Who is Pigeon on The Masked Singer?
THE Masked Singer is back on our screens with its fourth season.
One character who fooled the judges is Pigeon, but on January 28, 2023, unveiled their true identity.
Who is Pigeon on The Masked Singer?
Pigeon was one of the 12 masked characters on The Masked Singer 2023.
Despite fooling the judges with an Essex-style accent, Pigeon was revealed to be Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan.
Katherine went out to Fight For This Love by Cheryl, perfecting her pigeon-like dance moves until the bitter end.
The song was a clue to her roasting the Girls Aloud singer in her comedy shows.
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Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan, Rita Ora and Davina McCall were all back on the judging panel to try and guess, though none of them managed to work out Katherine's true identity.
Joel Dommett has also returned as the presenter of the show.
What have fans said about Pigeon?
The reference to “dove” in the first verbal clue was interpreted as a sign that the contestant was involved in a romance-themed piece of media.
Many fans were convinced that it could be Fred Sirieix from First Dates.
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The French presenter gave a big clue away when he appeared on Good Morning Britain on January 5, 2023.
When asked to sing by the GMB hosts - Fred quickly hit a bum note.
His voice croaked as he attempted to belt out the French national anthem, La Marseillaise.
Presenter Ben Shephard said: "Well, when we hear Pigeon sing we'll know whether it's you very quickly, I suspect."
However it soon became apparent that the voice was female. with many fans convinced it was Birds Of A Feather star, Lesley Joseph.
In her first performance Pigeon referred to ruffling many feathers, with some fans convinced it was actress Julia Davis.
Due to the Essex accent many believed it was former Towie star Gemma Collins.
Ahead of the fifth episode, fans had turned their attention to Canadian Katherine Ryan - and they were proved to be right.
However the judges were far from close, with guesses including Emily Atack, Nadia Sawalha, Jodie Kidd, and Liza Tarbuck.
The mint sauce and veggies clue had been a hint to a roast.
Driving clues were linked to her voiceover on Driving School, plus her friendship with fellow comedian Jimmy Carr.
Katherine played Joan Rivers on screen, hence the JR initials, and the pearls Pigeon was wearing was a clue to All That Glitters, which she hosts.
Title spelt in bread was a clue to her series The Duchess.
Her song - Cheryl's Fight For This Love - was a clue to Katherine's roast of the Girls Aloud singer.
Who has already left The Masked Singer?
Football pundit Chris Kamara become the first casualty of the new series to be unmasked as the show's Ghost.
Ghost went up against Otter in the competition and ended up in the bottom three after an audience vote.
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The football legend said he took part in the show for his grandchildren and said that he can't wait till they see it is him under the mask.
- Week five - Pigeon who was shown to be Katherine Ryan
- Week four - Rubbish was revealed to be snooker legend Stephen Hendry
- Week three - Cat and Mouse were the first ever duo on show, Martin and Shirlie Kemp
- Week two - Piece of Cake unmasked as Shout singer Lulu
- Week one - Ghost revealed to be footballer Chris Kamara