeah, I'll come on your show. I'll be in Australia for one day."
Well, it's new for the show so I've never experienced it on this show
so I've got no advice for the panellists on that.
But one night only reminds me of my...
..time being single.
(LAUGHTER)
So many one-night-onlys!
Hughesy, you say "so many" one-night-onlys -
I don't think there were so many. (LAUGHTER)
I doubt that.
Chrissie, I think tonight will be the ultimate test
of your detective skills, to bring it home.
How do you normally perform under pressure?
You know what they say - pressure makes diamonds
so I'm hoping that this, uh...
That I get to shine again tonight.
Again?! Oh. Yeah, do it again.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) She will.
So, are you ready to meet our one-night-only mask?
AUDIENCE: Yes!
They're smart, they're cute, they're off the leash,
give it up, it's Poodle!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
ALL: Oh!
Fancy!
Hello. How are you, darling?
I love her!
This is blowing my mind. Look at Poodle, everybody!
Poodle! I know.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) So cute.
Poodle is so famous, you are so busy,
you could be here for just one night only.
ALL: Whoa! Oh! Poodle.
Before Poodle sings for the first time,
we've actually been thrown a bone.
(LAUGHTER)
Check out these clues about Poodle.
(APPLAUSE) Come on.
OK, everyone. This is my time to shine.
(ACCORDION PLAYS FRENCH MUSIC) MAN: Ooh-la-la.
(FRENCH ACCENT) Hello. I'm Poodle.
I'm high class and a friend to die for.
French.
This poodle has a story worth telling.
It's not all fantasy.
Everybody knows how classy poodles are.
Classy.
Everyone thinks poodles are French.
BOTH: Broken Hill.
Belo... Horizonte.
I guess some are.
I'm not.
Actually... (HORSE WHINNIES)
..the French get under my skin.
I found love on land.
Others find it at sea.
Chewsday.
What screening did I use to find the one?
Luckily, life doesn't imitate art.
It could make me scream.
(SCREAM) Is she in the movie Scream?
Oh! Maybe.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)
(ACCORDION PLAYS FRENCH MUSIC)
I'm Poodle and I come from the House Of Yes.
The House Of Yes.
(APPLAUSE)
I wonder, all those words spelt incorrectly, 'Chewsday'.
(GASPS) Tori Spelling.
But she can't sing.
Elizabeth Taylor.
CHRISSIE: No. No!
Stop helping.
(BARKS)
(MADONNA'S 'MATERIAL GIRL' PLAYS)
Material Girl!
# Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me
# I think they're OK
# If they don't give me proper credit American?
# I just walk away
# They can beg and they can plead
# But they can't see the light # That's right
# 'Cause the boy with the cold hard cash is always Mister Right
# 'Cause we are living in a material world
# And I am a material girl
# You know that we are living in a material world
# And I am a material girl
# Ah! Ah!
# A material, a material
# A material, a material world
# Ooh # Living in a material world
# Material
# Living in a material world # Ah! Ah!
# Living in a material world She is so good!
# Material # Living in a material world
# Ah! Ah! # Living in a material world
# Material # Living in a material world
Oh, this is gonna drive me mad. # Ah! Ah!
# Living in a material world
# Material # Living in a material world. #
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Ooh.
Unbelievable.
Who is it? Who is it?!
Amazing!
One night only, barely any rehearsal, a walk in the park.
Poodle, ladies and gentlemen! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yes, Poodle!
Mel, come on.
You just exude confidence. Yes.
You are sassy pants and you are on fire.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
I do know you, but...
..the clues don't make any sense.
Don't know why I'm standing up, by the way.
(LAUGHTER)
Top of mind, what's going on for you, Mel?
Oh, I mean, I was thinking a bit of, like, Naomi Campbell sass.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
But Naomi Campbell's really tall.
Yes. Then I was thinking Nigella Lawson.
ALL: Oh!
Because she's very sassy pants.
Whoever you are, you're great.
(APPLAUSE)
You are girl power on top of girl power.
