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Calum Scott breaks silence after Masked Singer fans were convinced he’s secretly on the show as Piranha
A McFly member and X Factor winner are also in the frame
CALUM Scott has broken his silence on speculation he is The Masked Singer's Pirahna.
The pop star, who is currently supporting Ed Sheeran on tour in the Middle East and Asia, is one of the names being thrown around for the razor-toothed fish.
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In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Calum coyly deferred viewers to YouTube as he kept the guessing game alive.
He said: "People are saying I'm the Piranha. I would encourage people to go to YouTube videos.
"I can't confirm or deny. I'm out in Asia... maybe."
Piranha performed Bruno Mars' Treasure on Saturday night's show and other names in the mix are McFly's Danny Jones and X Factor winner Matt Cardle.
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Meanwhile Calum, 35, reflected on his decade-long career in the spotlight that has seen him go from a supermarket-working unknown to touring with the biggest male pop star in the world.
He said: "It's absolutely mental. But, like I said, I'm counting my lucky stars. I'm literally pinching myself every morning... I remember being at Asda and I was what my mum called the 'trolley dolly', where I was responsible for collecting shopping trolleys from the bays and putting them back in the shop.
"And now I'm out in Asia supporting Ed Sheeran. I'm just like 'what is that?' I pride myself on being the same guy that was pushing those shopping trolleys around but with much shorter hair. I pride myself on being the same guy. I'd like to think that that's true."
Calum built a relationship with Ed in 2016 when he was supporting the superstar's pal Jamie Lawson.
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A few years later they worked on a track with French DJ and producer David Guetta and connected over family life and music.
Then just months ago Ed announced Calum would be joining him on his huge European and Asian tour, leaving him stunned.
He said: "To be supporting him around the world is just like a dream come true. I mean, what better mentor to kind of have on the road, and to just learn from and soak up all that energy and work ethos. He is a mega star. I'm just on honoured. Pinching myself."
Calum famously received Simon Cowell's golden buzzer on Britain's Got Talent back in 2015, his cover of Robyn's Dancing On My Own was a sleeper smash that turned into a phenomenon, and he's had hit collaborations with dance artists Lost Frequencies and Jax Jones, whom he performed track Whistle with in the Love Island villa.
Then, last year, there was the small matter of a performance with Take That during their headline set for the King's Coronation.
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