Viewers of The Masked Singer UK are certain they’ve cracked the identity of the celebrity behind the Pufferfish costume. In Sunday’s episode (January 5), six new characters graced the stage of the eccentric ITV guessing game show, with celebrity detectives Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Maya Jama, Jonathan Ross and special guest Vicky McClure back on the panel searching for hints.
Pufferfish was the first to perform, and viewers quickly began speculating about the person behind the extravagant outfit. A VT played before the performance, revealing clues such as “it runs in the family” and a hint towards an American origin.
Panel guesses ranged from Hollywood actress Hayden Panettiere (Davina’s guess) to US media personality Nicole Ritchie (Maya’s guess), Loose Women’s Stacey Solomon (Mo’s guess), reality TV star Kelly Osbourne (Vicky’s guess), and pop sensation Rag n Bone Man (Jonathan’s guess). Pufferfish then shared a riddle: “Being pumped up all big can feel quite excessive, sometime seeing small is just as impressive.”
Fans have since taken to social media to share their theories, with one viewer stating: “The pufferfish is definitely Kim cattrall as the rolling of dice landing on 11 is when she moved back to the UK at the age of 11 to Liverpool after moving to Canada as a baby Wikipedia has confirmed my guess.”
One viewer speculated: “#maskedsingeruk pufferfish could be Kìm Cattrall.”, reports the Mirror. Another fan concurred: “I’m calling it – Kim Cattrall #MaskedSingerUK”. This follows the unmasking of Spaghetti Bolognese, the first contestant to reveal their identity in the episode.
The suspense ended when Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway was revealed as the person behind the tasty costume. After her elimination from the competition, Kate admitted to host Joel Dommett: “I can’t sing and I kept telling them that and they kept saying ‘it doesn’t matter’.”
The TV presenter also confessed that her children, Darcey and Billy Draper, were oblivious to her participation in the show. She even deceived them by claiming she was “doing something for charity”.
The Masked Singer UK is available to watch on ITVX