And then I'm thinking is it one of my other band members?
Oh! Is it a Spice Girl?! Ooh!
I just said maybe it is but I've gotta go through it in my head.
Is she the right height? Is she the right height for a Spice Girl?
Yes, she is. Could be Bunton. Oh!
Could be Baby Spice. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Ooh, Baby!
I don't think they'd do that to me, though.
Yeah, they would. (LAUGHTER)
OK, can you message them individually
and say, "Where are you right now?"
I could with Bunton right now because...
Do it! Message her. Message her.
Do it before the end of the show, she'll get back to you.
Where is she in the world? I'm not telling you. Carry on.
I'm very confused. (LAUGHS)
Abbie, an absolute classic from Madonna, sung by a beautiful poodle.
Oh, what an absolute high of the entire show.
That was incredible. (APPLAUSE)
You know how to move... CHRISSIE: Yeah!
..how to perform, how to entertain. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
My heart is racing out of my chest
because those clues were so confusing.
So confusing. And I've no idea what's going on.
All I've written down is literally, "Unicorn, spelled incorrectly.
"Square root of 49." Literally written down.
I've no idea.
(LAUGHTER)
But I was thinking maybe it's someone from Selling Sunset
because there was the house with the 'sold'.
Yeah. (APPLAUSE)
But then I thought, "Real Housewives" is my expertise,
we all know this. Um...
Kyle Richards uploaded a photo today in front of the Opera House.
What? AUDIENCE: Ooh.
Her husband is a realtor...
That's where the house comes in. Yes.
Good. (APPLAUSE)
She's also loaded.
Can she sing? 'Cause Poodle can sing.
I don't know. She's been in show business since she was a kid
so I think it's Kyle Richards. OK.
Again, hopeful for me, real Housewives fanatic.
(APPLAUSE) Could be.
Love it. Love it!
Hughesy, we've never had a celeb as big as this,
that's what I'm being told. Who's behind the mask?
Look, there's been a lot of names already.
Can I first say, that performance,
if you were hanging around for a couple of days,
you might win the grand final! Yes!
(APPLAUSE)
But, the clues got me going, a lot of French references,
famous French person, only know one.
Is it Gerard Depardieu?
BOTH: What? Yes!
(APPLAUSE)
Absolutely. (LAUGHS)
Leet's get to Chrissie. Come on, do something.
I'm feeling the pressure something shocking but I've really got nothing
but the vibe. ALL: What's the vibe?
What is the vibe? Vibe's good.
I'm thinking she has done that before.
Yes. Come on.
She is absolutely no stranger to the stage.
And my initial reaction is none other than...
..Katy Perry.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
That is massive!
There was a little bit of a disguise going on there
but there was little elements... Yep.
..of Katy Perry. Yeah.
In the package, it says that Poodle is high class.
And Katy Perry is good friends with the Royal Family
and lives next door to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Oh! Boom. Can't get more high class than that.
Secondly, and I like this one, the Poodle says,
"What screening did I do to find the one?"
Well, as we know, she's married to Orlando Bloom
and they met at the screening for a film festival.
There you go. Massive.
You know what, Chrissie, Chrissie, I got one - Chrissie,
did someone say Menulog?
(APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS)
ANNOUNCER: Our panel thought that one of these celebrities
might be behind the mask.
# Who is that? Who is that?
Who do you think it is?
# Who is that? (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
That is what the guessing panel think.
Are they barking up the wrong tree? (ALL LAUGH)
Poodle will sing again a little later in the show
and there's some extra clues to come about Poodle
but the clock is ticking.
Because no matter what, Poodle,
you are going to reveal your secret identity
right here, on this stage before the end of the show, ready or not!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) Don't go anywhere, Australia.
This is The Masked Singer, with Poodle, for one night only!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Very muscly legs.
They're very fit.
Very young, very playful, very fit.
# Who is that? #
This is The Masked Singer.
It's the show with more mystery than a Scooby-Doo box set.
