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The Masked Singer's Bush Baby unmasked as Corrie actor leaving judges stunned

The Masked Singer aired on ITV again on Saturday and the loser after a sing off was unmasked as John Thompson.

The dragon and the Bush Baby went head to head in a sing off, and the audience voted Dragon for their favourite of the disguised crooners.

Judges Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall chose the Dragon as the winner, meaning they survive another week anonymously.

Guesses for Bush Baby were varied as Rita Ora guessed Jamie Oliver, Davina guessed John Torode, and Johnathan Ross guessed Gino D'Campo.

When the mask came off, Bush Baby was unveiled as John Thompson, a comedian and actor.

John, 51, has starred on The Fast Show, Men Behaving Badly, Cold Feet and Coronation Street.

"I can't believe it!' said Davina. But Jonathan exclaimed: "I said you early on! But it made sense because of the drumming, but then I realised some of the clues I should picked up on, because of course, Please Release Me, that was the theme from The Fast Show!

John Thompson and Fay Ripley with ITV Fundraiser winner Ben Smith (Adam Sorenson/Daily Mirror)

"I should have known that, but we weren't thinking!"

"Oh my god, of course!" cried Davina.

"What were the clues about the magic?" asked Mo.

John replied: "I do magic, I was an amateur magician, but I got to the Blackpool magic convention!"

Masked Singer fans believed they recognised Bush Baby's fake accent (ITV)

Host Joel Dommet asked: "Why The Masked Singer, John?"

"Why not!" answered John. "I have to say as a Northerner who doesn't feel the cold and who is already covered in hair, it doesn't feel the greatest.

"I will admit, there is a sense of relief," he added.

"At the end of this, there's a job for me at Disney! I've really enjoyed it."

One viewer tweeted: "Wow!! Had no clue that was you @JohnnyThomson2!! Well done mate xx #TheMaskedSingerUK".

Another wrote: "OMGGGGGGG IT WAS JOHN IM SHOOKETH ICONIC! Another guess wrong #TheMaskedSingerUK".

"That was definitely a surprise!! Well done John! Brilliant! #TheMaskedSingerUK #TheMaskedSinger," added a third.

* The Masked Singer continues next Saturday at 7pm on ITV

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