Red Panda returned a few episodes later to perform Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf and deliver a rather cryptic clues package. <\/p>\n
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“People think old Red Panda is rooted in the past, but don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m always up to date with all the latest trends,” Red Panda said.<\/p>\n
“That\u2019s why I\u2019ve sometimes been called a pro. I\u2019m pretty reliable. You don\u2019t need to wonder where I am.”<\/p>\n
At that point, a voice was heard over a radio, asking: “‘Red Panda, do you read me?'”<\/p>\n
Red Panda went on: “I\u2019m always ‘pawsed’, ready for action. Being a Panda, I hit my greatest achievements when I\u2019m cool, calm, and collected. <\/p>\n
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“Sometimes, I do this job solo, but often, we Red Pandas band together. Though, I hadn\u2019t factored in that being part of a gang would be so exciting.<\/p>\n
“Right, the burning question is, will they guess ‘hose’ behind the mask? Well, let\u2019s find out.”<\/p>\n
However, it wasn’t just what Red Panda said in their latest clues package that got tongues wagging, but more a visual clue involving former Bond star, Roger Moore.<\/p>\n
In the pre-recorded VT, Red Panda is shown leaving a fire station and walking past a portrait of Mr Moore in character as Bond. “Firefighter of the month” is written on a plaque beneath the portrait. <\/p>\n
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ITV The Masked Singer: Red Panda with Joel Dommett <\/p>\n
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Inevitably, this sent eagle-eyed sleuths at home down the path of 007, and it’s resulted in one name emerging above all others.<\/p>\n
Taking to X, one fan explained: “Is Red Panda Hugh Dennis? Google says he was in a James Bond film, and he was once part of a double act, so the clues fit. #MaskedSingerUK.”<\/p>\n
Mr Dennis may not seem the most obvious name associated with the Bond franchise, but the 63-year-old did have a speaking role in Daniel Craig’s final outing as the iconic spy.<\/p>\n
In the opening act of the film, Mr Dennis appears as Dr Hardy. His CV also boasts roles in BBC comedy Outnumbered, Channel 4’s The Couple Next Door, Beyond Paradise, and many more. <\/p>\n
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ITV The Masked Singer: Hugh Dennis has emerged as a Red Panda possibility <\/p>\n
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Fans will have to wait until Red Panda is unmasked to find out for sure who’s performing under the disguise, but Mr Dennis isn’t the only star who’s been tipped to be under the costume.<\/p>\n
Comedian Harry Hill has also emerged as a possible candidate to be secretly concealed by the outfit.<\/p>\n
“I’m a bit behind, but even the VT for Red Panda sounded like one of Harry Hill’s voices, then they started singing. #MaskedSingerUK,” one X user suggested during last week’s episode.<\/p>\n
And a second agreed: “When he went falsetto, Red Panda sounded like Harry Hill doing his ‘son’ Gary on #JuniorBakeOff #maskedsingeruk.” (sic)<\/p>\n
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ITV The Masked Singer: Will Red Panda be unmasked on Saturday?<\/p>\n
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The arguments for Mr Hill have been countered by some fans thinking it’s actually a different comedian under the mask.<\/p>\n
Alan Carr, fresh from his victory on the Celebrity Traitors, has been bandied around as another potential Red Panda performer.<\/p>\n
Guest judge Ben Shephard even opted for the comedian when he gave his guess during last week’s spooky-themed special.<\/p>\n
When it came to the judges, guesses ranged from Louis Smith and Jeff Brazier to Simon Le Bon and Luke Goss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A star of the recent James Bond films has emerged as a likely candidate to be hidden under…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":434106,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,480,134,6207,194460,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-434105","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-celebrity","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-itv","13":"tag-the-masked-singer","14":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}