(IMITATES SCOOBY-DOO) Ruh-roh! Ha-ha!
Guessing can be stressing,
especially when we have just one hour to figure out who this is -
this superstar international celebrity, one-night-only Poodle.
So, thankfully our producers have given us a bonus clue.
We've got some footage on CCTV of you
which might just help us figure out, who is Poodle?
DAVE: What have we got?
Five dogs. One, two...
What is it? It looks like there's five poodles.
They're animals, aren't they?
She's taking them all - five poodles.
Five animals. Five dogs.
Five dogs. Five dogs.
Did that help you at... You look flummoxed.
I genuinely think...
I'm not sure, but I genuinely think Kyle Richards has, like, five dogs.
I've just googled her, she's got very toned legs.
And Kyle Richards is Paris Hilton's...
Aunty. Yes.
The five dogs don't need to be dogs though,
they could represent five kids.
Five children.
Maybe she's got five children there, but three of them are at home.
Maybe it's Octomom!
Abbie's doing visual arithmetic, which I love to watch.
(LAUGHS) I'm trying to think of all Kyle Richards's kids.
I've never heard the name Kyle Richards more times in my life.
When you first said it, I thought it was a bloke!
Maybe it's Kim Kardashian, and the five is representing "one of five".
Kim Kardashian!
I don't think Kim Kardashian has that much energy on stage.
She's very sleuth and very, like, mmm.
She could have had a Schmacko, though.
Ha!
I'm FaceTiming Emma Bunton.
Are you seriously gonna FaceTime Emma Bunton right now?
Yeah, I'm gonna FaceTime her.
We're gonna have a live phone call to an actual Spice Girl.
Here we go, this is Emma Bunton! She may not pick up though.
Oh, tell her I'm here. If she doesn't pick up...
Is she gonna answer with a nickname for you?
..then it's you.
Poodle is very confident her phone is not ringing.
And Bunton does that. No, it's ringing, but she's not picking up.
Yeah, but is the Poodle ringing?
No.
No, I can't... She's not picking up, guys.
She's not picking up. We've solved it.
She never ignores my call, by the way, guys.
Never.
Emma didn't answer, so we can't rule it out.
We can't rule it out.
ANNOUNCER: Our panel thought that one of these celebrities
might be behind the mask.
Who do you think it is?
# Who is that? #
Head backstage, Poodle.
CHRISSIE: Look at how she's walking.
No, she does that. Emma's very girlie-girl.
Our next show is the grand finale, and tonight we are also gonna
look back at our three masks which are going for glory.
The first of which dazzled us from the very moment
we heard their extraordinary singing voice.
This is Snapdragon.
# Baby, I'm sorry # Not sorry
# And I know that it burns
# Ha-ha, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. #
And, man, you can sing, sing, sing!
Whoo! Wowsers!
Snapdragon!
I think it's somebody that I've dated.
Are you saying this is Eddie Murphy?
No! (ALL LAUGH)
# Oh, how will I know
# How will I know. # Oh, wow!
Look into my beady eyes. There's love there for you.
It was a beautiful song, and it was done so well. This is a big star.
This Snapdragon ain't no dandelion.
(SINGS)
Ha-ha!
Oh, my God.
That is an otherworldly gift that you have.
I've never heard a voice like it...
Yeah. ..in my life.
First note, medium-sized goosies.
Then when he changed the voice, oh, babe,
double goosies about to explode and burst, it was wonderful.
It would be very fun to finally reveal myself when I win.
# Excuse me for a while
# While I'm wide-eyed and I'm so damn caught in the middle. #
Don't tell the others, but Snappie's my favourite.
OSHER: Snapdragon!
You have given us some really, really big names as to who they might be.
But to make sure that you are in with a fighting chance
against this foursome, we actually have another clue.
Check out this CCTV of Snapdragon.
ALL: (READ) "Every day Halloween."
Every day Halloween. And that's it.
That's it. Is that it? Wow.
Was that helpful at all? Trick or treat.
