Busted's Charlie Simpson won The Masked Singer on Saturday night after going up against Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs and All Saints' Natalie Appleton in the final. Fans of the series had proved very astute at identifying the three finalists long before their masks were removed but it was a three-word clue that proved Rhino's identity beyond all doubt.
Many fans had guessed that Never Ever singer Natalie was behind the Fawn mask, though many also thought it was one of her three All Saints bandmates. And viewers were split on Rhino too, with two names mentioned again and again. While many correctly guessed it was Simpson, there were a lot convinced it was former X Factor singer James Arthur.
But it was a three-word clue that proved beyond doubt for many that Charlie was Rhino even before he took his mask off. As soon as Rhino opened his mouth to perform a cover of Chasing Cars at the start of the new series, fans of Busted were sure they could hear Charlie's voice, Chronicle Live reports. While there had been plenty of talk that Rhino could have been James Arthur, a growing number of clues pointed in Charlie's direction, including nods to Busted tracks Crashed The Wedding and Year 3000 and a nod to the band's Ticket for Everyone tour.
