The ball is rolling on the most sensational dance show on TV.
Where celebrities shimmy in secret...
..this is The Masked Dancer.
I love this show!
'Can you guess...' I am very confused.
'..who...' Incredible.
..is behind the mask?
Previously...
Astronaut,
Pig, and Prawn Cocktail
left the competition.
CHANTING: Take it off! Take it off!
Oh, my God, it's Jesse Metcalfe!
It's Joanna Page!
Stacey Dooley!
MUSIC: 'Ride of the Valkyries' by Richard Wagner
You want the clues? You can't handle the clues!
'Five of your favourite Masked Dancers...'
Yes! '..dance till they drop.'
Cactus,
Onomatopoeia...
..Pearly King,
Sea Slug,
and Tomato Sauce.
It was so good!
Plus, one will step out
and be unmasked.
Who's behind the mask?
Get ready for TV's wildest guessing game.
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
MUSIC: 'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan
# Love to hear the percussion
# Turn the beat around Turn it round
# Love to hear the percussion! #
MUSIC: 'Conga' by Gloria Estefan
# I know you can't control yourself Any longer
# Everybody gather round now
# Let the music move your feet
# Come on, shake your body, baby Do the conga
# I know you can't control yourself Any longer
# Feel the rhythm of the music Getting stronger
# Don't you fight it Do the conga beat! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Get On Your Feet' by Gloria Estefan
# Get up and make it happen
# Get on your feet
# Get up, get up, Get up, and make it happen! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya... #
Wow! Wow!
Give it up for Oti, Crouchy, Davina and, who knew,
Jonathan Ross, everybody!
And give it up for our amazing characters!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So good!
I'm Joel Dommett, and this is The Masked Dancer!
Tonight, our five mystery movers
will take to the dance floor once more,
and one of them will be unmasked at the end of the show.
Hopefully, the panel have got their breath back now
because we need help figuring out who's who.
It's the panel, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Who are ya?
# Who are ya? #
Can relax now, sit down. Yes. Yes.
So nice. Chilled.
Oh! Nice.
He loves to get down, but he can't always get back up,
it's Jonathan Ross.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That's true. That is true.
She came here to slay, it's Oti Mabuse!
Oh, I like that one!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I love that one!
She takes more notes than a cash-only cafe,
it's Davina McCall! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
HE CHUCKLES
And we love to see him,
unless he's sitting in front of you at the cinema.
It's Peter Crouch! CHEERING AND LAUGHTER
Hi!
Yeah!
Oti, how do you rate your fellow detectives' dancing?
Amazing!
I loved the Jonathan Ross twerk, did everybody see it?
CHEERING DAVINA: Yeah!
Can we see it again, Jonathan? I didn't even know that's what...
Can we see it again? Again!
AUDIENCE CHANTING: Do it again, do it again, do it again!
Yes! Make it shake, yeah!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Is that it? Is that a twerk? Oh, my God, what was that?
Did you have a small fall at the end, Jonathan?
I stumbled slightly, but I like to think I recovered
and no-one noticed, so thanks for mentioning it, Joel (!)
Sorry! Sorry, you did style it out absolutely wonderfully. Yeah.
OK, gang, it's time to swap your dancing shoes for dancing clues.
Good luck, everyone! Our panel! DAVINA: Thanks.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Tonight, our five masked dancers
will be hoping to win over this studio audience.
After all five performances,
the two with the fewest votes will go toe-to-toe in the Dance Jam.
Mm, delicious! And one of them will be unmasked.
Remember, there are clues everywhere,
even in the performances,
and you know what else is brimming with clues?
The clue packages.
Parts of which feature stunt doubles,
or stunty stand-ins as nobody calls them.
LAUGHTER OK, here we go.
First up, we are "re-lion" on your guesses.
It's Pearly King! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? # Who's that behind the mask? #
PEARLY KING GROWLS
MUSIC: 'Going Underground' by The Jam
# Going underground... #
Last time, I put the east into beast,
and I was a roaring success!
# La, la, la, la... #
I thought maybe Danny Dyer.
Shane Richie. Tom Hardy.
It's David Dickinson, ladies and gentlemen, obviously!
The panel have still not clawed their way into my identity!
MUSIC: 'London Calling' by The Clash
As a Pearly King, I might rule the East End of London,
but I've also ruled another land before this one.
# London calling... #
Maybe he comes from another country.
There are learner plates.
But I know what you're all thinking,
"Haven't I seen you before on the old custard and jelly?"
That might be true... PEARLY KING GROWLS
..but you've possibly also seen me on this TV night.
That looks like Queen Vic!
Now I'm trying to duck and dive my identity with this mask...
..but I'll let you in on a secret.
My golden mane
reminds me of a famous face I once worked with.
Who had a golden mane? Golden mane is like blonde hair.
Am I going to tell you who I am? Absolutely not!
# London calling... #
Tonight, I'm jazzing things up,
and I hope you'll like the way I move.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Look at that stance. So strong.
# I like the way you clap your hands
# I like the way You love to dance... #
I love the attitude. Yeah, he's got it.
# Put your hands up in the air
# I love the way You shake your hair... #
CHEERING
# I like the way you like to touch
# I like the way you stare so much
# But most of all... #
Oh, my gosh! CHEERING
# I like the way you move... # CHEERING
Whoa! Yeah! Oh, yeah!
# I like the way you move... # Aren't they good?
Look how thin he is, really thin, and look at the height there,
look at the height.
OTI CHEERS
# I like the way you move... #
CHEERING JONATHAN: Wow!
Whoa!
# I like the way You put your hands up in the air
# I like the way You shake your... #
It's not a professional, is it, I don't think.
No, not a professional!
# Most of all I like the way you move! #
CHEERING
Yeah! Whoa!
I love this guy!