Trick or treat? Could it be author Stephen King?
(GROANS) Is it trick-or-treating?
We all think about It when we see Halloween now,
don't we, with that clown?
Maybe it's the birth date of Snappie's alter ego.
Ooh.
I mean, look, bottom line, no, it doesn't help.
No idea.
Ha! I think that's got our guessing panel stumped.
Are you clinging to a name or have those clues made you think again?
You've got a lot to consider before the grand finale.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, my friends.
Poodle is here for one night only with another song to sing,
so there's more clues on the way, and then, no matter what,
we are gonna see the absolute superstar behind that mask.
It's gonna happen tonight right here on The Masked Singer!
# Who's is that? Who is that? #
This is The Masked Singer, and if you are just joining us,
Poodle has just blown us away with her rendition of Material Girl.
# 'Cause we are living in a material world
# And I am a material girl... #
And the panel's guesses range from Kyle Richards
to fellow Spice Girl Emma Bunton.
We are just one step away from our series grand finale.
Together, we, as a nation,
have already made nine groundbreaking discoveries,
but we have three masks that still remain a mystery.
The second of our masks singing for that trophy is someone who held us
spellbound every time they stepped on this stage.
This is Mirrorball.
# Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
# I wanna feel the heat with somebody... #
This person on this stage right now is like, well, Mariah Carey.
You sing like a goddess.
# With somebody who loves me
# Hoo! #
Wow!
That's her, boy.
Do you have any hunches about who's going on here?
Imagine if she was a body double the entire time
and the real Mel B was in there.
ALL: Ooh!
Wow. Big call!
# And I will love you, baby... #
Ooh! Nice.
# Always, and I... #
When I looked at Mirrorball, I saw the reflection of hundreds
and hundreds of happy people, yeah?
# I will love you for always. #
Oh! MEL: Amazing.
Absolutely amazing.
Oh, my God, I love her.
Mirrorball!
It was unbelievable, Mirrorball.
You certainly know your way around a song, that's for sure.
# I got you, moonlight
# You're my starlight
# I need you all night
# Come on, dance with me... #
Disco, the spotlight, the stage, a true recipe for success.
# Come fly away with me tonight
# We can fly away tonight... #
I love you, Mirrorball! I absolutely love you.
We've got a world-class singer here, in Mirrorball, 100%.
# I need you all night
# Come on, dance with me I'm levitating. #
OSHER: Mirrorball.
That voice is incredible and really has been consistent.
Completely consistent, yeah.
From the first night, Mirrorball has been out-of-control amazing.
Whoever is under that mask is really stretching themselves as a performer.
I know that that might have thrown up a whole bunch of new names for you,
but we have another clue - CCTV footage.
Yeah?
Looking at the lion.
Eye of the tiger? Eye of the tiger, maybe?
No? That's a lion.
Maybe she knows Kate Ceberano, who was the Lion in Masked Singer.
She's staring down a lion.
Someone who stares down lions. Who's been lyin'?
Hang on. No.
Hang on! No.
Sia had a song on the movie Lion.
The great movie done in Australia. Remember Lion?
Yes, yes, I remember Lion. Is that true?
Sia was on the soundtrack of the movie Lion.
What about if it isn't a lion? What if it's Cats?
Someone who's been in the flop that was Cats, the movie.
And then she's mad because she's like, "You flopped!"
Or the Pussycat Dolls! Pussycat Dolls!
Nicole Scherzer-werzer.
CHRISSIE: Oh, you're a genius.
That clue has really fired up the guessing panel, but...
Mate, Osher... Go.
We are on fire tonight, aren't we? Yes.
So, do you know who's behind that mask?
You've gotta tell your friends a name or else you will forfeit
all of your bragging rights.
Next, Poodle will sing again,
and then we are going to see their famous celebrity face.
That's guaranteed because this is a one-night-only deal.
It's gonna happen right here tonight on The Masked Singer!
Bunton, I just tried to FaceTime you
because I think that you are on The Masked Singer.
