Pigeon has become the latest contestant to be unmasked on The Masked Singer 2023 – SPOILER!
The Masked Singer UK season 4 is airing weekends on ITV1.
The show sees celebrities fight to put on a show-stopping musical performance while keeping their identity a secret with help from extraordinary outfits.
One of the mystery performers on this year’s competition was Pigeon who had the judges in stitches with their comedic performances of songs including TLC’s No Scrubs and Cheryl’s Fight For This Love.
Who is Pigeon on The Masked Singer?
At the end of the fifth episode, Pigeon was eliminated and took off her mask to reveal comedian and actress Katherine Ryan.
After being unmasked, Katherine said: “The Masked Singer is one of very few shows that we can all thoroughly enjoy as a family. I love theatre and thought that even though I’m not a professional singer, I could have some fun and sell it on PERSONALITY while surprising my children with the reveal.”
She added: “You can’t tell my daughter anything because she’d spill it to her whole school so she’ll be finding out with everyone else. We watch the show together.”
Discussing her Pigeon character, Katherine shared: “I love Pigeon because she’s a sassy nana. An East End bird. A real grafter. And crucially, a fan of hip hop who can bust a move.
“I was quite pregnant while filming and I thought the big pigeon costume would hide that. It was important for me that the character had a face because some of them don’t, but I personally connect better to the characters with faces. I felt like it was important to represent a strong pensioner and I loved that Pigeon was all comedy and not trying to be attractive for anyone else.”
In their clue packages, Pigeon said they had “ruffled a few feathers in her time” and often “asked the tougher questions”, with a bag of carrots, a cauliflower and mint sauce also offered up as clues.
And sharing a cryptic riddle with the panel, Pigeon said: “I’m an old pigeon mamma and I’ve such a warm heart, let me share some of my wisdom – life imitates art.”
Guesses from the panel had included Gemma Collins, Catherine Tate and Emily Atack.
The Masked Singer fourth series continues Saturday nights on ITV1 and online via ITVX.
More contestants on the competition are Jacket Potato, Rhino, Fawn, Knitting, Jellyfish, Piece of Cake, Otter, Rubbish, Cat & Mouse, Ghost and Phoenix.
You can catch up with the series via the ITVX website.
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