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Watch Macy Gray’s excruciating Masked Singer reveal after storming off stage in shock scenes
Watch the shocking moment the singer storms off stage
THIS is the awkward moment Macy Gray was revealed as Toad In The Hole on The Masked Singer – just moments after she stormed off.
The iconic I Try singer, 57, was sent home on Saturday night’s show, but caused a commotion on stage when she walked off before the big reveal.
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Dressed as Toad In The Hole – complete with a pie around her middle – Macy was left “blind-sided” when she was saved in favour of the currently unrevealed Bear because they believed they knew who she was.
When Jonathan Ross announced they would be going home, Macy, while still in full unrevealed costume, walked off stage to the shock of the judges including Maya Jama and Mo Gilligan.
She returned to be unmasked officially with the help of Joel Dommett, giving blunt answers to wind up the show.
Maya tried to soften the blow of the elimination by calling her "an icon and an idol" and sharing she used to sing Macy's songs growing up.
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"It's an unmistakeable voice, that is the thing!" shared Joel, hinting at them being able to recognise her may be why she was eliminated so early.
Jonathan also spoke about the clues, noting that one of the clues was that she had a song in Shrek, but when asked which one it was, Macy simply responded: "I forget".
Macy did eventually warm up, with Jonathan and Joel commenting on the fact that Joel was wearing a pair of stripey shorts and sock hold-ups, noting: "I couldn't stop looking at your legs!"
However, her upset was clear for viewers, with the star looking red-eyed as she nodded to the judges before singing her final song.
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Fans later branded the moment “f**king awkward” and a “diva strop”.
This was Macy's third time appearing on the franchise, first giving the guessing game a shot in 2021 when she appeared on the Australian version of the show as Atlantis.
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A source revealed to The Sun that because Macy reached the final of the US version as Sea Queen in 2023, she was “totally blindsided” to be one of the first to leave this series.
In fact bosses were left scrambling for nearly an hour to coax Macy back on stage - none of which was seen on screen.
A whistleblower said: “This has never happened on The Masked Singer before.
“When Macy stormed off stage everyone was frozen in shock but as soon as she reached backstage, crew removed her mask so they could talk her down.
“Macy was almost shell-shocked to start with and was basically gutted to be out so early because she really enjoyed being on the American version - when obviously she did brilliantly - so was totally blindsided.”
“It was the shock of it for her as well as the upset and in that moment she had a very raw, human reaction and wanted out,” they added.
“For a professional performer to reach that point shows how badly she felt.
“Obviously The Masked Singer isn't a singing competition and is just a bit of fun, so being voted off was no indication of her talent, but no one could believe a global superstar like Macy had lost it like this.
“It took everyone backstage ages to talk her round and poor Joel was on stage essentially doing a stand-up routine to try and keep things under control.
“Eventually they managed to persuade Macy to go back on stage and be properly unmasked and sing for the last time.
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“But it was totally wild.”
The Masked Singer continues Saturdays on ITV1.
Who has left The Masked Singer 2025 so far?
Much to the delight of telly fans, The Masked Singer is back in 2025.
Twelve celebrities have been hidden behind intricate costumes, with their identities concealed.
Sadly, not all of this year's whacky and wonderful characters can make it to the end of the show, as there can only be one winner.
Here's who has been unmasked so far:
Pegasus - the mythical horse was revealed to be Prue Leith, with judge Jonathan Ross correctly guessing her identity
Spag Bol - this character was first to be unmasked and was none other than Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway.
Plus there was one extra unmasking this season, with Giant Joel - a caricature of host Joel Dommett - unveiled as double-double Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah.
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