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Masked Singer Christmas special winner revealed as TV legend unmasked in Boxing Day episode
THE Masked Singer Christmas special winner has been unmasked.
ITV viewers were shocked as Mistletoe took the win and was revealed to be TV legend Dermot O’Leary.
In second place was Figgy Pudding, who was unmasked as Scott Mills – with Maya Jama getting it right.
“I saw you two weeks ago and you knew you were doing this then!” yelled Davina. “I’ll never trust you again!”
Over the 90 minute special, four new masked characters competed and sang festive songs while the hit show’s panel attempted to guess their identity.
Maya Jama, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall tried to work out who was behnd Mistletoe, Goose A-Laying, Santa’s Sack and Figgy Pudding.
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Mistletoe kicked off the night with a rendition of The Pogue’s Fairytale of New York.
Guesses ranged from Chris Evans to Dermot.
Goose A-Laying was next up, belting out I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.
Davina thought it was Miranda Hart, Jonathan opted for Catherine Tate, Maya reckoned it was Jill Scott and Mo Gilligan went for a leftfield choice in Angela Rippon.
Mistletoe won the first round against Goose A-Laying, meaning Goose was the first to be unmasked after the first 30 minutes of the episode.
She was revealed to be legendary actress and Coronation Street star Maureen Lipman.
“I think I overgoosed myself,” she laughed. “I got so into playing a funny goose, I forgot about the singing.”
Figgy Pudding was third on the stage, with clues including a pie chart on the wall and references to being a ‘gourmet globetrotter.’
There were also multiple references to being ‘early’ and ‘breakfast’.
Figgy Pudding then performed When A Child Is Born, prompting Jonathan to comment: “He’s got a good voice!”
Jonathan believed it was Noel Fielding, Mo thought it was Johnny Vegas, Davina guessed Matt Tebbutt and Maya, correctly, plumped for Scott.
“I recognise that voice,” she said confidently.
Santa’s Sack was the last of the four to then perform.
The clues ranged from hinting at a famous family, saying they come from a “delivery dynasty”, and even a can of hairspray.
Davina thought it was Lord Alan Sugar, but Mo went for The Repair Shop Christmas special star Roman Kemp.
In the face off between Figgy Pudding and Santa’s Sack, the latter came out on the bottom and was unmasked next.
Baroness Floella Benjamin was revealed as the person behind the mask.
“It was absolutely wonderful, I love singing. It was a joy for me to come on the show and sing my heart out,” she said.
The special episode also featured an array of panto legends including Su Pollard, Lesley Joseph, Basil Brush and Christopher Biggins who weighed in with extra clues for the panel.
