"The Masked Singer": Unmasking the Reasons Why Celebrities Want to Appear on the Fox Hit

quotA lot of people were either overcoming fears or trying to get noticed for something they haven39t been noticed for beforequot panelist Robin Thicke cited as one reason quotThey wanted to wear a mask They wanted to wear a costume and just be judged on their performance and their singing and not on what we already know about them as celebritiesquotquotIt kind of gives them the confidence to show another side they had not gotten to show with no judgments no preconceived notions so you get to connectquot fellow panelist Nicole Scherzinger concurred quotYou only get to know them through their story and connect on a human levelquotAccording to season one contestant Ricki Lake pictured at top with series host Nick Cannon the show was a precursor of sorts to the realities of COVID19 isolation and the many precautions all productions now practice quotThe drivers that would pick me up did not know my namequot she explained quotWhen I arrived on the lot they didn39t know what I was going to do The minute I got close to the studio I was covered up It was hot it was in the summer and I had to wear this giant hoodie with a visor and we would go right into my little honey wagon area and Iamp8217d stay there No one accompanied me and I was alone There was very little interaction only on the show day when I would maybe see The Bee from far away But I did not ever come closequotLake who had previously trained as a singer although sheamp8217s not widely known for her vocal skills had her own reasons for wanting to participate quotI did it due to the loss of my husbandquot she told MediaVillage quotIt was really fun to sing again Being anonymous and getting to do something very public was a thrill I wasn39t the best singer I wasn39t the worst but I loved my costume and I loved my story I got to share my story about my husband whoamp8217d passed away so it was a cathartic experience And I got to be anonymous until the very end It was definitely a way to express my storyquotI had a lot of nerve singing a Lady Gaga songquot she added with a laugh quotBut it was the best highend karaoke thing ever Iamp8217m technically a trained singer I just hadn39t trained for a long time It was a blast and an opportunity to do something that brought a lot of joy to a lot of people You get to stretch different muscles try new things and the costume is really fun I picked my costume The Raven represented the loss of my husband and getting over this dark terrible loss It was like coming alive again and it really resonated with mequotquotThere39s a huge advantage over other shows like Dancing with the Stars where celebrities literally have to give up three months of their livesquot explained Rob Wade President of Alternative Entertainment and Specials at Fox That39s something Lake who competed on season 13 of DTWS wholeheartedly agrees with quotThis was a million times easierquot she laughed of Singer quotReally a million more than doing DWTS I mean I worked three and a half months every single day for seven weeks and my toenails amp8230quotRecent DWTS contestant Johnny Weir who was eliminated this week from that show appeared on season two of Masked Singer and has mixed emotions about his experience quotThere is definitely more expectation on me doing DWTSquot he told MediaVillage quotOn The Masked Singer obviously we don39t tell anybody that we39re on it until it39s aired I39m not much of a singer but I39ve always wanted to learn how to do it the same as ballroom dancing So they39re similar in that wayquotI competed against Michelle Williams from Destiny39s Child in my first round no pressure I was an egg and I could only see through 39this much39 of my maskquot he added with a laugh quotIt was a terrifying experiencequotWeir pictured above with Cannon noted that on DWTS he felt much more at home giving much credit to his partner Britt Stewart She made it quotmore special and more lovely and much more comfortablequot he explained recalling that she knew how to calm him down and get him quotinto the right zonequot for a performancequotIt39s like just hanging out with your friendquot he said noting that he preferred dancing over quotdoing vocal scalesquotquotI really wanted to do the show because I thought it was a unique opportunity to be able to share a specific talent solely based on that talent and not Grammys or Super Bowl titles or any other achievements in lifequot offered Rumer Willis pictured above with Cannon who also competed on the first season of Singer quotIt39s about you singing and connecting with the judges and the audience The crazy part is having no idea who else is performing so it was as much a mystery for me as for everyonequotThe Masked Singer is telecast on Fox Wednesdays at 8 pmClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the 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