The winner of the latest series of the Masked Singer has been unveiled, and the star behind the Moth costume has finally been revealed.
Tipping Point presenter Ben Shephard was the show’s runner-up as Conkers, while Toastie was revealed to be soul singer Mica Paris, which three of the panel guessed correctly. But the top spot was reserved for British pop royalty – Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan.
The 41-year-old singer, who performed songs including Rihanna’s Only Girl (In The World) and Foreigner’s I Want To Know What Love Is during Saturday’s final was correctly guessed by panellist Maya Jama on the ITV show. Speaking after winning, shesaid: “Honestly, I’ve had the best time, I think I’m more of an introvert than I am an extrovert, actually.
“And I think this has, you know, without the girls by my side, it’s kind of like made me a lot more confident, and it’s really brought me out of my shell.”
Ben Shephard’s unmasking shocked the judging panel of Jama, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, and last year’s winner Samantha Barks, because he had appeared on the show’s judging panel earlier in the series, during its Halloween special. The TV presenter said after being unmasked: “It’s an extraordinary experience, having turned 50, I thought I’ve got to do a few more scary things.
Keishna Buchanan -Credit:ITV
“And I think tonight was probably my favourite, and it felt like I’d won just being able to come on the show, so I could just really enjoy that song (The Killers’ Mr Brightside), I know my boys love that song.
“It’s been such an extraordinary journey.”
The duets also saw Barks sign on the show once again as Pufferfish, while The Corrs singer Andrea Corr and singer Will Young also returned to the programme, as Snail and Lionfish respectively.
Paris, who finished third, added: “I’ve had the best time, it’s been so amazing.
“I wanted to do it for my grandkids… they don’t (know that I am doing The Masked Singer), they know I’m doing a show but they don’t know what it is.”
This year’s series of The Masked Singer is available on catch up on ITVX.