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Robin Thicke and April Love Geary Marry After Six-Year Engagement
Robin Thicke and April Love Geary Marry After Six-Year Engagement

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Robin Thicke and April Love Geary Marry After Six-Year Engagement

Robin Thicke and April Love Geary have officially tied the knot. On Friday (May 30), the longtime couple exchanged vows in a romantic beachside ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, six years after getting engaged in 2018, People reports. More from Billboard Rihanna's Father, Ronald Fenty, Dies at 70: Report Selena Gomez Congratulates Taylor Swift on Buying Back Her Masters: 'So Proud' Los Alegres del Barranco Cancel Show in Michoacán for 'Security Concerns' Thicke, 48, and Geary, 30, shared glimpses of the special day on their Instagram Stories. In one video, the 'Blurred Lines' singer is seen kissing his new bride as fireworks light up the night sky. Another black-and-white photo captures the newlyweds with their children. The couple shares three children together: daughters Mia, 5, and Lola, 4, and son Luca, 2. Thicke also has a 15-year-old son, Julian, from his previous marriage to actress Paula Patton. They were married for nine years before divorcing in 2015. In another video, posted on Instagram by a wedding guest, Thicke is seen wearing black sunglasses while walking down the aisle to Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah.' The ceremony's star-studded guest list included Leonardo DiCaprio, Usher and Ken Jeong, according to TMZ. Earlier this month, while in France for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Thicke proposed to Geary for a second time. The couple has been together since 2014 and first got engaged on Christmas Eve 2018 while Geary was pregnant with Lola. 'Robin surprised me during our trip to Cannes by proposing to me again with a new ring that one of my best friends @nikkiwhatnikkiwho @establishedjewelry made, I'm so obsessed with it, thank you!!!' Geary wrote on Instagram. 'This trip was such a dream. I love you so much @robinthicke Also a huge thank you to @alilasky for clearing out the whole area and making sure there wasn't a single person getting in the way.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart

Robin Thicke, 48, finally marries model April Love Geary, 30, after six-year engagement
Robin Thicke, 48, finally marries model April Love Geary, 30, after six-year engagement

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Robin Thicke, 48, finally marries model April Love Geary, 30, after six-year engagement

After a six-year engagement, Robin Thicke, 48, has finally married his longtime fiancee April Love Geary, 30. The couple tied the knot on Friday during a lavish ceremony held in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, as the bride - who has welcomed three children with Thicke - walked down the aisle in a stunning white lace gown and a long ruffled veil. Geary shared footage from the wedding to her Instagram Story, offering fans their first glimpse at the seaside nuptials, and also shared a photo of herself holding back tears at the altar as Thicke appeared to deliver his vows into a microphone. In a loving gesture to his late father Alan Thicke, Robin and April kept a seat in the front row empty. Alan died in 2016 at the age of 69. Geary's video revealed that Alan's chair had 'In Loving Memory Of Alan Thicke' posted on the back of it. She also shared a short clip of her own father walking her down the aisle as their guests looked on. Robin wore a black tuxedo and held hands with the couple's two-year-old son Luca Patrick, who served as ring bearer. Luca, also dressed in a black tux, carried a briefcase that read: 'Ring Security' April and Robin are also parents to daughters Lola Alain, four, and Mia Love, six, but the two girls did not appear in any of the videos shared to Instagram. It was revealed on Thursday that the guest list would include Leonardo DiCaprio, Usher, and Community star Ken Jeong, but they weren't shown in April's videos. The celebrations reportedly kicked off with a welcome dinner on Thursday and were expected to continue through the weekend, with guests arriving as early as Wednesday. On Wednesday, April took to her Instagram Stories to reveal just how nervous she felt ahead of her wedding weekend. 'I get married this weekend, and I leave tomorrow. And my nerves are so bad, like I honestly, all day, have felt like I'm going to vomit,' she admitted. 'And I'm just going over a checklist in my head of, like, all the things I need to pack, all the things I need to pack for the kids. And, like, of course I haven't packed anything yet. And I leave tomorrow and I'm an idiot. 'But oh my god, I'm so excited! But I'm literally, like, nauseous. Like, I feel like I'm actually going to throw up. Oh my god! I'm going to forget something important.' The next day, Geary shared excited airport snaps alongside her maid of honor and bridesmaids. 'Let's get y'all married! Cabo here we come!' they captioned the photos. Thicke proposed to Geary twice—first in December 2018, and again just last week outside the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in France. 'Robin surprised me during our trip to Cannes by proposing to me again with a new [Established Jewelry] ring,' April gushed on Instagram. 'I'm so obsessed with [the ring], thank you! This trip was such a dream. I love you so much @robinthicke.' In April, Geary offered a peek into her bridesmaid dress shopping experience by posting a carousel of photos showing her trying on various gowns. 'Thank you so much @azaziebridal for the best day! My bridesmaids are so happy with their dresses! And thank you for letting me try on some dresses for fun,' she wrote. She added 'We honestly had so much fun and you guys went above and beyond. Thanks for taking care of all of us.' Thicke and Geary began dating in 2014, just months after Thicke's split from his wife of 10 years, actress Paula Patton. He and Patton, who finalized their divorce in 2015, also share 14-year-old son Julian Fuego. Back in 2016, Thicke and Geary sparked secret wedding rumors after getting matching tattoos on their ring fingers to mark their second anniversary. But as the sweet videos now confirm, they waited until now to make it official. Thicke's first proposal took place during a family dinner on Christmas Eve, and Geary wrote on Instagram at the time: 'YES YES 1000x YES.' The singer previously revealed the couple were busy planning their wedding and had hoped to tie the knot in 2024.

