Viewers asked “if it was a joke” as a show tradition was broken
The Masked Singer viewers were unhappy after a surprise end to the show. Joel Dommett was back as host for the fourth season of the popular ITV programme.
The host welcomed the first six celebrities of the season who donned elaborate costumes for a series of dazzling performances. Maya Jama, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Sir Mo Farah were in the detective chairs trying to guess who is behind the masks.
They eventually decided the first celebrity to be voted off this season would be Spaghetti Bolognese. The judges guessed stars such as Julia Bradbury and Emma Radacanu were behind the mask.
The show usually ends with the celebrity unveiling their true identity after the crowd shouts: “Take it off.” However, Joel dashed back onto the stage ahead of the reveal as he shouted: “Hold up. There’s only one way to find out and it’s to come back tomorrow night.”
The crowd in attendance booed after the surprise announcement. Viewers following the show on social media platform X were also disappointed they had to wait until tomorrow to see who is behind the mask.
RIchard said: “That “cliffhanger” ending sucked.” Mitchell commented: “No Joel you can’t do that to us!” Kerry commented: “Nah #MaskedSingerUK making us wait for tomorrow’s show for unmasking is a troll.”
Miss Princess posted: “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!” Lilly commented: “the most stupidest thing they’ve ever done.” However, other viewers are convinced they have already worked out the identity of the first eliminated celebrity.
Viewers identified clue 06:00 is the start time of Good Morning Britain and suggested this means it is broadcaster Kate Garraway behind the mask. Andrew said: “Spag Bol I think is Kate Garroway. 06.00 clue is GMTV start time.”
Lynne commented: “Spag bol sounds like Kate garraway.” Angela said: “Think spag Bol is Kate Garraway – does early mornings 06:00.” Shelley posted: “spaghetti bol is Kate Garraway.”
An account named SuperTV spotted the unaniminous nature and suggested fans had broken a record. It added: “Opened the timeline to say who I think Spag Bol is but saw *9* tweets in a row already saying it is Kate Garraway — fastest unanimous guess in history?!”