I love you! Pearly King, everybody!
Pearly King!
Nice, nice! Wow!
Davina, from our Pearly King over to our Pearly Queen.
So, what a performance! What an opening for the show!
Very good. So good.
Aha! Hoo! Huh!
I have to say, though, I said to Oti,
"A professional dancer?" She said, "Definitely not."
LAUGHTER
Do you think? Cos I thought he's so good at moving.
So I thought, "Could it be Bruno Tonioli
"cos of the Italian accent?" No! Oh!
AUDIENCE: Ooh! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
He's not my guess.
I'm going back to my guess from last time.
You know in Mad Max when they're driving back and forth
and back and forth, L Plates, driving? Yeah.
East End, he played the Krays, so I'm gonna stick with Tom Hardy.
Wow! So Davina's sticking with Tom Hardy!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow!
I think that's just wishful thinking on the part of Davina.
She wants it to be Tom Hardy.... Yes.
We all want it to be Tom Hardy! LAUGHTER
I'll go down with him.
I'm not quite sure what's happening now!
LAUGHTER AND CHEERING, OTI CHANTS
Oh, my God, what have you done? What have you done?
Oh, my God, what's that move? What's that move?
Jonathan, who do you think it is?
OK, I think Bruno's not a bad guess,
but that didn't look like a professional dancer to me.
No disrespect. Oh, my God! DAVINA: Yeah, you wanna go?
It's all right. Don't take it personally.
LAUGHTER Calm down.
I feel like it might be Liam Gallagher after all this!
LAUGHTER
But I think you're in the right track
because the accent did sound a little Italian to me. Yes.
So here's who I think it is,
it's someone who's conquered the east with a chain of restaurants,
it's someone who does a popular show,
the driving around Europe with Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix.
AUDIENCE: Ooh! CHEERING
That explains the L plate. That also explains the blonde mane.
I work with someone famous with blonde hair -
he works with Holly Willoughby all the time. Yes!
I think it's Gino D'Acampo!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Very popular choice here with the studio.
The attitude, Jonathan.
Yeah, Gino would play around like that.
Oti.
For me, I was still hung up on the EastEnders,
and I thought, "Who kind of has an accent,
"is in a pub, kind of looks that way?"
For me, I thought a little bit of Joe Swash.
Joe Swash. Yeah.
Could be Joe, yeah. Yes..
APPLAUSE
And then, this is gonna sound crazy,
and Jonathan is definitely gonna laugh at me for this one.
I'm looking forward to it. LAUGHTER
Because of the singing and acting, I thought just from looking at you,
maybe this might be Rod Stewart.
AUDIENCE: Ooh! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It does look a bit like Rod Stewart.
It looks like him, that's for sure. Looks a bit like him.
He'd doing,
# If you think I'm sexy # PANEL: # Da, da, da, da, da! #
Could you Google for me, is he 107 or 108?
LAUGHTER
Who do you think it is, Crouchy?
I have to say, I love this character, I love watching him,
but, yeah, you said Joe Swash... Yes.
..and I think it is Joe Swash... He had written that down.
..because he was in Driving Academy,
erm... that was the learner plates. The L plates.
The stars on the VT... Yes! Yes!
..and it was, like, from I'm A Celebrity.
I think there was... And he was in it!
Obviously a link there.
The mane, I was like, "He's on Celebrity Juice,
"and Keith Lemon's go a bit of a mane." Yes!
Yeah, yeah.
So yeah, I'm gonna go with Joe Swash.
You're gonna stick with Joe Swash. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Do you guys want some more clues?
Yes, please. OK.
Let's play two lies and a truth. I love this game!
You'll hear three clues, but only one of them will be true.
Pearly King, let's hear your first clue, please.
I never get tired of adventure.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
OK. OK, let's hear your second clue.
Some people have called me a "luna-tic."
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
This is definitely leaning towards Bruno and Gino.
Let's go with the third clue.
The title of Pearly King
is not my only royal connection.
Oh, oh! OK! What was that royal thing?
Wait! Royal connection.
Did Joe Swash win I'm A Celebrity?
He did, yes. He did. Yes, he did.
Pearly King is king of the jungle.
King of the Jungle. Interesting!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
We love Pearly King... unanimously. You love a Pearly King.
You love Pearly King? We love Pearly King!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'll be honest, I think all of you and you guys love Pearly King
because you're a bit further away from him.
LAUGHTER
He's quite... He's quite a lot, he's quite a lot.
Who's there under the hair?
We'll only get a butcher's at the boat when the mask comes off.
It's Pearly King, everybody! JONATHAN: Yeah! Yeah!
MUSIC: 'Chelsea Dagger' by The Fratellis
Head off down the tunnel, Pearly King. Thank you so much.
Wonderful stuff.
Another "roarsome" performance,
but have the panel got the faintest scooby who Pearly King is?
The panel are loving this king,
but the guesses are getting a bit matted in the mane!
After the break, Onomatopoeia will be on-a-that-a-stage-a.
You won't want to miss it!
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Welcome back to The Masked Dancer!
If you've just tuned in, you missed our panel opening the show
with a spectacular dance number
and a cockney lion having a right old knees up.
And we still have four characters left to perform,
one of which will be unmasked at the end of the show.
Up next, I don't know whether they work in TV,
but they're a sound guy. It's Onomatopoeia!
Whoo!
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
MUSIC: 'Bad Habits' by Ed Sheeran
# Ooh... #
Last time, the panel struggled to find the words to describe me.
Thierry Henry. Tinie Tempah.
It's Chris Eubank. It's Russell Kane.
And my Argentine tango left them in a spin.
When it comes to my name...
# My bad habits lead to you...#
..I hope they're still saying, "Hm..."
REGGAETON MUSIC PLAYS
Is there a science to success? Is success the goal?
