The Masked Singer UK contestant Bubble Tea has become the fourth contestant to be given the boot.
During Saturday (January 20) night’s episode, five masked singers competed to remain anonymous and the fourth celebrity was eliminated and unmasked. Owl, Air Fryer, Bubble Tea, Eiffel Tower and Piranha all sung their hearts out in a bid to get through to the next round.
Panellists Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan were joined by special guest Jennifer Saunders as Rita Ora had other work commitments and they tried to work out which famous face was on the stage in front of them. However, after all five characters sung, only four could make it through.
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After receiving the leas amount of votes from the studio audience, Owl and Bubble Tea found themselves in the bottom two and the panel decided to send home Bubble Tea who was later revealed to be actress Julia Sawalha, who played panelist guest star Jennifer’s on-screen daughter Saffron “Saffy” Monsoon in Absolutely Fabulous.
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After taking off her mask, Julia, who is the sister of Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha, reached out to Jennifer, who played Edina Monsoon in Ab Fab, and said: “Mummy” and they both embraced in an emotional hug before the credit rolled. After being eliminated from the competition at the end of the show, Bubble Tea couldn’t hide their emotions, telling the audience: “I’ve loved it! My friend earlier this year said you don’t sing enough Julie!”
Fans were also quick to race to social media to share their thoughts on the sweet reunion. One fan gushed: “Julia Sawalha being unmasked the very same week that Jennifer Saunders is a guest judge? WELL I NEVER”. Another added: “The fact Jennifer Saunders is on when Julia Sawalha gets unmasked is ICONIC.”
A third social media commented: “Jennifer Saunders and Julia Sawalha greeting each other with ‘Mummy!’, ‘Darling!’ is absolute camp heaven and that’s saying something given the fortnight we’ve had on The Traitors.” Leaving a fourth fan to add: “That was the TV moment of the year! Saffy and Edina hugging at the end really warmed my cold dead heart.”
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It comes after Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas was revealed to be the mystery name behind the Rat disguise last weekend. After performing a rendition of Nellie the Elephant by Mandy Miller, Shirley was told to “take it off” and she was exposed as the famous face under the Rat mask. Shirley said she was “flattered” by the panel’s positive comments about her singing. She told host Joel Dommett: “I was very flattered actually because I just don’t sing at all and some of the people that you were saying, was like wow! It was one of the best times of my life. It was way out of my comfort zone and I totally loved it.”
The Masked Singer UK airs Saturdays on ITV1 and ITVX
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