The Masked Singer 2021: Mel B is revealed to be Seahorse

Mel B became the latest celebrity to be unmasked on Saturday’s episode of The Masked Singer 2021.

The Spice Girl, 45, was revealed to be the Seahorse character with judges Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Rita Ora correctly identifying her.

Fourth judge Jonathan Ross, however, was adamant it wasn’t her as he had ‘heard Mel singing up close’ before, instead guessing it could be chat show host Trisha Goddard.

Spicy seahorse! Mel B became the latest celebrity to be unmasked on Saturday’s episode of The Masked Singer 2021

After she was revealed, Mel admitted she had tried to disguise herself by changing her voice and the way she sang.

The star had performed Kylie Minogue hit Can’t Get You Out Of My Head on the show, attempting to throw the judges off the scent by singing differently to usual.

After being unmasked, Mel said: ‘I thought I disguised myself pretty well with my voice and accent and trying not to be like me. I’m very shocked that you guessed me.’

Aquatic glam: The Spice Girl, 45, was revealed to be the Seahorse character with judges Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Rita Ora correctly identifying her

3/4: Judges Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall and Rita Ora correctly identified her. Fourth judge Jonathan Ross, however, was adamant it wasn’t her as he had ‘heard Mel singing up close’ before

Wrong: Jonathan guessed it was chat show host Trisha Goddard

To which Mo, who had insisted he would put money on it being Mel from the start, replied: ‘You just have such a distinctive twang. The way that you speak.’

Davina revealed it was Mel’s pronunciation of ‘show’ which gave it away. Whilst Rita added: ‘Sometimes when you’re too iconic, you’re too iconic.’

One of the clues the panel was given in order to guess it was Mel behind the mask was that the Seahorse had stolen toilet roll from a legend’s house.

Explaining what had actually happened, Mel said: ‘Well we went to Nelson Mandela’s house, we all got invited and our hair and make up team actually said to bring something with you.

After being unmasked, Mel said: ‘I thought I disguised myself pretty well with my voice and accent and trying not to be like me. I’m very shocked that you guessed me’

Mo, who had insisted he would put money on it being Mel from the start, replied: ‘You just have such a distinctive twang. The way that you speak’

She knew: Davina revealed it was Mel’s pronunciation of ‘show’ which gave it away

‘So I took a toilet roll and kept some for myself so we all had a token [from the day].’

Asked by host Joel Dommett what the other Spice Girls would think of her appearance on the show, Mel said: ‘They’ll probably be annoyed I didn’t tell them!’

It comes after Sophie Ellis-Bextor was unmasked as the Alien on the premiere episode on Boxing Day.

Rita added: ‘Sometimes when you’re too iconic, you’re too iconic’

Couldn’t believe it: Jonathan was gobsmacked at the revelation

Asked by host Joel Dommett what the other Spice Girls would think of her appearance on the show, Mel said: ‘They’ll probably be annoyed I didn’t tell them!’

Murder On The Dancefloor singer Sophie admitted she was lucky she didn’t take a tumble in her costume.

After the show, she said: ‘I was on a platform and couldn’t see too well. I thought I might fall off.’

On having an advantage as a singer, she continued: ‘I felt like a gymnast who had a cool routine with jumps and twists, who then left after their first comedy somersault. But it’s cool.’

The Masked Singer continues on Saturday at 7PM on ITV.

Unveiled: It comes after Sophie Ellis-Bextor was unmasked as the Alien on the premiere episode on Boxing Day