RICHARD Blackwood seemingly let slip he is The Masked Singer’s Bear in an awkward moment during a live TV interview.
EastEnders star Richard, 51, appeared on ITV News when he was directly asked if he was the celebrity behind the furry disguise.
But instead of denying it, Richard froze, sparking speculation he had been caught out.
The presenter quizzed: “Just quickly, before we finish – are you doing The Masked Singer? Because you’re getting loads of attention about it this week. Can you exclusively reveal it to us?”
Looking flustered, Richard hesitated before responding: “I could… because you made me feel so good and stuff.
“No, I can’t, I can’t. But the moves and the way I… I mean, that’s how I would do it.”
Adding fuel to the fire, Richard dropped a handful of teasing clues when he appeared Good Morning Britain last week.
On the show, host Richard Madeley asked: “Why do you think everybody thinks it’s you?”
To which Richard replied: “The Bear has swag.
“I’m looking and thinking thats how I would do it.
“You can’t put on the bear outfit and not know the swag has to be on point.”
Fans of the hit show have been speculating about Bear’s identity for weeks, with many pointing to Richard’s distinctive voice and stage presence as clues.
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Viewers have been left divided by Bear’s identity throughout the series, with the furry forest dweller confusing viewers with his range of songs and singing styles.
One fan said last week: “Every time I think I know who Bear is, he sings with a different tone.. I’m so confused.”
Another was equally baffled but wanted Bear to win nonetheless: “Bear sounds like different people in every song he sings. I have no idea who Bear is. I want them to win.”
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One group thought that the voice behind the fuzzy face may be Shaun Wallace of ITV’s The Chase.
An eagle eared viewer said: “Just gonna throw out Shaun Wallace as a rando guess for Bear.”
Another used his Chaser name from the ITV gameshow to put his name in the mix: “Dark destroyer from the chase as the bear?”
Once the name out there others seemed to jump on the idea.
On TikTok one viewer just said “Shaun Wallace The Chase” and got a flurry of replies like “I can hear this now!” and “Only heard the first few words and that was already my guess.”
Other fans came up with another front runner – singer songwriter Example.
One sleuth broke things down on X: “Based on clues, I’m sticking with Example for Bear. ‘Craven’ – he’s from Fulham. Kisses on the dressing room mirror: Changed The Way You Kissed Me?”
- The Masked Singer airs Saturdays on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.
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[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.