That's the big question.
The goal, footballer? Sports person?
I don't know if I have the answer, but I do have my science kit.
Science kit. Oh, look at those ties, American ties.
Personally, I think it takes a little bit of this
and a little bit of that.
Put them together, and you can't go wrong.
# Watch me go, boom, boom, boom... #
That's my theory, anyway.
# Ready, set, hey... #
In my field of work, you're often kept on your toes, and I like that.
Did you see "horror"? Yes, "horror".
I'm no scientist, but I have been known to take a punt.
"Warning: threat times three", an ear.
Keeping the mind fit is important
and I do like to "exorcise" both brain and body.
Tonight, get ready to see me pop and lock
as I take it to the streets.
# Watch me go, boom... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Ha, ha, ha
# Pump it
# Ha, ha, ha... #
Ohhh!
# They wanna hate on us. Who? Look and be envious. Who?
# I know why they hate on us. Why? Cos that's so fabulous. What...? #
So good!
# I'm gonna be real on us. Come on Nobody got nothing on us. No
# Girls be all on us from London Back down to the US
# Turn me up Turn it up
# Come on, baby, just pump it Louder
# Pump it Louder
# Pump it Louder... #
Ayy! # And say oh, oh, oh, oh
# Say oh, oh, oh, oh
# Turn up the radio Blast your stereo, right now... #
Yay!
# This joint is fizzlin' It's sizzlin' right
# You check this out right here?
# Boom boom boom Gotta get-get
# Boom boom boom, now
# Boom boom boom
# Let the beat rock
# L-L-Let the beat rock
# Let the beat rock
# This beat be bumpin', bumpin' This beat go...
# Just pump it Louder
# Pump it Louder... #
Yes! Oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
# Pump it Louder
# And say oh, oh, oh, oh
# Say oh, oh, oh, oh. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was special wasn't it?
Onomatopoeia, everybody!
It was so good.
Crouchy, what're you thinking, my friend?
Onomatopoeia, I can't say it or spell it or understand it,
but I loved it. Yeah! I absolutely loved it.
For me, there was lots of football references in there,
and footballers speak onomatopoeia... I can't,
I really, actually can't say it.
Wallop, bosh, oi oi, we say that all the time,
but someone who is in goal, you need to keep on your toes.
Yes. Someone who's big is David James.
Yes. Ohhh...
That's a good guess there, Peter.
I find it hard to believe
that there's a footballer with a better robot than me,
but he did have a better robot than me.
No, no, no, no. No, no, no. Jonathan, who're you thinking?
There were some American ties, did you see the ties? Yes.
I think it might be an American person,
and when you think about the science fiction stuff,
and you also look at some of the other references,
for example, red and blue are the colour of the shirts
that they wear on the Star Trek Enterprise.
And Galileo, Galileo is the name of the shuttle ship in the Star...
In, in that programme, and then...
I'm getting excited. Here's another thing, the big ear.
In Star Trek, who is known for his ears? Spock.
Spock, so the new Spock is Zachary Quinto,
I think it could be Zachary Quinto in there.
Davina. Onomatopoeia, there's gotta be a clue in the name.
OK. I think it could be a musician
because of the boom boxes and the speakers.
I was thinking of Wretch 32... JOEL GASPS
..because his name is onomatopoeic. OK. Oti, what're you thinking?
OK, so, I think you're a brilliant, brilliant dancer,
that choreography was so difficult, so complicated.
Really, so good. It was awesome, it was amazing.
It was so good.
You matched with the professional dancers,
I think you have tonnes of experience,
so I got stuck on kind of, like, the science and someone who is
a little bit like a nerd but also a presenter and an actor,
and that's what I got from the triple threat. Yes.
I think this is Richard Ayoade.
Richard Ayoade? Yeah, OK.
The applause is coming, it's building.
You think Richard Ayoade is a professional dancer?
I think he used to pop and lock and break dance and do lifts, yes.
I can tell you he is the least likely person to ever pop or lock.
Do you need any more clues? Yes, please. Yeah.
Give us clues.
OK, let's play two lies and a truth.
Onomatopoeia, can we get clue numero uno, please. It's French.
I put the "ooh" into "ooh-la-la".
Ohhh.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
OK, let's have your second one, please.
Ka-pow, I have trained alongside superheroes.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
Let's have your third one, please.
A pitter patter left me seeing double.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
Which one is true?
If we're going football, if you put the "ooh" in "ooh-la-la",
do you remember the football chant for Eric Cantona? Eric.
Eric Cantona. "Ooh-ah, Cantona", could it be big Eric?
I think it could be.
Can he dance? He could do anything.
Whatever and whoever you are, you are brilliant.
Have the panel been bang on with their guesses?
You'll only find out when the mask comes off.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Onomatopoeia!
MUSIC: 'Bang Bang' by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
No idea who this is.
Dancer's thighs, I think it's an athlete.
Onomatopoeia certainly smashed that performance,
but are the panel getting any closer to cracking those clues?
I'm passing the panel clues, but they just keep missing.
One thing's for sure,
I knocked that performance straight into the back of the net.
After the break, we've got performances from Tomato Sauce
and Sea Slug, proving that everything goes with Tomato Sauce.
Mmm, delicious.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Welcome back to The Masked Dancer,
where everybody's gotten into the groove,
and we just can't get back out.
The sides are so steep!
LAUGHTER
OK, back to the clues now.
They have to really tap themselves on the bottom to really get going.
It's Tomato Sauce!
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? # GIGGLES
# Hey, hey!
# I'll huff, I'll puff
I'll blow you away
# Say you will, say you won't
# Say you'll do what I don't... #
In my last performance, I bewitched the studio audience
and got voted through.
The panel are trying to put the squeeze on me.
Thought it could be Rachel Riley. Nigella Lawson.
