The masked singer judges are not known for their guesses with eagle’s earSure, Ken Jeong deliberately suspects (?) Celebs who would never enter this Fox reality singing competition, even if they got to keep the mask after being knocked out, but Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke aren’t much better – anyway somehow get them back season after season. It’s almost like the producers want them to guess that Obama and Cher would do the show.
But this week – the second episode of Season Five– not just one, but two judges successfully appointed the singer under the mask of the eliminated contestant …
[Spoiler ahead.]
During the first round of betting after the gruesome Phoenix performance of Kesha’s “TiK ToK,” the entire panel picked up on evidence that the singer was a member of the LGBTQ + community. At the time, the judges secretly wrote down their “first impression guesses” before publicly discussing other options. Among the guesses discussed were RuPaul, Jane Lynch, and Caitlyn Jenner.
Later in the episode, when viewers got out onto the Phoenix and kept Black Swan (maybe Demi Lovato or tween pop sensation JoJo), Piglet (definitely Nick Lachey), Grandpa Monster (pooooossible John Travolta but probably someone younger) and Chameleon (I honestly have no idea). Just before the Phoenix was unmasked, guest host Niecy Nash—raids for COVID-positive Nick Cannon– revealed the judges’ written guesses:
Jenny McCarthy: Caitlyn Jenner
Nicole Scherzinger: Perez Hilton
Robin Thicke: Laverne Cox
Ken Jeong: Caitlyn Jenner
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Jeong eventually turned his guess to RuPaul, and Scherzinger decided it was actually Jonathan Van Ness. Jeong should have stayed with his guns. “You know, I like challenges,” Caitlyn Jenner told Nash after removing the giant Pheonix head. ‘I’ve raced cars. I fly planes … You can only work on the golf game for so long. “
While cheering on Jenner, McCarthy wanted to know what the Olympian thought her many kids would say when they found out she was on the show. “They’ve always known Dad is a little crazy, they’ll try anything,” Jenner said. ‘Life is short. You have to enjoy it. As for everyone who complained, Jenner was sent home first: ‘I’ll be on the golf course tomorrow. Don’t feel sorry for me.’
After seeing that performance of “Tik ToK,” the only people they feel sorry for are the viewers.