Two more celebrities were unmasked during the semi-final of The Masked Singer. Viewers saw Jellyfish, Phoenix, Fawn, Jacket Potato and Rhino take to the stage to sing in disguise and stump the star panel, which included guest panellist presenter Peter Crouch.
The first to be unmasked on the wacky ITV guessing game, which has celebs singing while disguised in eleborate costumes, was Jacket Potato, and jaws dropped when the butter-topped character was revealed to be legendary Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora. Richie said: "It's a wild reality when you do this show.”
For weeks viewers watching at home had thought that EastEnders actor Shane Richie was the tasty dish. So they were shocked when it turned out to be another Richie.
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Twitter users asked "how" as they saw the American rock star unmasked. @stuartkseels1 tweeted: "#TheMaskedSinger How the hell did they get Ritchie Sambora???"
@lummers81 gasped: "My idol growing up on the #TheMaskedSinger what the f*** !!! RICHIE SAMBORA what when why and how." @Alderney commented: "Okay, got that one wrong. Not Shane Ritchie then…" And @veepsx said: "And people thought jacket potato was Shane Richie shameful."
@FranklyGaslit tweeted: "HOWLING at #TheMaskedSinger." And @TraylorHolmes said: "Richie Sambora. Absolute legend." @RealEnli exclaimed: "The jacket potato is Richie Sambaro! Shocked!"
Later Glee and Dreamgirls star Amber Riley was unmasked as Jellyfish after she had performed Bon Jovi's 1986 classic You Give Love a Bad Name. She was open-mouthed to be told by host Joel Dommett that Richie, the man whose song she had just performed, was also on the show.
Richie said after his unmasking: "I love being a guitar player and a songwriter and of course I’m very privileged and honoured to have had so much success and the accolades of being a Grammy winner, an Ivor Novello Award winner and a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee, BUT what I really love to do is SING!
"My hiatus from Bon Jovi and the Covid impact on my solo touring meant I could only do one thing which is make a new record until I saw The Masked Singer! I loved it and it was a lot of fun to watch it at a time where due to lockdowns and being forced to be at home the world was a little quieter than it had been since Bon Jovi kicked off 37 years ago.
"After having seen so many great singers that I loved being on the show I decided I wanted to do it myself. Many of the biggest songs I’ve been a part of from Livin’ On A Prayer to It’s My Life, I sang on, alongside Jon, and I just wanted to be able to have fun singing again and show my fans in the UK some love."
The final of Masked Singer will air next Saturday at 7pm on ITV1 & ITVX
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