Sara Cox. Clodagh McKenna.
But I'm not going to get all shook up about it.
SHE LAUGHS
Now, you wouldn't be blamed for thinking
that all tomatoes are sun-kissed,
but I confess I may have made a splash in chillier conditions.
Could be someone with a market stall, like in EastEnders.
Or a chef who deals with a lot of vegetables.
I do hope that doesn't make you blush.
Trump.
Maybe it's an American person.
So, you see, when it comes to condiments,
I'm not your usual "sauce-spect".
Is that someone who works in building?
Somebody who works on a DIY show?
And like the sauce,
I like to bring a certain rich, full versatility of flavour.
# I just want you To dance with me tonight... #
Trust me - at breakfast, lunch or dinner,
you can't go wrong with a dollop of tomato sauce.
Legislate. Somebody who's changing the law.
Maybe it's a politician.
I guarantee, it's all about confidence.
Blag it till you bag it, that's what I say.
APPLAUSE
She's so cool. Yes.
# Good for you I guess you moved on really easily
# You found a new girl And it only took a couple weeks
# Remember when you said that You wanted to give me the world... #
Let's look at the clues, Saucy Tom's. OK.
# And good for you, I guess that You've been working on yourself
# I guess that therapist I found you Yeah, she really helped
# Now you can be a better man... #
Who's this?
# Well, good for you You look happy and healthy
# Not me, if you ever cared to ask
# Good for you, you're doing great Out there without me, baby
# God, I wish that I could do that
# I've lost my mind
# I've spent the night crying On the floor of my bathroom... #
Those are some Irish movements.
# But I guess good for you
# Maybe I'm too emotional
# But your apathy is like A wound in salt
# Maybe I'm too emotional
# Or maybe you never cared At all...#
Oh!
# Not me, if you ever cared to ask
# Good for you, you're doing great Out there without me, baby
# God, I wish that I could do that
# I've lost my mind I've spent the night
# Crying on the floor of my bathroom
# But you're so unaffected I really don't get it
# But I guess good for you
# Good for you, I guess you moved on Really easily. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Look at the eggs.
Yes, Tomato Sauce!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow, that was so good.
That was madness, wasn't it, Oti?
I mean, that was insane, it was so good.
Well done, Tomato Sauce! Brilliant.
Yes, Tomato Sauce.
I totally love your dancing.
Last time we saw you, you did this epic Irish dancing
and this week, I feel like you kind of brought in
some of the elements.
Looking from the package,
I saw a lot of country,
I saw a lot of fruits and vegetables,
and this person,
judging from the farms and everything,
made me think of a place, and I thought Yorkshire, right?
And they work on a show,
and it's "LIVE" not "live",
we laugh, they laugh on it, and legislate,
and it's a daytime show.
Seeing "scoop", this person is also a journalist,
makes me think this is Steph McGovern.
From Packed Lunch. APPLAUSE
Oh.
A popular choice here in the studio.
Well, that's interesting because "life, laugh, legislate,"
but to legislate is to govern.
That is a very good guess, Oti.
Jonathan, what are you thinking?
I was looking at the spanner, I was thinking someone who fixes,
maybe does up houses on those shows. It could be Kirstie Allsopp.
APPLAUSE
But you think it is a chef?
Because there's so many things about food,
the diner, every week we've seen her shopping for food. Yeah.
You think are we missing a trick there? Yeah.
I said last week it was Nigella Lawson.
Yeah. A saucy chef.
Yeah.
I think sometimes we have to remind ourselves where we are.
When that green thing came out and started dancing,
and then I was reasonably attracted to a tomato ketchup,
it felt a bit strange to me, that.
It's OK, Peter. Yes.
We've all been through it. We've blown Peter's mind.
Well, yeah, it's blown my mind a little bit.
Davina, who do you think it is?
I think it might be a journalist. OK.
I think it's somebody who has connections to America,
has lived out there or has been back and forth,
she's married to Charlie Brooker. Yeah.
Charlie Brooker does Screenwipe USA,
so she spends a lot of time out in the States,
so I'm gonna go with Konnie Huq.
Konnie Huq is a good guess. APPLAUSE
Do you want some more clues? Yes.
OK, time for two lies and a truth.
Tomato Sauce, can we get your first clue, please?
Tomato Sauce is easy to make.
It takes just three minutes to whip me up.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
OK. Do you want your second one? Yes, please.
This Tomato Sauce is manufactured on home turf.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
That's a football reference, home turf.
It could be a female footballer.
Do you think Alex Scott?
Yeah, Alex Scott, Alex Scott, maybe. APPLAUSE
You didn't say that with confidence?
Well...
I don't think it is, no. LAUGHTER
Your third clue, please.
Fun fact: the majority of felines love a splash of Tomato Sauce.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
Davina, does any of those clues fit Konnie Huq?
Erm...
No. LAUGHTER
But give me, give me a week.
I'll see you next week,
and I will have crowbarred Konnie Huq into all of them.
I feel like what we've done here is you started off so well. Yeah.
The first guess you came in with,
you were like, "Yes, this is so amazing!"
Then we've given you more clues... It's made it much worse.
Yeah. Blowing my mind.
No-one said it would be squeezy peasy
to guess who's inside.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Tomato Sauce!
MUSIC: 'The Ketchup Song (Asereje)' By Las Ketchup
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Are the panel getting closer with their guesses?
Or will they be left red-faced?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Oh, my God, I can't believe it!
I absolutely squeezed the life out of that,
and there were some great guesses from the panel,
but are they any closer? I'm not telling you.
You want the clues? You can't handle the clues!
Sorry, sometimes I "clues" my temper.
Up next: big fish, little fish, cardboard box!
It's none of those - it's Sea Slug!
