The ‘obvious’ REVEAL on The Masked Singer’s new season, Fans react

Fans react to ‘obvious’ reveal on The Masked Singer’s new season

The Masked Singer viewers were quick to share their thoughts on the first unmasking of the season as they were left unimpressed

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The Honeypot was the first to be unmasked (Image: Getty)

The Masked Singer season 13 kicked off with a bang as one celebrity was revealed on Wednesday night.

Host Nick Cannon and the panel of judges, including Robin Thicke, Rita Ora, Ken Jeong, and Jenny McCarthy, were all in for a surprise as they tried to guess the famous faces behind the masks. The first episode saw Honeypot, Ant, Paparazzo, Fuzzy Peas, and Coral hit the stage, but it was Honeypot who had to bid farewell.

The judges speculated it could be Cedric the Entertainer or Steve Harvey behind the mask, and Ken and Jenny were spot on—it was indeed the former. Even Nick Cannon was taken aback, exclaiming: “I’m gonna be honest I thought it was a white man,” while viewers watching at home claimed they knew all along due to his distinctive voice.

Fans previously voiced their predictions on X, formerly known as Twitter, with comments like: “#MaskedSinger Honeypot is Cedric the Entertainer …. calling it now.”

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Cedric the Entertainer was revealed as the Honeypot(Image: (Image: Getty))

Others confidently stated: “Duh, #HONEYPOT is @CedEntertainer,” and some remarked on the ease of recognizing his voice, comparing it to when Lil Wayne was on the show, reports the Express US.

Following the big reveal, judge Ken Jeong shared a touching story about how Cedric had helped him break into television. “You approached me at a club and asked, ‘Have you ever done that on TV?’ I replied ‘No sir,’ and literally a week later, I was on Cedric the Entertainer Presents,” Ken reminisced.

When host Nick Cannon asked if Cedric’s family would be surprised to see him on the show, Cedric revealed that his eight year old granddaughter would be the most shocked. “When she sees this, she’s going to be so excited,” he said.

The show kicked off with Cedric performing Justin Timberlake’s Sexyback, followed by Ant’s emotional rendition of a Pink song, which left judges guessing if she was Lindsay Lohan or Lea Michele. Paparazzo then took the stage to sing The Door by Teddy Swims, sparking guesses of Taron Egerton and Succession’s Kieran Culkin.

Fuzzy Peas performed La Bamba, and Coral closed the show with Mad World by Tears for Fears.