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Long Lost Family presenter Nicky Campbell was unveiled as Dippy Egg on The Masked Singer UK and fans couldn't believe it.
The 62-year-old took his former co-host Davina McCall by surprise when he removed his colourful mask.
Davina couldn't believe her eyes and ran on the stage to give him a huge hug.
She later told the Mirror: “I was in total shock. I cannot believe I didn’t recognise his voice, the way he moves or any of the clues. Not in a million years would I have guessed it. It’s embarrassing."
Earlier this week, Nicky joined the Loose Women, to talk about appearing on the ITV and the "laughs" and "fun" he needed after what he described as "one of the most difficult years of his life".
In recent years, Nicky has bravely opened up about the traumatic abuse he suffered and witnessed as a schoolboy in Edinburgh.
Just before Christmas, five men, aged between 69 and 90, were charged in connection with alleged, non-recent, abuse incidents at Edinburgh Academy, writes The Mirror.
Following the arrests, Nicky decided to appear on The Masked Singer to bring some light back into his year.
He told the Loose Women: "I knew it was what I needed. I knew it would be a laugh - and it was magical."
Brenda Edwards asked how Nicky took care of his mental wellbeing last year, the TV star said: "This is still something I need to have a look at, but it’s good to talk. The Masked Singer was a good thing to have a laugh and it was really good for me."
He had wanted to take part in the show as he loves it, saying: “I can kind of sing so when the opportunity came up, I thought, “Yeah”.
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McFly’s leading man, Danny Jones, aka Piranha, won The Masked Singer on Saturday 17 February and on This Morning, confessed how he really felt about competing. Speaking to Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle, Danny confessed the ‘pressure’ he felt to do well because he’s a professional singer. Danny was up against the likes of Lorraine Kelly, Alex Brooker, Lemar and Melody Thornton in the competition but beat them all to the punch and he was crowned the winner of series 5.
Danny Jones delighted viewers and his six year old son as he was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer and was unveiled as Piranha.The hit ITV show saw the McFly singer hide his identity for weeks as he performed behind the mask, including from his family. Danny, 37, shot to fame when he joined McFly as one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist alongside bandmates Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, and Harry Judd.The band made their debut in 2004 with their smash hit single 5 Colours in Her Hair which reached number one, later releasing fan favourites All About You and Obviously.
McFly's Danny Jones has shared the adorable moment his six year old son, Cooper, found out that he was Piranha on The Masked Singer, as he won the series.The celebrity contestants on the show must go to painstaking lengths to hide their identities from the public, which includes keeping it from their family and friends. So, Danny's young son had no idea that his dad was going to be on the show, and the moment he found out was truly priceless.
McFly's Tom Fletcher has reacted to his bandmate Danny Jones winning The Masked Singer UK last night. Singer and guitarist Danny was unmasked after performing as Piranha on the ITV series this year.The final saw Cricket, Bigfoot and Piranha battle it out before celebrity judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and guest Rob Brydon.The 37 year old beat Cricket, who was unmasked as singer Lemar, and Bigfoot, revealed to be comedian Aex Brooker, to the crown before being unveiled as the McFly band member.Taking to Instagram, Tom, 38, who has been in McFly since 2003 with Danny, posted a sweet video of himself watching The Masked Singer UK with his three sons whom he shares with his wife Giovanna Fletcher.
Viewers of The Masked Singer UK have leapt to Alex Brooker's defence as he was revealed as Big Foot during tonight's final.
After eight nail biting weeks of intense competition, The Masked Singer finally crowned its winner on Saturday evening when Piranha took home the crown after impressing the panel of judges. For their final song Piranha performed the Celine Dion classic It's All It's All Coming Back to Me Now, with their impeccable voice blowing away Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and guest judge Rob Brydon, with all five judges left scratching their heads about who exactly could be behind such impeccable vocal chops.
Piranha has won The Masked Singer and unmasked as McFly legend Danny Jones. The boy band legend left the judges speechless, as runner-up Bigfoot's identity also revealed as TV presenter Alex Brooker.