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
# Boys call you sexy And you don't care what they say
# When I grow up I wanna be famous... #
APPLAUSE
My last performance was my first outing on the dance floor,
and I certainly made waves.
The panel are trying to guess my name.
Fleur East. Or it could be Gok Wan.
Angela Rippon.
But I'm going to continue to be slippery.
Now, I have to be honest with you.
I started dancing from a very young age.
A basketball there.
Performing has always been one of my greatest joys.
In fact, I've always been attracted to the creative arts.
Lots of names.
JONATHAN: They were the names of the Golden Girls.
But dance is like anything in life -
if you want to succeed at it,
then you have to give it everything you've got.
What's that say?
Said "runner".
You can't wait for "slug-cess" to find you.
You have to get out there, do your thing,
and trust me, it will happen.
Oh, and a little bit of natural rhythm
will do you wonders.
Tonight I'm going from the sea bed to the dance hall.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Some of the fish have a signal.
Those are two Ms.
# She works the night by the water
# She's gonna stress, so far away From her father's daughter
# She just wants a life... # Yes!
# ..for her baby
# All on her own, no-one will come She's got to save him
# She tells him, "Ooh, love No-one's ever gonna hurt you, love
# "I'm gonna give you all of my love
# "I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
# So, rockabye baby, rockabye I'm gonna rock you
# Rockabye baby, don't you cry
# Rockabye
# So, rockabye, baby, rockabye... #
Oh, my gosh, this is such a vibe.
# Rockabye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you
# Rockabye baby, rockabye I'm gonna rock you
# Rockabye baby, don't you cry
# Rockabye
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Like that. Ah!
Give it up for Sea Slug, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow.
Jonathan, I'll come to you first.
Sea Slug is one of the toughest in the competition,
I'm really struggling. Yes.
There are lots of clues, though. you said "making waves",
I'm thinking could that be a radio person, radio waves?
the other thing I noticed was
there were the letters "R-E-N-N-U-R" written on the thing,
but if you read it upwards, it's "runner", so "runner-up".
Is it someone who was in a competition
and came second?
And so that leads me to thinking
that maybe it could be Fleur East in there.
Yeah. Who was a runner up on The X Factor.
I thought Fleur East last time.
The thing about Fleur is that as a child she used to be a dancer,
so before she became a singer,
she was a dancer. Yes. Oh, really?
But I've seen Fleur perform live, and she's so fast,
her dancing is really fast, so unless Sea Slug slowed it down,
and the other thing was I noticed on the fish in the background,
they seem to have M and M on there.
I don't think it is Eminem, but they might be...
the initials MM could be Molly-Mae.
APPLAUSE
So I got the same thing that you got as radio, radio waves,
and I'm looking at your costume,
and I'm thinking of the style of dance that you did, dance hall,
and for me what stands out is your hair,
your hair goes back as if it's dreadlocks,
and that made me think of Clara Amfo...
That's a good guess. ..who works on the radio.
Yeah.
Davina, who are you gonna guess?
So, I just saw the basketball,
I suddenly thought Dennis Rodman for a moment.
LAUGHTER
Then I saw the dance tonight, and was like, "Not Dennis Rodman".
It's an outfit he'd wear.
LAUGHTER
However, that was an amazing performance.
Yes. Yes. So excited about the clues.
APPLAUSE
You said yourself on that clue package
that you danced as a kid. Yes.
You've grown up with dance, and Maya Jama is an amazing dancer,
I don't know if she's been... That is so good.
..but she is dating an American basketball player.
Ah!
All the clues with America and going out...
She was on the radio for a while. She was on Radio 1.
So I think it could be Maya Jama. Yeah.
Going Maya Jama.
APPLAUSE
Quite a popular choice in the audience.
Crouchy? Is it Maya Jama?
Erm, I'm not certain, it could be.
Thanks, Crouchy. But it's not on my page. Erm...
I'm with Jonathan, I saw the "runner" going up,
and I was thinking "runner", "runner up",
could be a talent show,
also mentioned "throw a lifeline",
which is again a talent show reference.
Someone who's danced since they were a young kid.
The passenger manifest I noticed up there
has no relevance to the person I'm guessing whatsoever.
LAUGHTER
Yeah, no, I think it could be a Pussycat Doll. OK.
And I'm gonna take a wild stab at one of the 15 of them.
LAUGHTER
And it's my personal favourite, Kimberly Wyatt. Yes.
Kimberly Wyatt? Could be Kimberly Wyatt.
Yes, amazing.
A few people agree.
I wonder what the clues were in the performance,
because there was a lot of yellow.
There's the shells, there's lots of shells.
You know there was the "MM", and "shell" is short for Michelle.
Oh. So is there Michelle someone?
What's Michelle Obama doing now?
Michelle Obama? Yes. LAUGHTER
Yes, she's taking that.
Do you need more clues? Yes, please.
Yes, please, time to shake things up
with two lies and a truth.
Sea Slug, can we get your first clue, please?
My mouth might be moving, but you won't hear a sound.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
What? Next clue, please.
Tom Jones likes to ask me stuff, lyrically speaking.
Is it someone on The Voice? What if it's Rita Ora?
It'd be Rita, oh, my God. Oh, my God.
That would be incredible. Is that you, Rita?
It could be.
To be fair, she's looked at me like that before.
Let's get your third clue, please.
Can I get a shout out to all my bom baes?
Hey, bom baes! Whoo! Bom bae.
What does that mean? It's, it's like cool girls.
If you like the "bom-bom", and you're a bae.
Like, a bae is a girl.
A bom-bom is what the lady would do. And a bae, it's like, "hey, bae."
It's like the new way of saying babe.
This is amazing to watch.
Why do they leave the b out?
Cos it's cooler, it's hip, it's like 2022.
It's not cool to mangle the English language.