So if you don't pick up my call I'm gonna stand by what I think,
and you are the mask Poodle.
I will try you one more time.
# Who is that? Who is that? #
This is The Masked Singer!
Do you feel that tingle in the air? Do you feel that tingle?
That's because there is a superstar in our midst,
and only one more song and the mask of that Poodle is going to come off.
And because we're kinda under the pump,
here's a bonus kind of doggie bag of clues.
Get guessing! The clock is ticking.
MAN: Ooh-la-la!
(DOG BARKS)
I'm Poodle.
Let's not dance around it, I have the best genetics.
That's the state flag of Victoria.
And I'm a bestseller.
Am I a boy or girl poodle?
Most famously I have both names.
Boy and girl poodle? She's played roles with both genders.
Yes, I'm quite the artist, but that's not why I'm notorious,
it is why I'm mysterious.
The best and the worst.
Don't be scared.
There's only three things I'm afraid of -
motorbikes, rodents
and the Red Planet.
Why is Poodle scared of Mars?
But I do know my place and I love it.
Why are there doughnuts in the Hollywood sign?
I'm comfortable being me, but I haven't always been a poodle.
You wouldn't write about it, maybe I would.
And I could tell you about the time I was a dog walker instead of a dog.
I'm Poodle and I'm always home.
DAVE: Listen to the voice.
Is it Emma?
Is it Katy?
Is it Gerard?
# I walked across an empty land... #
100%!
# I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
# I felt the earth beneath my feet
# Is this the... # It's her? It's her?
100% # That I've been dreaming of?
That's her voice!
# Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
# I'm getting old and I need something to rely on... #
Now she's doing French. Yeah, yeah.
# And if you have... #
She would always do the bridge.
# Talk about it somewhere only we know?
# This could be Are they American?
# The end of everything... #
I hope it is her.
# Somewhere only we know?
# Somewhere only we know? #
CHRISSIE: I love that song.
That IS her. 100%.
100%.
Poodle!
That's her! Oh, my!
Chrissie, I mean, a classic song from Keane,
but sung to you by a poodle in a garden.
I mean, it's a fever dream and I don't wanna wake up.
Poodle, you are fabulous, and that was so melodic and sweet.
You're a sweet person in there. DAVE: Oh, wow.
You can really hear it.
During your performance, though,
I was distracted by the great Mel B.
She's convinced that she knows who you are.
And so now I can't really get past it.
ABBIE: No.
But I'm thinking, still, Katy Perry.
I'm thinking maybe Snooki.
Where's Snooki from? OTHERS: Jersey Shore.
Oh! Yeah, but can Snooki sing? MEL: No.
No, this person is a great singer. Come on, guys! I know who it is!
Come on!
I'm gonna go with Katy Perry, go with my gut.
Mel, you are on your feet, you are convinced.
Oh, come on! Come on, Mel.
This is huge.
I don't think it's fair for me to say
who I KNOW it is, I think you two should have a guess.
You never know, but I do know.
Alright. Abbie?
I need to ignore Mel B.
It's hard to ignore. It's hard. You know what?
There were a few clues to add to my Kyle Richards theory.
Take us through it, Abbie. What have you got?
There was a name reference of a boy and a girl's name.
Kyle is a boy and a girl's name. Yes. That's good, Abbie.
It's a unisex name. I think it's Kyle Richards.
You know what? The clues do align. Hughesy?
I actually hear an American accent,
so I'm just gonna list a lot of Americans and hope that I get one.
I just need one, Dave. Is it Ariana Grande?
OTHERS: No!
Is it Britney Spears?
OTHERS: No!
Is it Christina Aguilera?
OTHERS: No!
Is it Doja Cat?
Maybe. ABBIE: That would be really fun.
Is it Beyonce?
OTHERS: No!
Is it Oprah?
OTHERS: No.
(LAUGHS MANIACALLY) That's it.
Uh, OK, Mel, you've let everybody else go first
'cause you are absolutely convinced.
For a start, Baby Spice.
