Following fan complaints over Dionne Warwick’s early withdrawal from The Masked Singer, Davina McCall addressed it.
After only one performance, the great artist dressed as ‘Weather’ was shown the door.
After finishing in the bottom two with Dippy Egg and Maypole, the judges – Davina, Mo Gilligan, Charlie Simpson, and Jonathan Ross – elected to eliminate Weather, who was revealed to be 83-year-old Dionne.
Davina, 56, stated on This Morning that the panel accurately predicted the star, which was one of the reasons she had to leave.
She felt compelled to defend their choice when broadcaster Dermot O’Leary represented the people by telling Davina: “Dionne Warwick is out.” What?’
‘Can I explain why? Dermot, this is a guessing game, and when she opened her mouth we went “It’s Dionne Warwick”. She didn’t try and hide it, you can’t hide it,’ Davina stated.
‘Also, once we’ve all got it, it’s a bit “Where do we go from here?”‘
Pointless presenter and ClassicFM radio DJ Alexander Armstrong, dressed as Chicken Caesar, exited the tournament in week two.
Ten celebrities remain in the game, dressed in extravagant costumes to conceal their identities: Owl, Rat, Cricket, Piranha, Eiffel Tower, Maypole, Bigfoot, Dippy Egg, Bubble Tea and Air Fryer.
If you’re unfamiliar with the ITV programme, the concept is that various celebrities dress up and participate anonymously in the competition.
The major announcement of the candidates voted off is the show’s highlight. Their disguise comes off, and we finally see if our predictions were true.
Dermot, 50, who hosts This Morning, might appear in the next season if Davina has her way.
She took advantage of the interview to persuade him to participate, asking, ‘Dermot, would you ever do it?’
A smiling Dermot replied: ‘I don’t know. It’s not a no…’
Davina immediately pretended to call Masked Singer bosses and while speaking into a fake phone she said: ‘Ring Dermot now, I think he might do it!’
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1.
The Masked Singer continues on Saturday at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
Source My Celebrity Life.