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Who is Knitting on Masked Singer? Star exposed by fans as old video gives 'undeniable' proof

She is The Masked Singer contestant who has got everyone talking and viewers of the ITV show and fans of a certain group claim to have found 'undeniable' proof that it is Steps star Claire Richards hiding inside the costume, with a video from the past proving to be her undoing.

When she made her debut on the series launch at the start of this month, Knitting prompted a flurry of guesses on Twitter, with the likes of Cheryl, Strictly star Helen Skelton and famous crafters Stacey Solomon and Sara Davies all mooted to be the celebrity behind the mask.

However, as far as some fans are concerned, there has been no doubt that it's Claire, who shot to fame along with the rest of Steps when their first single 5,6,7,8 hit the charts in 1997, in the Knitting outfit. While it was her flawless vocals alone that led them to that conclusion, the appearance of magpie, seen as a nod to Steps song One for Sorrow and the number 26 - the sum of 5+6+7+8, sealed the deal.

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