ITV The Masked Singer fans call for judges to be ‘sacked' after failing to guess the identity of Bush
Fans of ITV's The Masked Singer were shocked that judges failed to guess the identity of Bush who was the latest contestant to be unmasked - saying 'we all knew…apart from the judges.'
The singing competition was back for the semi-final on Saturday (February 8) night and this week two celebrities were unmasked in a double-elimination.
Five celebrities battled it out for a place in the final with judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Maya Jama, along with guest judge Richard E. Grant, trying to guess their identities.
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Bear was the first celebrity of the night to be unmasked and was revealed as rapper Example, with judge Maya correctly guessing his identity.
Bush was the next celebrity to be revealed ahead of next week's final. Fans had already been guessing that it was EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy - and they were proved right on Saturday night.
She wowed fans and the judges with her performances of ABBA's Thank You For The Music and Lisa Loeb's Stay, but none of the judges managed to guess her identity.
Viewers took to X to share their disbelief. @elliot_gonzalez wrote: 'Called it from day one. OF COURSE it was Natalie Cassidy. We all knew… apart from the judges.'
@Jadestevensxx added: 'How the judges never got who Bush was is honestly shocking' and @itsamy_xo said: 'how the judges didn't get her, i will never know. the clues don't even matter. you can tell just by the voice. she was the most obvious one this year.'
@BarbershopUK_ wrote: 'Shock of the evening… it was Natalie Cassidy! But even bigger shock - none of the panel guessed it was her!' and @Diamondmab said: 'The judges should be replaced with X users. They guessed Natalie Cassidy from day 1. Sack the judges!!'
Some fans described her as an 'icon' and 'national treasure'. @terrettcorey said: 'Natalie! Icon! Knew it from day one... just brilliant.' @jonconnell wrote: 'Natalie Cassidy has cemented her national treasure status! Bush has been such a cute character - put her heart & soul into it, so much fun. And reaching the semi-final amongst a group of professional singers - she more than held her own! What a star. '
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