Macy Grey Storms Off Masked Singer UK Set After Judges Fail to Save Her

Instantly after the judges opted to not save the enduring singer, who was performing as Toad within the Gap, Grey stormed off the stage, leaving her competitor, Bear, and the entire present shocked.

She did finally make her means again to the stage for her unmasking and post-reveal interview with host Joel Dommett, nevertheless it may need been much less awkward had she simply disappeared altogether.

Whereas eradicated contestants usually share humorous tales, or clarify why they selected to do such a foolish present as The Masked Singer, Dommett struggled to drag one-word solutions out of the artist earlier than lastly chucking up the sponge and wrapping the episode.

The host went on to share the instantly-viral interview second to his Instagram, captioning it merely, “Lol.” Decide Maya Jama shared the second Grey walked off stage, captioning it, “Me at any minor inconvenience.”

After the published, the host opened up a bit extra with The Day by day Mail concerning the awkward encounter, joking that by his considering, an early elimination is a “win-win” for contestant, as they “get the identical cash and do not should do the rest.”

As for what occurred on the stage, he laughed, “That is why The Masked Singer is so good, it doesn’t matter in the event you’re a very good singer or in the event you’re not, the present doesn’t sit in both camp.”

He went on to argue, “The case with Macy is she is a legend, she has a recognisable voice and he or she may as properly go as a result of everyone knows it’s her, they usually put the opposite individual via as a result of we nonetheless don’t know who they’re.”

Grey was eradicated within the third week of the competitors, however solely her second look. There are 9 masked singers nonetheless competing who’ve but to be revealed.

As for Grey storming off the set, Dommett mentioned he could not assist however see the humor in it. “You’ll be able to’t be vexed whenever you’re dressed as a toad. In my skilled profession — I like Macy, she is unbelievable, nice voice —- however I’ve by no means witnessed something extra humorous than a 6ft toad storming off,” he instructed The Day by day Mail. It is the funniest factor I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Grey fared significantly better in 2023 when she competed on Season 10 of the US model of The Masked Singer as Sea Queen. There, she made it to the present’s finale, however needed to accept a fourth place end behind Janel Parrish, John Schneider, and winner Ne-Yo.

However The Day by day Mail was fast to notice this wasn’t Grey’s first awkward second on a global model of the hit present. In response to decide Dave “Hughesy” Hughes of the Australian model, the singer “refused to go away” after she was voted off.

“Macy Grey had such ardour for The Masked Singer that when she was instructed that she needed to depart the present, which you noticed final night time, she refused to go away the present,” Hughes mentioned of Grey the following day on 2Day FM’s Morning Crew.

“She mentioned, “No, I am persevering with within the present,” and there needed to be a dialogue which went for fairly some time as to, “No, it’s important to depart,'” he added. “The factor is, we won’t do the tip of the present until the top comes off.”

As for what occurred in the course of the filming of this previous weekend’s unmasking, The Solar stories, citing a supply, that Grey’s response was as a result of she felt “completely blindsided” by her early elimination.

The outlet additional stories that regardless of the comparatively fast return to the stage seen on ITV, it was an hour-long course of backstage to persuade the singer to return on stage to get unmasked earlier than the cameras.

Social media lit up after the unprecedented Masked Singer second unfolded, with many criticizing the singer for her response, whereas others supported the singer, arguing that simply recognizing who her voice is just not a very good purpose to eradicate her.