Who left The Masked Dancer UK 2022 tonight?
THE semi-finals of The Masked Dancer saw two shock unmaskings - but did you guess who they were?
Here's which Masked Dancer stars have been unveiled by host Joel Dommett and the panel of judges - and who has made it to the final.
Who has left The Masked Dancer UK 2022?
ITV lined-up 12 participants dressed in wacky costumes for the spin-off to The Masked Singer.
The 2022 celebrities take to the stage in hopes of dancing their way to the final - but it's the judges' job to uncover which famous face is hiding behind the mask.
And viewers at home can tune in to spot the clues and figure out which celebrity is behind the costume.
Here's who has left The Masked Dancer UK 2022 so far:
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Odd Socks
The latest star to be unveiled stunned everybody - including the judges, who had not mentioned her name aloud all series.
Odd Socks fell just short of he final and was revealed to be Kimberley Walsh.
Judges Peter Crouch, Davina McCall, John Bishop, Oti Mabuse and Jonathan Ross were shocked after none of them guessed correctly.
After she was unveiled, Girls Aloud star Kimberley said: "I love to dance but I have to be honest I did this for my kids.
"They love this show, but they had no idea.
"I had to pick Odd Socks I’m a mum of three boys!"
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Sea Slug
Sea Slug - who was a colourful character from under the sea - emerged as a fan favourite.
Viewers had previously guessed that Gok Wan, Fleur East or Zayn Malik were under the costume.
But the judges had picked up on the sea creature's identity, and it was confirmed as Olympian and former Strictly star Denise Lewis.
Fans were full of praise for the former heptathlete as she was unveiled during the semi finals.
Candlestick
Candlestick was revealed to be Junior Bake Off and Bake Off: The Professionals host, Liam Charles.
The judges showered Liam with praise and said he had serious talent despite his non-dancing background.
Before Liam was revealed as Candlestick some fans suspected him to be Relight My Fire star Jason Orange or even First Dates’ Fred Sirieix, the maitre d’ of fine dining.
Liam treated fans to one last dance before waving goodbye to the competition.
Tomato Sauce
Tomato Sauce put in an energetic performance to Basement Jaxx's Red Alert - but their moves were not enough to keep them out of the bottom two.
The audience vote also saw Odd Socks land at the bottom, with the judges choosing to save them.
So it was Tomato Sauce who was left to emerge from their costume - and it was revealed to be none other than TV star Steph McGovern.
Discussing her time on the show, Steph shared that it had been “incredibly hard” to keep her appearance on the show a secret - especially from judge Oti Mabuse who she thought was going to “suss [her] straight away”.
Steph said “We’re friends but she didn’t get it for a while.
"I was pleased about that. I was over the moon with the feedback. I’m not a dancer but they made me feel like one.”
She added: “I love the show and I love dancing. Getting to dance as a completely different person/character is thrilling!
“I’m rubbish at keeping secrets so I’m proud of myself!”
Steph then opened up about the secrecy of filming, saying it was like a “military operation''.
She said: “The lengths they go to to keep everything a secret is hilarious. The hardest thing was not being able to speak to anyone, I felt so rude!”
Discussing her Tomato Sauce character, Steph said: “My character is literally my opposite – cute/sweet/affectionate.
"As soon as I am in costume I become my alter ego. I’m nothing like her... I’m a sarcastic, direct northern lass. She’s so sickly cute, but I love her."
Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Oti Mabuse all correctly guessed Steph before the unveiling.
Early guesses for Tomato Sauce varied from Gordon Ramsay to Nigella Lawson.
Pillar and Post
Pillar and Post - the show's first duo - were forced to leave the competition due to injury.
As they unmasked on the show, the pair were revealed to be married couple David Seaman and his wife Frankie.
Host Joel explained on: “Sadly, Pillar took a tumble during rehearsals and I am absolutely gutted to tell you that on medical advice they have had to withdraw from the competition.”
Speaking about their departure from The Masked Dancer, Frankie shared in a statement: “We were gutted as we absolutely loved every minute!
