Dermot O’Leary has been holding one thing hidden from his followers after he was compelled to maintain quiet for six months, which proved “tough” for the tv presenter

Dermot O’Leary’s huge thriller has lastly been unveiled after half a yr of secrecy.

The This Morning presenter has been holding his position on The Masked Singer a secret for six months after profitable the Christmas particular.

The telly host was revealed as ‘Mistletoe’ within the Boxing Day episode, which aired on ITV, and mentioned he had some critical enjoyable whereas coaching for the “tough” stint. He mentioned: “I’m not the very best singer on the planet however I can do a St Patrick’s night time or sing at a marriage. I sing on a regular basis, I don’t shut up. I really like the secrecy and the subterfuge to some extent. I did costume fittings again in the summertime and I began doing vocal teaching then too.”

Dermot additionally confessed that he is had secret singing classes for the reason that summer season earlier than starring on the ITV present: “I’d be strolling round my kitchen singing Final Christmas in June and July!”

Nonetheless, Dermot did admit that he confided in his This Morning co-star for ideas earlier than showing on the hit present. The 52-year-old mentioned: “I have to confess, I did inform Alison Hammond as a result of she had performed it earlier than and I acquired her recommendation, nevertheless it was tough, particularly the nearer it acquired to Christmas and the present was going to air.”

“I used to be performing Fairytale of New York which is a superb track, I believe the track in all probability gained it for me if I’m sincere. I sang that and Final Christmas within the last. It was a little bit of a aid to be unmasked in the long run!”

Dermot donned a mistletoe costume for the festive particular after beforehand turning down affords to participate in the primary sequence: “I had no imaginative and prescient in any respect. It’s fairly claustrophobic and it’s fairly tight within the costume, which is okay so long as you take care of that. It was really fairly good as a result of I’m used to speaking for a dwelling and on this present, individuals aren’t allowed to speak to you.”

“You might be by yourself together with your ideas which is kind of bizarre, however you’re additionally afraid of falling over. One time I needed to stroll from the again of the stage to the entrance, round a desk, and there was fairly an enormous drop off the stage fairly close to it. It’s a weighty costume. It’s not simple and I like to bounce as effectively.”

“Everybody knew it was me, I believe they mentioned it was primarily due to my legs! Not my voice, my legs! I used to be like: ‘Why has Jonathan Ross been taking a look at my legs?”

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