Who’s that behind the mask?

On paper a show about identifying celebrities that are dressed up in giant costumes singing, shouldn’t work, but it strangely does. The Masked Singer is so bad, it’s brilliant. It has got the entire nation talking and guessing.

So far we have unveiled the identities of three celebrities. EastEnders star, Pasty Palmer as Butterfly, Former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson as Pharaoh and lead singer of The Darkness, Justin Hawkins as Chameleon.

So, who are the remaining singing celebrities behind the masks? I’m going to unleash my inner Sherlock Holmes and enter my mind palace. I’m going to look at all of the clues and break it down.

Queen Bee – Nicola Roberts?

It is pretty obvious that Queen Bee is Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud. All of the clues that she has given link straight back to her.

Queen Bee has said that she was very young when she started her career. Nicola was just 17 when she became a member of Girls Aloud.

She said that she was a wildcard. This links back to when Nicola was called back as a wildcard when she was a contestant on Popstars: The Rivals. Only real Girls Aloud fans would have pointed that out.

She said: “this bee can sting”, meaning she is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. Queen Bee has said that she likes to help people and she has made a change. She has stated that she has created a new law. This links nicely as Nicola is an activist in Anti- tanning and Anti- bullying as she tackled both whilst she was a member of Girls Aloud.

Without a doubt, Queen Bee is Nicola Roberts. And not to mention, it sounds exactly like her. I will be very surprised if this isn’t her.

Duck – Mel C?

The identity behind the Duck is a little bit harder, but here is what we know. The person behind Duck is somebody who may be sporty as they used to be a long distance runner.

You would automatically think of an athlete, but this person has sang Happy Birthday to a true legend, and has had Happy Birthday sang to them by 850,000 people. Could that be fans at a concert? Is this person a professional singer? I’m going to say yes, as they shocked us all when they sang opera in their final chance performance last Saturday.

I am going to agree with Davina and say Mel C from The Spice Girls. She is known as ‘Sporty Spice’ after all. Also, they did reveal that they may be part of a girl band. It does make sense or was she trying to bluff us? Although I would have thought that she’d have a better voice if it was Mel C. She is maybe trying to trick us again?

The only thing that is throwing me slightly is that this person can speak German and Italian. Maybe that is something we don’t know about Mel C.

Unicorn – John Barrowman or Kevin McHale?

The person behind the Unicorn costume just screams ‘FABULOUS’. They have always stood out from the crowd and been a bit of a show off. From their rainbow coloured mane, I think it is obvious that they are also part of the LGBTQ+ community.

This person has always been theatrical, has had their name in lights and says “being on stage is magic”. It is very clear that is person is a born performer and very comfortable with who they are. They also have an American accent, which could narrow it down. At the moment, John Barrowman is calling out to me. However, Unicorn did say that they grew up on a small island but John was born in Scotland.

During Unicorn’s second performance it did sound a lot like Glee actor and singer Kevin McHale. He is also a big possibility as all of the clues also link back to him. They also revealed that acting changed their life. Glee undoubtedly changed Kevin’s life, as the TV show was popular all over the world. Everybody knows him now as Artie from Glee.

Hedgehog- Michael Ball?

This person has a very classical voice, so this one should be a lot easier to work out. They said that they are very homely and introverted. They once had a job which meant that they died at 8:30 every night. This seems like an odd clue to have on its own, but when you break it down, they did say that they are a workaholic and being on stage is a second nature to them. This person must have something to do with theatre.

In one of the VT’s there was a Phantom of the Opera mask, which explains the dying every night, and a can of hairspray. They also mentioned that they sometimes may wear heels on stage.

Michael Ball has played Raoul in the Phantom of the Opera and Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, which explains the high heels. Hedgehog also mentioned that they enjoy being part of a team. This can allude to being part of theatre and being on stage with other people and he enjoys being alone on stage. This can of course mean his solo performances and shows.

Monster – will.i.am or CeeLo Green?

