The Masked Singer: Sophie Ellis-Bextor is unmasked as Alien
The Masked Singer: Sophie Ellis-Bextor becomes first celebrity eliminated from the show as she is unmasked as Alien… but fans insist they knew it was her due to her ‘distinctive’ voice and ‘easy’ clues
Sophie Ellis-Bextor became the first celebrity eliminated on the new series of The Masked Singer UK on Saturday.
The songstress, 41, was unmasked as the Alien after she landed in the bottom three with Swan and Badger, with the judges deciding to unmask Alien.
However, the big reveal did not come as a shock to viewers who had guessed during the show Alien was likely Sophie due to her ‘distinctive’ voice and the ‘easy’ clues.
Sent home: Sophie Ellis-Bextor became the first celebrity eliminated on the new series of The Masked Singer UK on Saturday
After her true identity was revealed, Sophie said: ‘You’ve crushed my mascot theme!’ before she added: ‘Hopefully my kids will be quite surprised’.
Explaining the judges’ choice to unmask Alien, Davina McCall said: ‘This has been immensely hard for us to make a decision.’
She announced the first singer the judges had saved was the Badger, before announcing Swan would also go through.
After Sophie was unmasked, host Joel Dommett referenced the crime scene clue in her VT, which was a hint to her song Murder On The Dancefloor.
Revealed: The songstress was unmasked as the Alien after she landed in the bottom three with Swan and Badger, with the judges deciding to unmask Alien
Sent home: Following her elimination, the mother-of-five took to social media and admitted her disguise did not fool her children after all
Following her elimination, the mother-of-five took to social media and admitted her disguise did not fool her children after all, with her one-year-old son Mickey immediately recognising her voice as soon as she started to sing.
She wrote: ‘Yes so as most of you guessed it was me & she in #themaskedsinger. Even my one year old pointed at the telly and shouted ‘mummy!’ when I started singing in the alien suit!
‘Anyhoo a fun and trippy way to spend a few days and enjoy the rest of the show- no idea who anyone is!’
Sophie’s identity also did not come as a surprise to many viewers as they took to social media to speculate she could be Alien during her performance.
Sophie said: ‘Anyhoo a fun and trippy way to spend a few days and enjoy the rest of the show- no idea who anyone is!’
Clues: After Sophie was unmasked, host Joel Dommett referenced the crime scene clue in her VT, which was a hint to her song Murder On The Dancefloor
Good guess: Sophie’s identity also did not come as a surprise to many viewers as they took to social media to speculate she could be Alien during her performance
Many viewers pointed to Sophie’s distinctive singing voice, with one writing: ‘I think I have heard Alien performing love. The voice sounds very much like Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The clues all fit too.’
Another said: ‘Considering Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s voice is so distinctive, they could’ve gone a bit more abstract with those easy clues. Literally named one of her albums!’
Another added: ‘Alien = Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Nice try hiding your voice.’
One fan wrote: ‘I think Alien is Sophie Ellis Bextor! #MaskedSingerUK#maskedsinger. Crime scene is murder on the dance floor.’
Another added: ‘I’ve never watched The Masked Singer until three minutes ago but I’m pretty sure that Alien is Sophie Ellis Bextor.’
Speculation: The big reveal did not come as a shock to viewers who had guessed during the show Alien was likely Sophie due to her ‘distinctive’ voice and the ‘easy’ clues
Prior to her performance, the preview video clip rolled and the mystery singer dropped a series of hints including the comment: ‘All the people look like tiny models’.
Then the camera panned to a mannequin wearing a dress as the alien declared that her job in the world is ‘to spread joy love and glitter’.
Some fans thought this was a reference to her disco tracks including Take Me Home and Murder On The Dancefloor.
One viewer said: ‘100 percent Alien is #sophieellisbaxter. Her voice is too distinctive to disguise!#MaskedSinger.’
Another fan penned on Twitter: ‘Alien is Sophie Ellis Bextor! Murder on the dance floor reference too!’
General consensus: One fan wrote: ‘I think Alien is Sophie Ellis Bexter! #MaskedSingerUK #maskedsinger. Crime scene is murder on the dance floor’
The singer stood on a podium on the futuristic set and hit the high notes in Dua Lipa’s track, Don’t Start Now.
After she concluded her song, Jonathan said he noticed a crime scene in the preview video and thought it could be The Fall actress, Gillian Anderson.
Rita Ora noticed multiple model references and guessed it could be author and model Sophie Dahl.
Fellow panellist Mo Gilligan was taken by a wedding dress reference on a mannequin in the clip and presumed it could be Lily Allen, who recently tied the knot with Stranger Things actor David Harbour.
Davina amusingly thought it could be presenter Joel Dommett’s partner, Hannah Cooper.
Wrong: Judges Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross all guessed wrong
Surprise: Rita looked shocked when Sophie was unveiled as the Alien
Early during the show, Robin stepped onto the stage first in a glitzy gold trousers and a denim jacket as the first masked singer to perform.
In the video preview, Robin said that he has ‘trained’ and was ‘fighting fit’, leaving judges to believe he could be an athlete.
He sang Can’t Stop The Feeling Good by Justin Timberlake and busted out some moves, leaving all the judges up on the feet.
Many fans thought the vocals sounded familiar and speculated Robin could be Aston Merrygold from JLS.
First up: Early during the show, Robin stepped onto the stage first in a glitzy gold trousers and a denim jacket as the first masked singer to perform
Guess: Many fans thought the vocals sounded familiar and speculated Robin could be Aston Merrygold from JLS
Show: Dragon added he is ‘cute but has got a fiery temper’ as he finished his performance
After Alien, next up was Swan who said in the VT: ‘I’m a loyal person it’s one of my strengths.
‘There is also something royal about a swan and they always seem like they are in a calm state.’
She sang Shania Twain’s hit That Don’t Impress Me Much in an ethereal outfit.
Jonathan noticed quite a few references to America and joked that it could be Megan Markle .
‘My career has been very honoured’, Swan cryptically said as she left the stage.
Impressive: Following Dragon was Sausage who impressed with their performance of Skin by Rag’n’Bone man
Battling it out against Swan was Dragon, who said he had ‘two left feet’ and posed outside of a castle in the VT.
He impressed the audience with his vocal ability as he sang You’ve Got A Friend In Me from Toy Story.
Dragon added he is ‘cute but has got a fiery temper’ as he finished his performance.
Following Dragon was Sausage who impressed with their performance of Skin by Rag’n’Bone man.
Next up was the Badger who sang Feeling Good. Jonathan was on his feet as the character belted out the hit.
Impressive: Badger sang Feeling Good with Jonathan on his feet as the character belted out the hit
The chat show host shouted: ‘Great voice’ while Rita told the masked star: ‘Badger look at those vocals mate, I’m absolutely blown away and I have no idea who you are.’
Rita begged for another clue, to which the Badger said: ‘I see thing’s from a virtual world’.
The songstress guessed that Badger could be Jay Kay from Jamiroquai or film star Idris Elba.
The Masked Singer returns to screens on Saturday January 2 on ITV.
Hit: Swan,who faced off against Dragon, sang ‘Don’t Impress Me Much’ by Shania Twain