AAPI Celebrities' Careers Before Hollywood
AAPI Celebrities' Careers Before Hollywood

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time23-05-2025

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AAPI Celebrities' Careers Before Hollywood

Thanks to Hollywood pioneers over the decades, AAPI faces have thankfully become a more familiar presence on our screens. But the road to Hollywood can be a winding one, and before these celebrities found their footing in the industry, there was once a time they had to pay bills, soothe parental concerns, or grapple first with the internal strife of what to do with the rest of their lives. Thus, odd jobs, degrees they hoped to never use, and the potential to veer off into a whole other career path loomed — until they decided to follow the stars! Ken Jeong, as a student at Duke University, had to decide between continuing his medical school studies or pursuing drama. He was accepted into the school's prestigious drama program, but ultimately, due to "lack of Asian American representation in film at the time," he decided to go forth with his medical studies. Upon graduating, he continued performing stand-up while working part-time as an actual doctor, until he booked a part playing a doctor on Knocked Up and decided to follow his ambition to pursue acting full-time. As she was going viral for a satirical rap titled, "My Vag," Awkwafina held down a corporate job as a publicity assistant. That is, until she was fired for mentioning her side gig to her boss. She told CAAM, "The publishing office was my last real job." After, she took on a series of odd jobs, including working at a vegan bodega until she realized, "Awkwafina was bigger than I thought." Then, she made becoming Awkwafina a full-time career. While it was widely reported that Jason Momoa was a model before he booked his first-ever acting gig on Baywatch: Hawaii, that turned out to be a little white lie to make it look like he had credentials on his blank resume, he told Square Mile. He booked the gig, but after his two-year run with the show, he struggled to find roles and faced what he recalled as his "rock bottom." He took a job working as security for a club, which he described as "humbling," borrowing money and couch surfing until he booked his next gig, North Shore, which snowballed into his next set of roles until that iconic break as Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones. Hong Chau, who wooed critics and audiences in Downsizing and The Whale, told Financial Times she once worked in the accounting department at PBS. Hong, who graduated with a film production degree from Boston University, said, 'I naively thought, at the age of 17, that you could easily get a job with a film degree. I was very wrong.' Public speaking and improv classes helped her overcome her shyness and eventually led the way to acting. She moved to Los Angeles and plugged away, trying to find the right parts and fighting "to get in the room." Keanu Reeves, who we all know as that man we must protect at all costs, has built a long and storied career in Hollywood, leading blockbusters like the Matrix series and the John Wick franchise. He knew he wanted to be an actor at an early age, and while performing on stage, he nabbed an agent, only his early roles weren't like the ones he stars in now. One of his first on-screen gigs included time as a correspondent for Going Great, a children's show interviewing athletes and performers. But role by role, he built up his credits until his big break in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, where he beat out 200 to 300 actors for the role. Before Young Mazino's major roles in Beef and The Last of Us, he was a senior business intelligence analyst at global beauty brand Fresh Beauty while he pursued his acting ambitions on the side. "I was terrified that I would lose my job if they found out I was running to auditions during lunch, or leaving a little early, or using my vacation days at random to shoot short films," he told GOAT. 'What I would do is print out my lines and have them on my lap," he told NBC News. While pretending to type, he would make sure no one was looking and study his lines. The final leap to pursue acting full-time came from his boss at Fresh, who encouraged him to go all in. Before her Golden Globe-winning turn as Toda Mariko in Shōgun, Anna Sawai was the leader of FAKY, a five-person J-pop girl group, for five years before she left to pursue acting. "I'm glad that I had that experience, but I left for a reason," Anna told Entertainment Tonight. After achieving her childhood dreams of becoming a singer, she still harbored a passion for acting. As her agency at the time was more music-focused, she decided to leave behind her life as a J-pop star. She eventually booked roles in critically-lauded shows Giri/Haji and Pachinko and the Fast and Furious franchise. Rich Brian came onto the scene with an unexpected satirical hip-hop track, 'Dat $tick," in 2016. But this was after building up a social media presence on Vine and what was then called Twitter (now X) as a young teen. His lore includes teaching himself English through hip-hop and YouTube as a homeschooled kid in Jakarta, Indonesia. Backed by a baritone, gravelly voice, he transitioned his one-hit wonder (which was covered by Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan) to more boppy hits like "Edamame," which went on to be featured in Super Bowl ads. Before her breakout role in Teen Wolf, Arden Cho was a pageant winner of Miss Korea Chicago and almost pursued a law degree. While on the pre-law track, facing pressure to choose between a stable career in "law, medicine, or engineering," she took theater courses as an elective because she thought it would be "easy." She told CAAM it actually ended up being "very, very difficult," and she fell in love with the medium. However, years later, she did end up playing an attorney for her starring role in Partner Track. She told Bustle of her role at the time, 'There was a point where I thought I would take my LSATs, and now ironically, I play a lawyer on TV.' Manny Jacinto, who captivated audiences in The Good Place and The Acolyte, has a surprising background in what could have been. Manny graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in civil engineering. He planned to follow in his father's footsteps and become an engineer until an epiphany in his sophomore year: he saw his life flash by, one that failed to excite him and served as a wake-up call. Today, he uses his analytical background to break down characters and scenes. But that degree? "It's in the cupboard right now," he