One of last night’s performances on Fox network’s The Masked Singer was surprising to say the least. The judges of the show were shocked when a singer of the cotton candy bear costume was revealed to be former Alaska governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
What We Know:
- The Masked Singer is the next current reality competition show that revolves around the concept of a panel of judges and audience trying to guess which celebrities and other influencers are performing while their identity is hidden behind costumes. The worst performers are eliminated.
- Palin was eventually unmasked and eliminated from the show Wednesday night after rapping “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot. The bright pink and blue bear was credited for having the worst performance of the night by both the judges and audience. Despite that, judge Nicole Scherzinger called it “amazing” and judge Jenny McCarthy said she “loved it”.
- No judge guessed the performer was Palin. Judge Robin Thicke guessed it was comedian Tina Fey, who ironically played Palin on Saturday Night Live. Ken Jeong initially guessed Tonya Harding, but switched to Jodie Sweetin. McCarthy also guessed a Full House star, picking Candace Cameron-Bure and Scherzinger went with Christina Applegate as her guess.
- After being unmasked, Palin explained why she chose to dress as a bear. “The bear is part of my nickname growing up and the whole ‘Mama Bear’ thing, and they’re in Alaska,” she said. “Bear was easy.”
- Palin went onto say that this was in fact “the weirdest thing I’ve ever done, that’s for sure, but it’s all about fun, it’s unity. This is something that our country needs right now too.”
The grand reveal ended up happening just minutes before Fox cut to President Trump’s address to the nation on the coronavirus. Twitter users were quick to joke about the timing of the two moments.