No, but look. If I go, "hey, bae", it's so much cooler.
So much cooler. Yeah, you're my bae.
But I'm not your bae, and please don't call me that again.
LAUGHTER You're my bom bae.
I'm not your bum bae, I'm certainly not your bum bae.
If your wish is to see this fish,
you'll have to wait until the mask comes off.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Sea Slug!
SONG: 'A Deeper Love'
The panel are still slugging it out over Sea Slug's identity.
Who do you think's behind the mask?
The panel are going at a snail's pace
trying to guess who I am.
They aren't catching any of my bait. LAUGHS
After the break, Cactus brings the heat,
so don't "desert" us.
APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
APPLAUSE
Welcome back to the show, now grapevine and do-si-do.
Oh! LAUGHTER
There's nothing more lonely than doing a do-si-do without friends.
OK, we've seen four amazing routines so far,
and now there's just one more performance to go
before our studio audience vote for their favourite.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
Now they're pretty fly for a cacti, it's Cactus.
LAUGHTER
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
MARIACHI MUSIC
# Upside, inside out... #
Last time, I found myself fighting for my place in this competition.
Cactus. CHEERING
But the panel chose to see this cactus fight another day.
Danny Jones. Danny O'Donoghue.
It's Ritchie Neville from Five.
However, there aren't enough rounds in this tournament
for them to pin a name on me.
THEME FROM THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY
So, are you ready for round two?
Wedding cake. Are they getting married?
A cactus might have a prickly exterior,
but don't be fooled...
..they have soft-hearted centres.
I'm a nice guy.
Four stars. Looks like I'm A Celeb.
To become a champion takes dedication,
and I'm no stranger to life on the road.
After all, you've gotta give the fans what they want.
CACTI: Woo! Cactus, you're an icon!
# I've got the power... #
And I always perform those chart-topping crowd pleasers
to really get them going.
It does make sense, it could be someone from a boy band.
Wherever you find yourself in the world,
it's important to remember your roots.
B-L... Globe.
As a young succulent,
I didn't always fit in with the crowd,
but I never let them defeat me.
I focused on growing my talents, found my voice,
and flourished into the proud plant that I am today.
Everything's wrestling about Cactus. Wrestling or boxing.
Tonight, thank God I'm a cactus
because I'm gonna be too darn hot.
Ding, ding, ding! That's round two, let's go!
# I've got the power. #
CHEERING
Go on, Cactus!
He looks like my kind of guy. Chill.
# It's too darn hot... #
JUDGES: # It's too darn hot... #
# I'd like to sup With my baby tonight
# I'd like to sup With my baby tonight... #
OTI: Wahey. Ay!
# Refill my cup With my baby tonight
# But I ain't up With my baby tonight
# Cos it's too darn hot
# It's too darn hot Too darn hot
# I'd like to coo With my baby tonight
# And pitch the woo With my baby tonight
# I'd like to coo With my baby tonight
# Pitch the woo with my baby tonight
# But, brother You fight with my baby tonight
# Cos it's too darn hot... #
What's this? The sun?
# According to the Kinsey Report Every average man you know
# Much prefers His lovey-dovey to court
# When the temperature is low
# But when the thermometer Goes way up
# And the weather is sizzling hot
# Mister, pants for romance is not
# Cos it's too, too darn hot Too darn hot... #
Yeah! Quite athletic.
# Too darn hot Too darn hot
# It's too, too darn hot. #
Wow.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE OTI: Yeah!
Cactus, everybody!
DAVINA: What's going on?
Wow. That was too darn hot.
LAUGHTER
That was so good. Well done, Cactus. That was amazing.
DAVINA: Loved that. Oti, what are you saying?
I love your energy, Cactus. You are so full of life.
And that jazz routine felt right up your street.
You gave it a lot of personality and I loved watching that.
APPLAUSE
Who do you think it is, Oti?
So, first of all, I saw a wedding cake, right,
and then I saw the stars on the box,
and then that made me think of I'm A Celeb. Yes.
And then you kept talking about the charts,
and then I went back to my guess of last week
by saying Danny Jones from McFly.
JONATHAN: I think it's a good guess.
Crouchy, what are you thinking?
I think in my world you'd get a trophy for that performance.
Yes. Yes.
I thought he was magnificent, I'm a huge fan of Cactus.
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
Look at him, he's so sweet. He's so happy.
LAUGHTER
I noticed the wedding cake, loads of boxing references. Yeah.
Saw the ring.
I think he's done a show with his wife,
he's been on I'm a Caleb.
I think it's Amir Khan. Ah.
JONATHAN: There were a lot of boxing references, weren't there?
Ooh.
After that punch, I'm saying it's definitely not Amir Khan.
LAUGHTER
Davina. You're dressed in wrestling gear.
There's so much wrestling relevance and I was thinking The Wrestler.
Then I was thinking, "Could it be Mickey Rourke?"
That would be amazing. Could be. Yeah.
PETER: It could be. Good friend of yours.
Oh, I don't know about good friend, I have met him once.
And he said, "Hey, you're robot boy!"
JOEL LAUGHS
I was like, "No way, you're Mickey Rourke."
And that... That was the end of it, really.
My other idea was, I'm A Celebrity, his wife was Queen of the Jungle,
so I'm gonna guess Tom Fletcher. OTI: Tom Fletcher from McFly.
Tom Fletcher. JONATHAN: Yeah, not a bad guess.
Jonathan, what do you think? You're a tough one.
Could be Dougie Poynter from McFly, who did very well on I'm A Celeb.
DAVINA: That's a really good guess. That is a good guess.
But did you see when the masks spilled out
it spelled out the word "globe"? Yeah.
Is it someone who's performed in Shakespeare at the Globe, maybe?
Or are we thinking the Golden Globes? Yes.