told CBC. "I'll bring it out when I need to, when I need to build a bridge." Jimmy O. Yang, of Silicon Valley and Interior Chinatown, graduated with an economics degree from the University of San Diego, but he can't say he was exactly passionate about his course of study. "That's the easiest major that still pleases your Asian parents," Jimmy told NPR, adding, "I'll say I've done it and I'll figure my life out." After a financial internship at Smith Barney, where he ended up with "panic attacks" from thinking this would be his life for the next 40 years, he decided to get up on stage and dive into the world of stand-up. "Like I said in my book, to me, it was better to disappoint my parents for a couple years than to disappoint myself for the rest of my life, so I had to take a risk," Jimmy shared with Wired. During his come-up, there were also plenty of odd jobs that included selling used cars and DJing at strip clubs. John Cho has long been a fan favorite actor with historic roles in the Harold & Kumar series, the first Asian-American thriller, Searching, and the live-action anime adaptation, Cowboy Bebop. But before all that, before he was that MILF guy in American Pie, he was a UC Berkeley graduate who studied English literature, and a teacher in West Hollywood. "It was easier to get a job teaching than it was to get a job waiting tables," he told Glamour. With acting, he wasn't exactly sure how it would work out. It was the "mid-to-late 90s," and it "just didn't seem like enough jobs out there," he reflected with CAAM. "I didn't foresee myself giving up my second job for a very, very long time." KJ Apa, before his big break with Riverdale, was a passionately talented musician, busking in the streets of downtown Auckland. After a stint on a soap opera, Shortland Street, at 18, KJ packed up his bags for Los Angeles and booked the hit CW show. His character Archie even had a storyline where he grappled with playing football versus becoming a musician, in which KJ was able to showcase his talents. However, KJ is a more talented musician than his character, Teen Vogue reported. "I don't know how to say it, but we're not at the same level, you know what I mean?" KJ said. "Somehow I have to say that in not a cocky way, but he's a beginner." To be fair, it's probably not cocky if he has talents to match. Catch KJ busking here. Charles Melton, another Riverdale alum, was an excellent dog walker before his big break with the show. "I was 26 at the time. For some reason, I couldn't get a job as a waiter," he told Cosmopolitan. "I was working as a take-out guy for a Chinese restaurant in Brentwood. I was walking dogs in the meantime, too." He shared that he was the #1 dog walker on the Wag app and that he walked "over 300 dogs," writing "super-detailed reviews." He said, "I loved getting to know their personalities. Walking dogs, in a way, saved me back then." In fact, he was so popular, even after his break with Riverdale, he would still receive notification requests for walks. Ke Huy Quan, while finding success as a child actor in legendary films like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies, faced a drought in roles and opportunities in the years after. He went on to graduate from the University of Southern California's film school and worked behind the camera as an assistant stunt choreo­grapher and director. He told NPR, "I spent a long time lying to myself that acting isn't fun anymore." As time passed, he noticed more roles opening up for Asian actors. Everything Everywhere All at Once was the first script he read, and of course, it led to his second breakout role, cinching him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Jamie Chung was once an MTV reality star on The Real World before her Hollywood break. Jamie told People, "I have no shame in my humble beginnings. They kick-started my career." Her passion for acting was discovered through performing skits at Korean Catholic church camp, and after wrapping up a reality TV run and degree at UC Riverside, she followed her passion to Los Angeles. '[I was] so ashamed of failure that I didn't tell anyone what I was doing, not even my parents,' Jamie recalled to Mochi Mag. Fast forward to today, her real world now consists of roles in The Hangover franchise, Once Upon a Time, and Lovecraft Country. Kumail Nanjiani, who famously played a computer whiz on Silicon Valley, actually holds a computer science (and philosophy) degree in real life. He had even spent time working in the field, though he admits it didn't help much with the role. "I was really bad at computer science," he said on Forward. His love for stand-up comedy led him to pursue the craft, but the road wasn't easy. He described the medium as "painful," but "slightly less painful than not doing it.' Then, it was all "tiny steps" that led him to Hollywood. Saweetie, who we all know from reaching the Billboard charts with singles like "Tap In" and "Best Friend," graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in communication with an emphasis in business. She spoke with the Shade Room about her unexpected college job working as a server at a strip club before she made it in her rap career. 'I think people have a misconception of strippers, and the reason why I say that is 'cause I used to work at the strip club myself," she said. "You learn a lot working in those type of environments.' She spoke out against the biases strippers face and made a point about considering the nuances of the role. "It's an interesting job that requires a lot of talents. You have to be smart." She also worked as a coder, a secretary, and even ran her own clothing brand called Money Makin' Mamis while doing background vocals for Kendrick Lamar. And finally, Li Jun Li, who recently appeared in Sinners, started her creative path with dance. A graduate of LaGuardia High's dance program, she fell in love with acting when she auditioned for the school's musicals. Afterwards, on the grind, she took acting classes, attended open calls, bartended, and even worked as a real estate agent. Her trajectory has led to an impressive resume, but she told Schön! the path to getting to where she is now was steep. "I'm very lucky that I live in the years when Hollywood is making this kind of progression at this stage," she said, as over ten years ago, "there were barely any roles for us." Check out more AAPI-centered content by exploring how BuzzFeed celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Of course, the content doesn't end after May. Follow BuzzFeed's A*Pop on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to keep up with our latest AAPI content year-round.