The person behind Monster is bright, bold and has a big personality. They have come to the UK and are strong and muscular. They have a very distinctive voice, which should make this easy, but it really isn’t.

The judges seems to think that it could be CeeLo Green, but what would he be doing on a UK celebrity talent show. I’m not too convinced on that guess.

The Monster seems to have gold trumpets on top of its head, which could be implying that they may have multiple Grammy Awards. The Black Eyed Peas have many Grammy Awards, and will.i.am is known for being the front man of that band. He does currently spend a lot of his time in the UK, as he is a coach on The Voice UK.

Monster also said that their hero is Tony Hadley. Who knows, maybe will.i.am is a Spandau Ballet fan?

Fox – Denise Van Outen or Kellie Bright?

Fox’s presence on stage already screams “I am a performer” to me. They are very comfortable and describes themselves as “street smart, nosy and vocal”. They are a bit of a party animal and spends time in the East End.

Whenever I hear the words East End, my mind, as a huge Soap Opera fan, goes straight to EastEnders. Could the secret identity of the Fox be Kellie Bright? Kellie plays Linda Carter in EastEnders and what made me think of her, was her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing in 2015.

But it could also easily be Denise Van Outen. She has played the role of Roxie Hart from the musical Chicago in the West End and on Broadway. She is clearly used to be centre of attention and on stage. Denise also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2012 and a couple of episodes of EastEnders. She played the role of Karin Smart.

Fox also said that they collect teapots. Denise tweeted back in 2011, that she loves teapots and collects them.

It’s very early days, but it does add up to be Denise Van Outen at the moment.

Tree – Wayne Bridge?

It is obvious that this person has something to do with sport. They have played in front of big crowds, they like to win and that is going to be their goal. They don’t know if they will be pitch perfect, but they’ll give it their best shot. There are a lot of football puns in the clues he gave, so I’m going to say that Tree is a footballer. They also said that he has never performed on stage before, but he’s doing it for his kids.

All we know so far is that they are potentially a footballer, and they have children. We do know that it is not Peter Crouch, as he announced on Twitter that he is “not a singing tree.” That is something that he probably didn’t think he would ever tweet before.

It really could be anyone at this point, but I’ll make a prediction and say Wayne Bridge. He has three kids, one from a previous marriage, and two with his wife Frankie Bridge from The Saturdays.

Octopus- Amber Davies?

There is one thing I know about this person and that is they have got an incredible voice. Whoever they are, they can sing. Octopus describes themselves as “bubbly, happily go lucky and always on the go.” They also say that they are “leggy” and would like to be a role model.

Could this person be a model? Can you name any models that can sing? I’m not even sure I’ve heard any models talk, never mind sing. They did mention that they feel like Naomi Campbell, so we know it’s not her.

The person behind the Octopus mask has musical theatre training for sure. I’m going to take a stab in the dark and say that this could be Love Island star Amber Davies. She performed in the musical 9-5 in the West End during mid 2019, which ticks off the musical theatre training.

Octopus said that she loves weight training. Well, after Amber’s split with Kem, she did take up weight training.

But what could be said about the modelling. She mentioned that she was ‘leggy’. Could this allude to her time on Love Island? She also did do a bit of modelling for Boux Avenue.

Daisy – Kimberley Wyatt?

This person has stated that they are “planting down in the UK”, which means that they are not British and potentially have a family now in the UK. The VT showed an American diner, which could mean that they are American. But from that clue I gathered that this person might do a lot of cooking.

I think that Daisy may be Pussycat Doll star, Kimberly Wyatt. She now has a family in the UK, as she married an English man and they now have a child together. She also won the show MasterChef, hence why I thought of the food. She still does a lot of cooking since winning the show as well.

We also found out that this person enjoys fishing, but there isn’t much more to go from with that clue. I still think that Kimberly is a strong suggestion to who could be behind the Daisy mask, but we’ll have to wait and hear more clues to know for certain.

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