You know, us five, we're a home-grown band.
I know Baby Spice.
You tried to disguise it with the whole French thing, whatever.
The way you stand, the way you sing,
I know your voice and I know it's you.
You have a great, beautiful, mesmerising voice,
you only wear pink, you put your hands on your hips,
and you're a (BLEEP) 'cause I know it's you!
(LAUGHTER)
ANNOUNCER: Our panel thought that one of these celebrities
might be behind the mask.
Who do you think it is?
# Who is that? #
That is what the guessing panel are thinking, but what about you?
Who do you think is behind this mask? Emma Bunton!
Imagine two Spice Girls.
We are closing in on the solution for this nationwide poodle puzzle.
We WILL see this international megastar's superstar face
before the end of this show.
It's almost like instant guessing gratification.
And it's gonna happen tonight right here on The Masked Singer!
That is Baby Spice. That is you.
And she's trying... Look, she always does that.
And she tried not to do it then.
panellist interviews and more, at:
# Who is that? #
This is The Masked Singer.
It's said that every dog has its day
but, Poodle, you are about to have your night tonight.
Because you are about to take it off. Ooh!
We're gonna see the worldwide phenomenon superstar
that is underneath this mask. Who is it?!
But the burning question is,
who are you?
To help us find the answer,
we've had to go to the beacon of truth in our country, alright?
There is only one voice when it comes to answering this kind of question.
We now cross to Sandra Sully
in the 10 News First newsroom
for clues just in.
(10 NEWS FIRST THEME MUSIC)
In the latest news from academic research,
Poodle has discovered the true importance of breakfast.
Poodle's research claims
that a good night's sleep and a hearty morning meal
will not only make you healthier,
it can also make you wealthier.
The very popular six-year study has now finished,
and Poodle has moved on to other research areas.
So, what did that clue tell you?
A lot.
Breakfast.
I was shocked when my fellow band member
actually took on breakfast radio for five years...
ABBIE: Yes.
..making everybody so happy
with her beautiful, happy Baby Spice charms.
And it was Heart Radio.
She keeps on doing that. Oh!
And there was a heart reference in the clues.
And also, Breakfast radio makes you very wealthy.
Doesn't it, you two? It does!
And I didn't need my dossier for this,
because I know it's you, Baby Spice, Emma Bunton!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Tell you what, Mel, it better be,
the way you've talked to that poodle, I'm telling you.
I know. I know.
Anybody else? That clue? Any other directions?
Um, I'm sure Kyle Richards has eaten breakfast today,
so I think it's Kyle Richards!
There you go.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Katy Perry does have a song called I Go To Sleep.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
No, Chrissie. No.
No, you're not having a bar of it, are you? No, Chrissie, I'm not having it.
I'm taking a different route.
When you were trying to ring Baby Spice,
it made me think of that song Don't Call Me Maybe,
and it made me think of a singer
who only recently put on her Instagram
that she had a full English breakfast
and it was disgusting -
Carly Rae Jepsen.
CHRISSIE: It absolutely could be Carly Rae Jepsen.
Poodle, we are gonna see your famous face very, very soon.
So, I guess, toodle off backstage
and enjoy your last moments of...poodledom?
Poodle, ladies and gentlemen!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Oh, she's trying to disguise her walk.
I know that walk.
Hey, look, she's stopped doing it there. She's tried to hide the walk.
Our guessing panel are pretty sure they know who Poodle is.
Maybe you think they're barking mad.
Maybe you have a completely different name.
Who do you think is behind the mask?
(CHEERING)
ANNOUNCER: Our panel thought
that one of these celebrities
might be behind the mask.
# Who is that? Who is that?
Who do you think it is?
# Who is that? #
Look, there isn't much time.
We are moments away from an actual international superstar.
First up, though, let's celebrate everything
our third grand finalist has achieved on this quest for victory.
This is Rooster.
# It's showtime, showtime
# Guess who's back again, brrrr! #
Oh, my God, he's fabulous!