‘I was stunned': Grammy winner [spoiler] reflects on winning ‘The Masked Singer'
‘I was stunned': Grammy winner [spoiler] reflects on winning ‘The Masked Singer'

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time08-05-2025

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‘I was stunned': Grammy winner [spoiler] reflects on winning ‘The Masked Singer'

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Lucky Season 13 of The Masked Singer came to a thrilling finale Wednesday night, with Pearl claiming the coveted Golden Mask trophy over Boogie Woogie, Coral, and Mad Scientist Monster. After the confetti dropped and panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora made their final guesses, Pearl removed her bejeweled mask to reveal Grammy-winning country star Gretchen Wilson. "I was absolutely expecting Boogie to win all the way up to the last minute," Wilson tells Gold Derby (watch the video interview above). "We became friends and we were sort of rooting for each other. And the mom in me, not having any idea who was behind that mask, kind of wanted to share it with him. We were in the same group. We had performed side by side pretty much throughout this whole thing. So Pearl and Boogie Woogie really got to know each other as the characters." More from GoldDerby "I was stunned. I really was," she continues. "I was just happy to have made it as far as I did. I know a lot of people say that. But I genuinely, the mommy in me, felt almost bad. The mommy in me wanted to go, 'No, no, no, no. It's supposed to be him.' That's really what I was feeling, but I was also really proud of myself." Despite the friendly bond their characters shared throughout the season, Wilson says she had no idea of her competitors' identities. Boogie Woogie turned out to be singer Andy Grammer, Coral was actress Meg Donnelly, and Mad Scientist Monster was none other than former Florida Georgia Line member Brian Kelley. SEE 'How dare you!': 'The Masked Singer's' Ken Jeong on 13 seasons of wacky fun, his favorite reveal of all time, and Emmys Here's our full Q&A with the artist formerly known as Pearl: Gold Derby: On Week 1 you sang a Whitney Houston song ("Saving All My Love for You"), which immediately threw off the panel. Was that your intent? Gretchen Wilson: They only have so many different songs that they can get clearances for, and you have a list to choose from. I'm an old lady, I'm not so young. A lot of these songs that were on that list, I was like, "Never heard of it. Never heard of it. Never heard of it." And so I was lucky that they did have some good old classics on there. Songs like "Saving All My Love for You," and "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." I couldn't help but think to myself, 'These younger kids that are in this competition are probably looking at the songs that I'm choosing going, 'Who the hell is the Outfield?' But I felt very lucky to have choices, songs that I like, songs that I grew up with or that I've just always loved. Even your stage presence as Pearl was completely different from Gretchen Wilson. I can't even wear it without becoming a softer, more womanly version of myself. The moment that I saw this costume, I was just like — I thought it was beautiful. It could have been anything. They could have given me a doo-doo head. I mean, these people, they are very creative, but they come up with some bizarre costumes. And when I saw Pearl, I was like, "I love it. I cannot wait to see what this brings out in me." And what it did was it brought out all of the parts of myself that my audience doesn't know about me. The parts that they didn't buy a ticket to see. When they come to my concert, they want to see the redneck woman. They want me guzzling Jack Daniels and riding a four-wheeler and all that mess. Well, this was the other side, the side that I don't necessarily bring out on tour, but that's always been there. The panelists guessed you were Joan Jett, Melissa Etheridge, Pat Benatar, or even Madonna. What did you think about