The Masked Singer: Which celebrities were unmasked last night? 00s icon and Strictly Come Dancing legend revealed in double elimination
Two celebrities were unmasked on The Masked Singer last night after a surprise double elimination.
The ITV show returned to screens on Saturday night (January 24) as the eight hidden stars remaining in the competition took to the stage in their outlandish costumes.
Before the start of last night’s episode, four celebrities had already been unmasked, inlcuding The One Show presenter Alex Jones, singer and rapper Professor Green, Sex Pistols legend John Lydon, and Shakespears Sister icon Marcella Detroit.
The stakes were upped in the newest episode as viewers were informed that two celebrities would be eliminated from the competition and unmasked. But which stars were behind the masks?
Who was unmasked on The Masked Singer last night?
The first character to be unmasked on last night’s episode of The Masked Singer was Monkey Business. The judges were certain that the performer was a female and had spotted obvious nods to business and shows such as The Apprentice.
Guesses from Davina, Maya, Mo, and Jonathan ranged from Tamzin Outhwaite, to Lily Allen. There were also guesses for ex members of the Pussycat Dolls including Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt.
After Monkey Business received the fewest votes from the studio audience following their performance of As Long As He Needs Me from Oliver!, the mask was lifted to reveal noughties music icon and actress... Kate Nash!
Kate, who memorably sung her 2007 hit single Foundations with her distinctive London twang, went to lengths to disguise her voice while in character. She said: “I just thought if I do this, I have to disguise my voice. Otherwise I’ll just open my mouth and everyone will just say that’s Kate Nash in a monkey suit.
“It was quite fun to disguise it and then again with the musical theatre, putting the character and the emotion in was really fun. I liked it.”
Kate added: “It was nice to just have a laugh, sing some songs and enjoy the performance and music. I’m not interested in a person if they haven’t got a silly billy inside them.”
The second character to be voted off during last night’s episode was Arctic Fox, who was eliminated after losing the sing-off to Red Panda.
Audiences at home were convinced that Strictly legend Anton Du Beke was underneath the mask, while the judges guesses ranged from Eddie Izzard to Johannes Radebe to Ashley Banjo.
Following Arctic Fox’s elimination, their mask was lifted to reveal that it was in fact... Anton Du Beke!
The Strictly Come Dancing judge said: “I’ve had such fun. It’s been brilliant fun and that’s what I’m going to take away really. I’ve loved working with the vocal coaches. I’ve loved belting out a bit of Shirley Bassey, a bit of Barbra Streisand, Tony Hadley.”
He added that his time on the show was a “joy”, saying: “I’m just huge fan and I know my children are loving this. I haven’t told them, I’ve been very good. When they see the unveiling they are going to be overwhelmed. It’s going to be brilliant.”