# What y'all tryna do? #
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Oh, yeah! Whoo!
Amazing! MEL: Yes, Rooster!
I want to hear him cluck.
Ba-kaak! (LAUGHS)
# All the leaves are brown
DAVE: Whoa. What a voice!
# And the sky is grey
# I went for a walk
MEL: Oh, nice! Oh!
I've got goose bumps! # On a winter's day... #
Rooster is fast becoming my favourite.
Yeah. And their voice is out of this world.
DAVE: Yes. I'm obsessed with you, Rooster.
# Come with me and you'll be
# In a world of pure imagination
# Living there, you'll be free
# If you truly wish PANELLISTS: Aww!
# To be. #
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Aagh! (LAUGHTER)
# I'm gonna go, go, go
# There's no stopping me
# I'm burning through the sky, yeah... #
Baak, baak, gobble-goo,
Masked Singer trophy, I'm coming for you.
Ba-kaak!
# I don't wanna stop at all. #
Rooster!
I love Rooster.
I think they're a triple threat, because they dance, they sing
and they're fully in character all the time.
ALL the time. CHRISSIE: Yes.
That final finalist's identity has been SUCH a tough nut to crack.
So, to look for a fresh angle on this clandestine conundrum,
let's check out what the all-seeing eye of our security cameras
can reveal through CCTV about Rooster.
What's he throwing in the...?
Trying to throw a piece of paper...
He can't get rid of it.
Is it toilet roll, or it a piece of paper?
(LAUGHTER)
A piece of paper was stuck to his hand and he couldn't get rid of it.
Been there. (LAUGHTER)
Maybe they're trying to shake off their past.
Like, if it's a piece of paper
maybe the press have written something horrible about them...
And it's sticking to him. Yeah?
Could it be a bad contract?
Something they signed... (GASPS)
..and then they couldn't get out of it?
Yeah. Out of it.
This Rooster is a big star.
In moments, Poodle is gonna stand right here
and show us her true superstar identity.
Now, remember, Poodle has just flown in from overseas,
so let's do what we do to every tourist that's just arrived -
terrify them about drop bears,
convince them that we all ride kangaroos to school,
and that it is completely normal
to have hundreds of people scream "TAKE IT OFF!" at them.
We're gonna do that tonight
right here, with a superstar
on The Masked Singer!
She would tell me.
No, she's not allowed to. It's contractual.
Yeah, but she'd say something. (LINE RINGS)
She wouldn't say nuffin'.
She's my friend. I have really good friends.
But she would know that if she told you
she'd get... you would get in trouble.
Well, she wouldn't tell me, but she'd make some kind of excuse up.
# Who is that? Who is that? #
This is The Masked Singer, and...
..I guess our MIBs are at a loose end tonight.
Because there's no voting to be done, therefore there's no votes to count.
Guessing panel, you can chill,
there's only one singer that we need to concentrate on.
This is your last chance to lock in a name.
I'm gonna finish with you, Mel, so I'll go to Abbie first.
Abbie, who do you think is behind this mask?
This is the only remaining OG Housewife of Beverly Hills,
Kyle Richards. (APPLAUSE)
Big guess!
Hughesy?
Call me maybe, it is Carly Rae Jepsen.
(APPLAUSE)
Chrissie Swan, who do you think is behind this mask?
I'm gonna lock in Katy Perry because I've just remembered,
remember those two little doughnuts up there...
Yes. Remember she had a doughnut bra?
ALL: Yes! AUDIENCE: Ooh!
Anyway, it's Katy Perry.
(APPLAUSE)
There is one person I need to ask.
Mel B, who is Poodle?
I'm now getting a bit paranoid and maybe it's NOT Baby Spice.
Ooh. Oh.
I don't want to be so hardcore
and end up feeling like I've got it wrong,
as always, like Dave.
(LAUGHTER)
I think we all agree that the worst outcome is to feel like Dave.
(LAUGHTER) Yes!
But...
..I've known this person for over 25 years.
This is the Spice Girl Baby Spice!