those guesses? A few of them were head-scratchers. A few of them were like, "What planet do you live on?" But most of them, I would say — it was humbling. These are women that paved the way for me. These are some of my heroes. Ann Wilson — are you kidding me? Who doesn't want to be compared vocally to Ann Wilson? So I thought they were good guesses. I grew up in bar bands and people would gauge whether or not I was good by how much I sounded like the artist I was singing. So kind of being a matchy — trying to sound like the record, that's how I got my start. So this was kind of easy for me to change my voice from song to song. So with all the guesses with the rougher voiced girls, I think that they were dancing all around me. There's not a lot of women that bring that gravel and that growl to their songs, and they named every one of us, except me until the end. Twenty Years ago you won Best Female Artist (and Best New Artist) at the ACM Awards and you are presenting that award to someone else on May 8. How does that feel? It makes you feel a little bit old. I remember being there the first time around in my career and watching Reba McEntire get up and do that thing. And I'm thinking to myself, "I wonder what that feels like for her?" And now I'm here doing it myself. I think it's part of it. Country music is good in that way. We like to help those that are coming up after us. There's no real jealousy or anything like that. We're happy to stand there. I think all of us women will be very happy to stand there and help be a part of the memory of the career of someone else. And hopefully we'll make them feel a little less stressed than we did in that situation. What was that like for you to go from singing in bars to being a Grammy winner and a Female Artist of the Year at the ACMs? It all happened relatively fast, actually. Of course it took a few years, but it was kind of a whirlwind. When I look back on that, I'm just really thankful that one of my good friends that I opened for, Kenny Chesney, said, "Document everything. Take as many pictures, as much video, and just keep things because it's going to go so fast that you're going to have a hard time remembering all of it." And I'm really glad he made that suggestion because a lot of things would have slipped my mind had [he not]. And now you're helping other people along in a new reality competition series, The Road, from executive producers Taylor Sheridan, Blake Shelton, and Keith Urban on CBS. Tell me more about your role on that show. I was hired on to be the tour manager. Most of the time a tour manager does a lot of the logistics: buses, hotels, advancing production, and that sort of thing. Obviously on this show, they had people for that. So my responsibilities fell to more of the personal tour manager responsibilities — dealing directly with the contestants, making sure that they're getting enough rest, making sure that they're hydrated, making sure that their songs are appropriate, making sure that they have the right key. "Did you speak to the band about that one change that you wanted?" Making sure that their zipper is up before they go on stage. All the little details, lipstick on your teeth, that sort of thing. The tour manager's kind of the last person that the artists will see before they hit the stage and the first person that they'll see when they get off the stage. So it is kind of a lot of roles wrapped up into one. But the kids mostly called me the tour "momager" because I think I handled it a little more like a mommy would. But you didn't have to share your pants with anyone like Dolly Parton did for you? No, I didn't. But let me tell you something. If one of those girls would've showed up to the stage with their shorts too short, or their dress a little too short, they would've had my pants. That's for sure. SIGN UP for Gold Derby's free newsletter with latest predictions Best of GoldDerby Sign up for Gold Derby's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Click here to read the full article.