"It was great fun but a tumble meant our Masked journey came to an end too soon, we had such a blast and we were sad that we had to hang up our masks without being able to share our final dance with you all!
“We have loved being part of this series and we wish the other competitors the best of luck as we continue to watch at home and try to guess who all the other celebrities are!”
Fellow footballer and judge Peter Crouch guessed the couple correctly, saying he recognised the famous goalkeeper's hands.
Early guesses by viewers claimed the pair were Nik and Eva Speakman or Rochelle and Marvin Humes.
Cactus
The Masked Dancer's Cactus was unveiled on the fourth episode of the dance competition - and no one had got near with guessing their identity.
In fact fans had been sure that the celebrity was Busted star Matt Willis.
But they were way off the mark, as Cactus was revealed to be TV choirmaster Gareth Malone.
Gareth said he originally thought it was a "good idea"; when approached to appear on the show.
He admitted: "I know nothing about dance. I was quite excited by the prospect of doing something completely random and learning to dance and the choreography I relished."
He added: "You go off to your secret dance studio in a secret location in a secret car, and with a secret hat on. But even within the building if I wanted to go to the toilet I'd have to put my whole (disguise) on.
"But it was very conspiratorial, I really enjoyed."
The judges were also nowhere near guessing Cactus's identity, going down the McFly/Busted route.
Prawn Cocktail
Prawn Cocktail was the third celebrity to be unmasked on the 2022 series of The Masked Dancer.
Stacey Dooley was believed to be behind the mask, along with Lorraine Kelly and Beverley Callard among other guesses.
And it turned out Jonathan and Oti were correct as Stacey was announced as the celebrity under the pink prawn head.
Clues which led the panel to discover her true identity were mentions of her accent, her hard-hitting journalism and her show Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over.
As well as this, fellow Strictly star Oti recognised her mannerisms and dance style.
Some fans were convinced it was Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon.
Pig
Pig was unfortunately eliminated from the ITV competition after being in the bottom three with Cactus and Pearly King.
To many people's surprise, the second famous face to be unmasked was Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page.
Speaking about her time on the show as she revealed herself, the Welsh actress said: "I had a fantastic time, it's been absolutely amazing.
"The children don't know or anything so I am very excited because this is their favourite programme."
Pig’s clues were all given in or around their bright pink countryside cottage, which happened to be number 47 - the same as Stacey’s house number in the famous comedy.
The final clue was: "I once made a right pig’s ear of meeting someone I really admired," which the star later explained was a reference to meeting Dame Emma Thompson on the set of Love Actually.
Astronaut
Episode one saw one celebrity unmasked - and it was a shock to everyone.
Astronaut landed in the bottom three along with Candlestick and double-act Pillar and Post, but the judges chose to save the other two leaving the space man as the first to exit the competition.
As the audience shouted "Take it off" the character lifted their mask to reveal Desperate Housewives star Jesse Metcalfe.
Jesse played John Rowland in the hit TV series alongside Teri Hatcher and also played John in John Tucker Must Die.
He starred in the Dallas reboot, as Christopher Ewing, as well as the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries and Chesapeake Shores.
Speaking about his time on the show Jesse said: “I thought it would be fun.
"Dancing is something that really intimidates me and it was a fear I wanted to face.
"This has been unbelievable, it’s one of the most zany things I’ve ever done in my career but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself.”
Who is still on The Masked Dancer UK 2022?
The famous faces behind each mask will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of series one Masked Dancer winner, Olympic gymnast Louis Smith.
But only three are left for the final of The Masked Dancer:
When is The Masked Dancer on next?
The finale of The Masked Dancer UK 2022 will air on Saturday, October 22, 2022.
The eighth and final episode of the bizarre dancing competition begins at 6.30pm on ITV - and the new champ will be unmasked.
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All previous episodes of The Masked Dancer season two are available to watch on the ITV Hub.
You can work your way through all the clues again with the benefit of hindsight.