The Masked Singer final is tonight, meaning the celebrity identities of Bigfoot, Cricket and Piranha will be revealed and fans are already convinced that they know who is underneath the mask of Bigfoot. Viewers believe the man behind the yeti costume is Alex Brooker and it's led to him breaking his silence on the speculation. Bigfoot has been performing on the show with his leg in a cast, which has led viewers to look to Alex - given his TV show The Last Leg.
Vanessa Feltz's ex boyfriend, Ben Ofoedu, was spotted out and about, packing on the PDA with his new girlfriend Precious Muir – just days after he claimed Vanessa stole the "best years of my life" and used him as "eye candy". Vanessa announced her split from Ben last February after 17 years together, revealing at the time that she felt "disappointed" and "extremely sad" to see the relationship come to an end. Now Ben has seemingly moved on with Precious, who might be recognised from her time on the first series of Channel 4's The Circle, as well as appearing on seasons one and two of Open House.
The Masked Singer judges were left stunned during the semi-final on Saturday night (10 February) after Air Fryer was revealed as none other than The Greatest Showman star Keala Settle. None of the judges guessed that Air Fryer had been Keala and were all just as shocked as she uncovered herself with a beaming smile. Keala went on to reveal all her clues which quickly became obvious and shared how she found it funny how no one could work out her voice, despite her numerous vocal credits.
A 1980s pop idol and a musical star have become the latest celebrities to go home from The Masked Singer. The ITV1 series, which sees celebrities sing while wearing elaborate costumes, had its semi-final episode on Saturday.
Viewers of The Masked Singer are buzzing with speculation as they try to uncover the identity of Piranha, and the latest theory has fans convinced that the elusive celebrity behind the fish costume is none other than Niall Horan. Social media platforms, particularly X (formerly known as Twitter), have been flooded with guesses linking Piranha to the former One Direction member. One enthusiastic fan tweeted, "I think Niall Horan is Piranha #TheMaskedSingerUK," while another pondered, "Come on who’s your guess for piranha? I don’t watch it all the time so I dunno what clues have been etc but i think Niall Horan from 1D.
On Friday's episode of ITV's Lorraine, a big clue was dropped about the identity of Bigfoot on The Masked Singer UK. In a pre-recorded clip, Bigfoot said: "Big hugs, it's me, Bigfoot! Want to know who is under this mask, well here's an exclusive clue to help you...
Lorraine Kelly's daughter, Rosie Smith, had a funny reaction to her mum being revealed as the Owl on ITV's The Masked Singer. The 29 year old podcaster and writer seemed unfazed when the Scottish TV presenter was unmasked on Saturday night, after weeks of speculation from judges and viewers. Rosie might have guessed that it was her mum behind the Owl costume, but she didn't let on.
Viewers of The Masked Singer were left shocked after Saturday night's show saw Owl unmasked as Lorraine Kelly.Talking about her time on the show, Lorraine said: "I've loved being Owl, I've loved every single second, the show is so joyful." After Lorraine was unmasked, viewers were to quick to take to X, formerly Twitter to share their thoughts on the reveal, with one writing: "Lorraine Kelly, never would have guessed that. #maskedsingeruk" Another wrote: "I thought Lorraine was too obvious that I convinced myself it wasn’t Lorraine lmao #maskedsingeruk" and a third added: "You could have given me 1000 guesses and I'd never have gotten Lorraine Kelly.
The Masked Singer viewers weren't sure where to look as Joel Dommett returned to screens as they quickly made the same comparison. The bonkers ITV singing competition returned to screens on Saturday night (January 27) for the latest instalment of singing and guessing.
Viewers of The Masked Singer have worked out who is behind the Piranha costume thanks to a major song clue. The fishy character was back on stage on Saturday night (January 27) as the zany ITV singing competition returned to screens.
Fans of The Masked Singer are convinced an American popstar is behind Eiffel Tower. The fun and funky ITV singing competition returned to screens on Saturday night (January 27) for the latest installment of famous faces singing in the disguise of elaborate costumes and guessing from the celebrity judges.
The Masked Singer was back on Saturday night. It was the first time all eight remaining characters were on the show, as Ellie Goulding starred as a guest judge alongside Davina McCall, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and Jonathan Ross.