Another night, another Australian celebrity hidden behind a terrifying albeit impressive mask. Well, in this case a ginormous gnome costume that wouldn’t look amiss in my Mum and Dad’s backyard. And who was sheltering under that giant gnome face on The Masked Singer Australia? Why, food critic and cravat-wearer extraordinaire Matt Preston
Chrissie SwanMel BBuddy FranklinAbbie Chatfield BachelorNeighboursTim RobardsHughesy Goran Ivanišević. Quite the combination there. Scott Morrison secretly appoint himselfThe Masked Singer Australia
Breaking news: every contestant on #MaskedSingerAU revealed to be Scott Morrison
— Lauren is doing a rescheduled comedy show (@laurenvedwards) August 16, 2022
Clue One: Hi, I’m Gnome and I’m bringing the magic to this competition.
Clue Two: I do love a green and pleasant land, but I’m more of a city Gnome, it is my garden of earthly delights. This is where you will find my desires.
Clue Three: Not every Gnome gets involved in politics, but I do know a lot about presidential voting!
Clue Four: Don’t confuse me with a goblin, we only have the name in common and it makes me double boiling mad!
of course!
Now, Gnome was a wildcard contestant meaning he only performed once before being booted home.
But let it be said, Matt Preston both entered and left the competition on a high. He performed ‘I’m A Believer’ by The Monkees AKA the song Smash Mouth covered on the soundtrack. I’m just disappointed he didn’t perform by given his legacy.
Also performing were Rooster, Snapdragon and Popcorn, the latter of which Preston faced off against in the bottom two. Alas, Popcorn lived to sway and slay another day.
The guesses for this one were pretty rogue though once again was right on the money. She correctly guessed Gnome was Matt Preston, explaining she’d dreamed about him the night before. Who knew Chrissie Swan was a modern day Oracle of Delphi for gameshows?
guessed AFL legend , guessed OG and ex- star , and guessed Croatian tennis player
And no, it turns out didn’t as a contestant on .
If you missed Gnome’s clues during the episode, here’s a handy refresher:
If you want to catch up with , you can check it out on.
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.