AN AUDIENCE member who attended a taping of The Masked Singer claimed there was another meltdown that didn’t appear on screen – and it wasn’t from Macy Gray.
Fans of the ITV guessing game were left shocked on Saturday night when the legendary singer was revealed as Toad In The Hole, after storming off stage before the big unmasking.
But according to someone who claims they were in the audience when the show was taped last year, Macy’s competitor – the currently unrevealed Bear – had also caused an onstage commotion after landing in the bottom two.
Taking to Reddit, a show superfan wrote about their experience on the set as they watched it play out in real time.
Stating they didn’t want hate towards the contestants or judges, the audience member claimed the moment was “unprecedented” but wasn’t the full story.
They went on to explain: “The first five performances were all as shown on screen. No change there. Then the vote came leaving Bear and Toad in the bottom two, again no hate, the game is the game.”
“What didn’t get shown on screen though was how this result affected BOTH competitors, but in particular Bear,” they revealed.
“He was very very emotional and before performing had to leave the stage.
“When he came back he gave Stay a try but the performance on TV was not the performance we all saw, he fluffed the first half completely, missed half of the lyrics and you could hear he was emotional. The editing team did a wonder on it.”
“Then Toad came on and sang Roxette, at this point we all knew it was Ms Gray and it was essentially just a Macy concert. Loved it,” the writer continued.
“I think I thought Bear was gone, but then Jonathan said we’re getting rid of the one we think we know, Toad. Shock.
“Bear in mind (pun intended) that we as an audience didn’t know Bear had the theatre side to his voice, we’d only seen the rap (which he said he didn’t know before the show) and the fluffing.”
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“After reading the articles of how Macy felt, I completely get it,” they wrote.
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After Macy stormed off stage, the writer said the audience was kept in the dark about what was happening, with the majority of the audience asked to leave, missing the panel’s final guesses as well as the revealed.
[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.
“As you saw on screen, she was not just “p***ed off” as many have said, she was distraught,” they wrote. “And honestly, I feel for her. But major props for her for actually returning, unmasking AND performing, it must have taken a lot of guts and she’s a real pro in my eyes.”
Following their post, the writer answered questions posted by other Reddit users, crediting Jonathan Ross for being “a true pro” in helping diffuse the tension.
After Macy returned to the stage, Jonathan was seen noting her song that appeared in Shrek, and jokingly apologised to her for Joel Dommett’s outfit – comprised of white-and-blue striped shorts with sock suspenders.
Macy was seen laughing at the commenting and noting she “couldn’t take her eyes” off the presenter’s legs.
The Masked Singer continues Saturday at 7pm on ITV.
