FANS of The Masked Singer think they have ‘worked out’ the identity of Dressed Crab.
So far, the clues have included an American football helmet and NFL mask, film roll, and three clocks with times for London, Miami, and Tokyo.
Previous suggestions included ex-NFL linebacker Terry Crews, ex-Strictly star Jason Bell, Randy Newman, Billy Ocean and Clarke Peters.
However, fans of The Masked Singer now have another name entirely in mind, and they think it’s a 90s star.
Curtis Stigers, 59, is an American jazz singer who is best known for the 1991 song, I Wonder Why.
The track reached number five on the official UK Singles Chart and his first self-titled album reached number seven.
It has also been certified two times Platinum by the BPI (British Phonographic Industry).
A follow-up single titled ‘You’re All That Matters to Me’ reached number six on the UK charts the following year in 1992.
Many fans of the long-running ITV guessing game took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to suggest his identity.
One fan claimed: “Dressed crab sounded like Curtis Stigers.”
A second stated: “Curtis Stigers is definitely Dressed Crab – I am not even watching the show just heard it from across the room. Brilliant vocalist”
“Crab sounds just like Curtis Stigers! Whatever happened to him?,” asked a third viewer.
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“Crab is Curtis Stigers I’m sure,” suggested someone else.
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It seems the sentiment continues on social media forum site Reddit where one fan wrote: “I’m glad to find someone who’s with me on this! The voice sounds exactly like him to me.”
[boxout headline=”Who won The Masked Singer 2025?” featured-image=”32646117″ intro=”Much to the delight of telly fans, The Masked Singer came back in 2025.”]Twelve celebrities were hidden behind intricate costumes, with their identities concealed.
Pufferfish – This year’s winner had flawless vocals throughout the competition. West End powerhouse Samantha Barks told the audience she’d loved every second of the series.
Dressed Crab – Former American football player turned jazz singer Gregory Porter was the man behind the crustacean. He duetted with Keala Settle, who previously competed as Air Fryer, in the final.
Wolf – Wet Wet Wet heartthrob Marti Pellow was unmasked as the rugged character. McFly’s Danny Jones, who won last year’s show as Piranha, was on the panel in the final and paid his respects to the Scottish crooner.
Bush – she didn’t fool viewers and the judges were so close, but Bush was in fact EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy. Davina McCall came closest, guessing Morgana Robinson, who does a mean impression of the Sonia actress
Bear – another success for new judge Maya Jama as she guessed correctly that the singing Bear was none other than singer, songwriter Example – real name Elliot Gleave.
Snail – this singer certainly fooled the judges as the mask was lifted to reveal Andrea Corr. Jonathan Ross admitted to being a huge fan of The Corrs.
Kingfisher – everyone was convinced this was Harry Hill, but the mask was lifted to reveal artist Sir Grayson Perry, who is known for his alter-ego Claire.
Teeth – this character baffled judges and viewers with their changing voice. They were finally unmasked as former Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc. None of the panel managed to guess it was her.
Tattoo – despite Davina McCall saying “you sound the same” after this character was unmasked, none of the judges guessed it was 80s singer Carol Decker, whose hit China In Your Hand was a No1 hit for five weeks.
Toad In The Hole – a massive diva strop saw the character storm off the stage after the judges voted them off. They later returned to be unmasked as singer Macy Gray.
Pegasus – the mythical horse was revealed to be Prue Leith, with judge Jonathan Ross correctly guessing her identity.
Spag Bol – this character was first to be unmasked and was none other than Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway.
Plus there was one extra unmasking this season, with Giant Joel – a caricature of host Joel Dommett – unveiled as double-double Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah.
The Masked Singer continues on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.