Emma Bunton. (APPLAUSE)
Well, that is what our panel think.
Are they right? We're about to find out.
Come on!
Poodle, are you ready to do what you came here to do?
You are?
(SQUEALS) Yes!
Come on! Let's do it!
On your feet, Australia!
Take it off! Take it off!
Maybe I'm completely wrong.
Take it off! Take it off! Would she do that?
Maybe no.
She wouldn't move like that. Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! I see some blonde.
Take it off!
Oh, my goodness!
It's Tori Spelling! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Did I not say! You said that!
Did I not say it! I said it!
International pop culture superstar Tori Spelling!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
I can't believe I'm standing next to Tori Spelling!
Thank you. It's been such an honour to be here.
Our brains are trying to, like, compute what just happened.
And you said the name. I said the name.
DAVE: You did.
I said the name and I thought, "No, it couldn't be."
Because they were all spelt incorrectly, all the words.
Yes. All that 'Miss Spelling'.
It was there, right in front of us. Oh, no!
Right in front of our very eyes.
So how many kids do you have, Tori?
I have five.
(SQUEALS) (APPLAUSE)
When Abbie said, "Tori Spelling." I thought, "There's just no way."
There's no way. And I said and so quickly, I thought,
"No, it's not even worth investigating because...
"..icon status."
(LAUGHS) I know!
We're all a bit speechless here, Tori.
Can I just say you had me, 'cause I thought 100% for real
it was Baby Spice.
That was such a compliment. I was super excited.
I love her. When you took it off
and I saw that little bit of blonde hair, I'm like, "Yes, nailed it."
Nailed it. And now it's you!
Now Baby Spice is gonna wonder why I've been calling her
and texting her. Over and over and over again.
I swear to God, you sound like Emma Bunton!
You do. You sound like a Spice Girl. You did!
Well, you made me happy, so I love that.
A Spice Girl has mistaken you for another Spice Girl, Tori.
(APPLAUSE)
Thank you, Chrissie, I will never live that down
but you are brilliant.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
You sang amazingly well, it was wonderful.
I did say it was an American so I'm taking the win, guys.
(LAUGHTER)
I said her actual full name. Yes, you did.
Yeah, you did. You did. You did!
But the first song, the first song, you really tricked us.
You tried to disguise your everything.
The second song, you were like, "Here I am."
So amazing. Yes, I tried to do that.
(LAUGHTER)
You were so good. So good.
Why did you want to come to Australia for less than two days
to come and dress up as a giant poodle for one night?
Well, first of all, Australia has been on my bucket list.
I've never been here. What?! For only two days? No!
I've always dreamt of coming here.
And Masked Singer, it's such an experience.
Even though it terrifies me.
Hang on, you did ten years of 90210. What scares you about this?
Everything.
(LAUGHTER)
Performing in front of a live audience.
Singing. Singing.
When I was little, someone told me I was tone deaf so I gave up.
You're not. You're not. I gave up that dream
but I always loved it in my heart.
You were... You were incredible!
People tell me I'm tone deaf but... You are.
..maybe I can sing. No, no, no.
(LAUGHTER)
You were an absolute popstar tonight, without a shadow of a doubt!
I though you were Katy Perry. Yes!
I know!
I was convinced.
Well, I am a California girl. (APPLAUSE)
In four seasons of the show, you're the biggest name
we've ever had on the show. What?!
You performed amazingly well.
And we are so pumped that you're here.
You were so good. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Incredible, Tori. So good.
That was incredible, right, guys?
Would you please give it up for Tori Spelling!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Keep it going for our guessing panel -
Mel B, Abbie Chatfield, Dave Hughes and Chrissie Swan.
Next time we meet, it's The Masked Singer grand finale.
Three masks remain, we'll find out who they are
and who will win the trophy.
Finally, some closure.
Don't miss it. Gonna be massive.
Goodnight, Australia!
Incredible. Tori.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) # Who is that? Who is that? #
Captions by Red Bee Media