The Masked Singer: Will we ever get to the point of identifying Hedgehog? Thread 3

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Continuing from thread two - Will Tree Shed His Leaves?

From everything I have read the majority or the audience leave after they have shouted take it off. A few select members of the cast/production crew and friends and family stay for the bit with the mask off. At least that's what I understand.

Dd and I finally got one right. We've been way out on everyone so far.
Love Ceelo. We got it right away when he mentioned the vampires and mummies.

I absolutely love this show.
I had no intention of watching it before it started and stumbled across it.
It's great TV.
I love all the judges, it just works.
It's so bad it's good- it's one of those things.
Nobody takes anything too seriously and I like the rapport between all the judges and the presenter.

Hmmm. Was also thinking maybe Rufus Hound is Hedgehog. But I think it's Manford and I'd love it to be Ade Edmondson.

For me, Hedgehog is definitely Aled Jones, Octopus is Charlotte Church and Queen Bee is Nicola Roberts. I would like Queen Bee to win.

I watched for first time last night. Immediately thought Hedgehog was Alexander Armstrong.

Me too, DottyP. Something about his arm movements.

See, I watch Pointless every day and I think that Hedgehog sounds absolutely nothing like AA.

Have you heard him sing @Piggywaspushed?

Yes, I have. Their speaking voices in those costumes aren't that different and he does is nothing at all like Hedgehog : tone, pitch, accent , everything.

Plus the clues don't fit!

I don't think his voice sounds like hedgehog at all when he is singing. And I agree the clues don't fit..so far none of the clues have been cryptic or misleading when we have had the reveals I don't think that will be different for any of the remaining ones.

There are a few videos on Jason singing on YouTube I think it sounds like him and he has the range plus the clues fit him best if it isn't it's definitely someone who has done musicals.

If it is Jason, I wondered if the comments in his VT about it being difficult to find your way and the clutching of a map might be a reference to the mental health struggles he has talked about and how he has tried to help others by speaking about it openly and giving advice.

Could well be the only thing I could come up with was he lost his way with the whole sexting scandal thing but I couldn't see why he would want to bring that up as a clue!

Alfie Boe on the other hand has this on his wiki page

At the age of 17, Boe became an apprentice mechanic at the TVR factory in Bispham, Blackpool.[8] He enjoyed entertaining his colleagues by singing opera arias while he polished the cars, and one day was overheard by a client with connections in the music industry who was so impressed that he suggested Boe should go to London and audition for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. His audition was a success and he gave up polishing cars to embark on a singing career.[8] Boe has not been able to trace the customer who suggested he go for the audition, having lost the man's business card.

Hedgehog to win! I am kind of disappointed that Ken is confirmed for the next series though. He is so irritating! Swap him for Kelly Osborne any day.

Me too @TulipCat

Please god they give him a new "catchphrase" for next season. Not that I'll be watching (except for the unmasking).

I’m a bit over it now .....

Octopus had an American / Australian accent until this weekend.

Monsters clues were a lot about having a huge family / grandchildren etc ‘little monsters’ - he has ONE son.

Maybe we should just ignore clues and listens to voices - I’d have genuinely got it after the first two shows if it was about voices and not clues because the clues are shite

I think Octopus's accent has always sounded faked. I think that suggests she ahs a very identifiable voice. Likewise Hedgehog is faking a 'posh' voice, which rather supports the Manford theory.

When was there a Curtains clue for hedgehog? I must have missed that.

End of his appearance sat before last.
Something about when the curtains fall it wont be the end..He is in Curtains the musical but also on a programme on BBC at the same time or just after Masked Singer on Saturdays

I am loving this show too.i guessed Denise van Outen as Fox, thought she was great. Stuck on both Hedgehog and Queen Bee tbh but am 100% convinced that Octopus is Katherine Jenkins. Listen back to Saturday’s VTs, there is a definite welsh lilt to the speaking voice and a pp is right, her voice has been heavily disguised till now because her accent would be immediately identifiable.

But mainly I’m convinced it’s her because I’ve got a few of her albums and her voice whilst singing Somewhere was absolutely unmistakable.

Could be wrong...but I’m about as certain as I can be.

Loving the show though, it’s just the right side of bonkers and hugely entertaining.

I think Octopus could be Myleene Klass. Several clues fit...right at the start that she said she never considered that something she loved could be her job - that could be playing the piano. There was some reference to the Apprentice and she appeared on the Apprentice to give some kind of performance to the winning team as a treat. There was the photo of Jason Donovan and something about working in dangerous locations and she was on I’m a celeb with JD. There was some link to opera and speaking in different languages and she presented a show called pop star to opera star or something like that.

Also, her accent seems to change every week...sometimes she sounds American, sometimes Australian, sometimes a bit of Welsh and one of the clues she gave when doing the ‘One true, two lies’ was that she used a accent coach so maybe that was to throw people off with different accents??

Queen Bee - I’m going backwards and forwards between Nicola Roberts and Jade Thirlwall. Probably Nicola Roberts.
Hedgehog is Jason Manford.

The bit I can't get out of my head for hedgehog is the hairspray clue. That's definitely Michael Ball not any of the other suggestions. Also phantom.

Does Lesley Garrett fit any octopus clues?