If we're thinking award shows and fighting,
could it be Will Smith?
LAUGHTER
OK. Do you need more clues? ALL: Yes.
OK. We need to hear two lies and a truth.
Cactus, let's have your first clue, please.
I took home the top prize when I made my debut.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
OK. Let's have the second one.
As a wrestler, sometimes I have eyes in the back of my head.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE
OK, and the third one.
No other wrestler could take me out.
Take me out! Take me out.
Paddy. Paddy McGuinness.
JONATHAN: Paddy McGuinness! No, Paddy's so tall.
But, you know, Paddy, wasn't there some sort of boxing thing
between Paddy and Harry Judd? Yes.
Oh! Ah!
Which takes us back to the McFly and the Busted lot. Yes!
Which one do you think is true? Oti?
I think that the first one, top prize, my debut.
JONATHAN: Yeah. Yeah.
Is there any footballers that spring to mind, Peter, that it could be?
Not any that look like cactuses, no.
LAUGHTER
OK, who's looking fine under those spines?
We'll only see when the mask comes off.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Cactus!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Fireball' by Pitbull
# Fireball. #
The panel are wrestling with their guesses,
but have they worked out who Cactus really is?
The panel were going through a right bushtucker trial
trying to figure out who I am tonight.
Come on, you lot, give it another swing.
All five masked dancers have performed,
but which two will go head-to-head in tonight's Dance Jam?
Mmm-hm, delicious.
That's up to these guys right here.
Join us after the break for the all-important vote.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Welcome back to The Masked Dancer.
All five dancers have performed
and it's almost time for our studio audience to choose their favourite.
They look like Narnia's five-a-side football team.
LAUGHTER
The two characters with the fewest votes will then compete
in the ultimate showdown, a monumental meeting of moves
where if you don't step up you're going down to un-masked town.
Yes, my friends, it's the Dance Jam.
Delicious.
OK, while our audience vote,
here is a reminder of tonight's performances for you guys at home.
# I like the way you move
# I like the way you move. #
# Just pump it Louder
# Pump it Louder
# Pump it Louder. #
# I've lost my mind
# I spent the night crying On the floor of my bathroom
# But you're so unaffected I really don't get it
# But I guess, good for you. #
# Rockabye
# Rockabye. #
# It's too darn hot Too darn hot
# It's too
# Too darn hot. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The results are in.
I can reveal, in no particular order,
the masked dancers safely through are...
Sea Slug!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The second masked dancer going through is...
Onomatopoeia!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE They like Onomatopoeia.
They LOVE Onomatopoeia.
OK, joining Onomatopoeia and Sea Slug is...
Tomato Sauce!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow!
That means Cactus and Pearly King,
you will be performing again.
The rest of you, well done, head off down the tunnel.
Congratulations, guys!
Whoo!
Their secret is safe for now.
Now, Pearly King and Cactus, it's time for tonight's Dance Jam!
Whoo! Very exciting.
After each of you have performed, the panel will decide
who will keep their place in the competition
and who will be removing their mask.
Dancing first, it's Pearly King!
Yay!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah.
Oww!
# I saw him dancin' there By the record machine
# I knew he must been about 17
# The beat was going strong
# Playing my favourite song
# And I could tell It wouldn't be long
# Till he was with me, yeah, me
# And I could tell It wouldn't be long
# Till he was with me Yeah, me, singing
# I love rock 'n' roll
# Put another dime In the jukebox, baby
# I love rock 'n' roll
# So come and take your time And dance with me
# I love rock 'n' roll
# So put another dime In the jukebox, baby
# I love rock 'n' roll
# So come and take your time And dance with me. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yes, Pearly King!
Thank you to Pearly King, everyone!
Wow. That's gonna be hard to beat.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Performing next, it's Cactus!
Whoo!
Go on, the Cactus!
# Jump, jump The Mac Dad'll make ya
# Jump, jump The Daddy Mac'll make ya
# Jump, jump Kris Kross'll make ya
# Jump, jump
# Don't try to compare us To another bad little fad
# I'm the Mac and I'm bad Give ya something that you never had
# I'll make ya bump, hump Wiggle and shake your rump
# And everything is to the back With a little slack
# Cos inside out It's wiggida-wiggida-wiggida wack
# Miggity-miggity Miggity-miggity Mac Daddy
# So miggity-miggity Miggity-miggity Mac
# Cos I'm miggity-miggity Miggity-miggity Mac Daddy
# Miggity-miggity Miggity-miggity Mac
# I make you wanna
# Jump, jump The Mac Dad'll make ya
# Jump, jump The Daddy Mac'll make ya
# Jump, jump Kris Kross'll make ya
# Jump, jump
# Jump, jump, jump, jump
# Jump, jump # The Mac Dad'll make ya
# Jump, jump # The Daddy Mac'll make ya
# Jump, jump # Kris Kross'll make ya
# Jump, jump # Uh-huh, uh-huh
# Jump. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Ha-ha! Yes!
Wow, give it up for Cactus, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
CROUCHY: Love him, love him.
Now, please welcome back to the stage, Pearly King!
Love that. Yeah!
Come on up here, Pearly King. Well done.
Before the panel decide who will be unmasked,
our dancers are gonna give us one more clue.
However, the clue can be about them OR their opponent.
We call this bit It's Not Me, It's You.
Panel, listen up.
Pearly King, what is your clue, please?
I've been known to go gaga.
Feel like... Gaga's like gargling, Swash.
I think it's Joe Swash, it's Pearly King all day.
I think you're reaching there.
I think it's just been known to go gaga,
someone who has very bad self control.
You think he's talking about himself?
He's talking about himself, yeah. Let's see what Cactus says.
Next clue now, Cactus. Over to you.
I owe a lot to amateur dramatics.
Which one is that about?
