{"id":352273,"date":"2026-01-04T20:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/352273\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T20:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:58:09","slug":"celeb-addresses-the-masked-singer-rumours-after-being-inundated-with-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/352273\/","title":{"rendered":"Celeb addresses The Masked Singer rumours after being inundated with messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ITV guessing game returned for a new series and one celebrity was immediately connected with Sloth<\/p>\n<p>18:13, 04 Jan 2026Updated 18:20, 04 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_sloth.jpg\" alt=\"Sloth on The Masked Singer\" loading=\"eager\" \/>Sloth on The Masked Singer(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A celebrity has spoken out after being inundated with messages about the possibility they are appearing on The Masked Singer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The hit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">ITV<\/a> guessing game returned on Saturday night for a new series and the speculation behind the identities of the new characters has already reached fever pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This year&#8217;s contestants inlude Moth, Can of Worms, Red Panda, Conkers, Arctic Fox, Toastie, Monkey Business, Sloth, Garogyle and Teabag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Read more <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-tv\/clues-point-masked-singers-can-33162049\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">All the clues that point to The Masked Singer&#8217;s Can of Worms being one star<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sloth had caused a lot of people to point the finger at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">I&#8217;m A Celeb&#8217;s<\/a> Sam Thompson on social media after their first performance, a lively routine featuring workout gear to Break My Stride from Matthew Wilder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Now the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/made-in-chelsea\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Made In Chelsea<\/a> star has addressed the rumours, taking to Instagram to share a clip of panellist Maya Jama discussing how she thought he was a character on last year&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sam wrote: &#8220;Looks like this is relevant again exactly a year on! apparently I&#8217;m the sloth!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He then cheekily shared a video with his hood up with him repeatedly raising his eyebrows and smiling cheekily into the camera and a series of crying with laughter emojis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_Screenshot-2026-01-04-175243.png\" alt=\"Sam Thompson cheekily raises his eyebrows as he wears a grey hoody with the hood up\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Sam Thompson cheekily raised his eyebrows as he teased fans about their guesses he is appearing on The Masked Singer(Image: Sam Thompson Instagram)All the clues for SlothThe outfit resembles workout gear, including fluorescent sweatbands, a mesh top and a pink leotardWoke up to an alarm clock\u2018I\u2019m bringing fitness, fashion and fierceness to the competition. I know how to represent in the gym and on the world stage.\u2019We also see the Sloth in the jungle &#8211; is this an I\u2019m A Celebrity reference?There was also a shot of some snooker cuesAnd a pair of handcuffs in a puddle of water<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Other guesses for Sloth include Ben Fogle, Nitro from Gladiators, Roman Kemp, Jamie Laing and Jordan North.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Disc Jockey was the first to be eliminated from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/the-masked-singer\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">The Masked Singer<\/a> as The One Show host Alex Jones was reverealed to be inside the costume.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The show returns to ITV tonight at 6.30pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ITV guessing game returned for a new series and one celebrity was immediately connected with Sloth 18:13,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,347,126574,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-352273","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-itv","10":"tag-the-masked-singer","11":"tag-tv","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}