Why ‘The Masked Singer' is taking a longer-than-ever break after Season 13
Why ‘The Masked Singer' is taking a longer-than-ever break after Season 13

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time08-05-2025

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Why ‘The Masked Singer' is taking a longer-than-ever break after Season 13

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways The Masked Singer's catchphrase is "take it off," and now it's doing just that for Fall 2025. Fox's reality TV show usually produces two cycles per calendar year, but after host Nick Cannon announces the Season 13 winner on Wednesday night, viewers won't see any new episodes until January 2026. So, why is the hit series taking a longer-than-ever break? More from GoldDerby "Among Fox's most enduring signature shows is The Masked Singer with a truly devoted fanbase," said the network. "This juggernaut will return next year for Season 14 as it takes midseason by storm with a spectacular, super-charged new season." Per Variety, Fox is calling this "a strategic move to give ample runway for America's favorite guessing game and allow us to creatively look at enhancing the show with the biggest names at the center of it." The Masked Singer has debuted a new season in September every year since 2019, with its second installment. The first season debuted on Jan. 2, 2019, and became an instant hit, as panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke tried to guess which famous names were hiding underneath the extravagant masks. Rita Ora joined the panel in Season 12 when Scherzinger left to do the stage play Sunset Boulevard; she was just nominated for a Tony Award for that performance. To Fox's point about including more of "the biggest names" in entertainment, we'd like to remind viewers that the show has already unmasked some of the most famous faces in Hollywood over the past seven years and 13 seasons. Kevin Hart as Book, Demi Lovato as Anonymouse, Vanessa Hudgens as Goldfish, Lil Wayne as Robot, Caitlyn Jenner as Phoenix, Busta Rhymes as Dragon, Bob Saget as Squiggly Monster, and Patti LaBelle as Flower are just some of the eye-popping celebrities that have graced the stage. As of this writing, the final four contestants in the running to win Season 13 are Boogie Woogie, Coral, Mad Scientist Monster, and Pearl. Click each link to see who Gold Derby thinks is hiding behind each of those masks. The Masked Singer continues to be a ratings behemoth for Fox, ranking among the Top 10 unscripted entertainment programs in each of the seasons it has aired (in adults 18-49 live+7, 19/20-24/25 to date). The show is a nine-time Emmy nominee, and a two-time winner for Best Reality Costumes (2021 and 2020). SIGN UP for Gold Derby's free newsletter with latest predictions Best of GoldDerby Sign up for Gold Derby's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Click here to read the full article.

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