I think they're talking about themselves. Yes, I think so.
Because he said he'd won a prize at his debut? Yes.
But does it help us, Oti? It doesn't help us a bit.
It's not helped at all, has it?
I feel like you send us these clues to purposely play with our minds.
I don't send you anything, it's not me.
It will make sense once the mask comes off.
Yes, and we'll go, "Oh, doh!"
OK, that's it, no more clues,
which means somebody is getting unmasked.
Who's it gonna be, panel? That is up to you, get discussing.
Will it be Pearly King or Cactus? Find out after the break.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Welcome back to The Masked Dancer!
Pearly King and Cactus have performed again
but only one of them can go through
alongside Sea Slug, Tomato Sauce and Onomatopoeia.
It's decision time.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
Jonathan, can you give us the name of the masked dancer
the panel wish to save?
So, it was so close, you know,
and we so love watching Pearly King,
you make us laugh when you're on stage,
you bring so much character and energy,
and then Cactus came out and you did that great last dance.
So the person we decided to send home is Joel Dommett.
See you later, guys.
Take care, good night.
No offence, Joel, but you are the worst dancer on stage right now.
Well, we love different things about both of you,
but in the end, the dancer we have decided to save is...
Pearly King!
# Who's about behind the mask? #
Wow! Pearly King!
Congratulations, we will see you again.
Head off down the tunnel, Pearly King!
# Who's about behind the mask? #
Cactus, I'm gonna miss you.
Oh, no, it's sad.
Sadly, your time on The Masked Dancer
has come to an end, but before you reveal your identity,
panel, who do you think it is? Jonathan.
I suspect that none of us have got you right.
Yes, yes. I don't think we have.
But I'm going to go with Dougie Poynter.
Dougie Poynter, OK. Oti?
I'm gonna stick with Danny Jones.
Danny Jones.
We're going to mention every member of McBusted. Yeah, yeah!
I'm going with Tom Fletcher. Tom Fletcher!
I went for Amir Khan. Amir Khan.
I am so excited about this. Yes.
Well, there's only one way to find out.
Oh, yes! Cactus, who's behind the mask?
Take it off! Take it off!
AUDIENCE CHANTING: Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
CHANTING CONTINUES
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
BAFTA award-winning choirmaster... Yes, it is me.
..Gareth Malone!
I have had so much fun.
Yeah! The last time I danced,
I was seven, and I danced with a broom in the school play.
LAUGHTER
I mean, I danced! I danced. Yeah, you properly danced.
APPLAUSE
How hard was it being taught, after you being the teacher?
Yes! My God, it's awful, isn't it?
I've put so many people through that, and you go,
"Don't worry, just go out and sing in front of 4,000 people.
"You'll be fine."
Er, it's awful. I'm never doing it again.
LAUGHTER Has it been nerve wracking?
I was sick with nerves. Really?!
Yeah, because I'm so out of my comfort zone,
I don't know how to dance, I don't have that thing,
you know, Oti?
The thing is, you just perform.
You really brought so much personality and life to the floor.
It was brilliant to watch. Thank you.
I know your mask had a smile on it...
Inside, I was like, "Yay!" Inside, I feel like...
Yeah, exactly. Totally.
One of the things said, "I won a prize at my debut."
What was that? When you were young, or was...?
No, no, so, as an adult. So, I was, what, 30 years old,
I did... Somebody said, "Hey, do you want to be on television?"
I did a series and it won BAFTA. So, the first Choir series?
Then the second one won BAFTA,
I thought that was just normal. LAUGHTER
We were really going down the McFly and Busted route.
ALL: Yeah!
You must have loved that, knowing we weren't close.
I was, kind of, doing this. The stars did me as well.
I thought you was in I'm A Celeb. That was my All Star Choir.
We went to number one for Children In Need.
APPLAUSE What about the plectrum?
Well, I play guitar, I play the bass guitar.
Lightning bolt?
Well, I'm just super cool, Davina. Heyy!
And I'm guessing, then, that the cake was like the military wives?
Yes! Ding! Oh, yes!
Of course. Have you told anybody about it?
Is there anyone who's gonna be amazed?
There'll be a lot of people extremely surprised.
My wife knows, because I've been dancing, dancing the whole time,
and I, literally, at 11 o'clock...
LAUGHTER ..in the kitchen.
But, no, my kids have no idea. It's gonna be great.
Oh, my God. Oh, it's gonna be great! This is gonna be so good!
There's nothing better than a reveal to your children, so wonderful.
Have you had fun? It has honestly been life-changingly fun.
Absolutely brilliant, I've loved it. Well, thank you so much, Gareth,
it's been absolutely amazing. Give it up for Gareth Malone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Gareth Malone!
Loved it. That is all, folks.
Join us again next week for more masked moving and grooving.
Next up tonight, it's The Voice, but now, dancing one more time,
unmasked at last, ladies and gentlemen,
it Gareth Malone! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Too Darn Hot'
# It's too darn hot
# I'd like to sup With my baby tonight... #
Go, Gareth! # Refill my cup with my baby tonight
# But I ain't up... # Jazz hands. I love it!
# Cos it's too darn hot
# It's too darn hot Too darn hot
# I'd like to coo With my baby tonight... #
Yes! # Pitch the woo with my baby tonight
# But, brother You fight with my baby tonight
# Cos it's too darn hot
# Cos it's too, too darn hot Too darn hot...
Yeah! # It's too
# Too darn hot. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Next time...
All eight masked dancers come together
for the first time.
Sea Slug,
Pearly King,
Onomatopoeia,
Tomato Sauce,
Pillar & Post,
Odd Socks,
Scissors,
and Candlestick.
Plus, in a Masked Dancer first...
..there's a shock exit,
as not one, not two,
but three celebrities are unmasked.
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