{"id":352969,"date":"2026-01-05T07:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/352969\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T07:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:28:07","slug":"the-masked-singer-fans-rumble-arctic-foxs-identity-seconds-into-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/352969\/","title":{"rendered":"The Masked Singer fans ‘rumble’ Arctic Fox’s identity seconds into performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Masked Singer viewers are certain they’ve worked out the identity of Arctic Fox\"TheThe Masked Singer fans ‘rumble’ Arctic Fox’s identity seconds into performance(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

The Masked Singer<\/a> fans believe that they rumbled Arctic Fox’s identity just seconds into their performance.<\/p>\n

The seventh series of the popular ITV<\/a> mystery show made its comeback on Sunday (January 4), featuring six fresh characters gracing the stage.<\/p>\n

Arctic Fox kicked off proceedings, with viewers claiming they’d cracked the mystery within moments of hearing them perform, despite the celebrity’s attempts to mask their natural speaking tone.<\/p>\n

“Arctic Fox is Anton Du Beke<\/a>,” one viewer posted on X (formerly Twitter), whilst another chimed in: “That’s Anton Du Beke!”<\/p>\n

A third declared: “Arctic Fox is 100% Anton Du Beke, I’d recognise that voice anywhere!” with another similarly stating: “Anton Du Beke is 100% arctic fox and he’s gone way up in my estimation actually. High camp, I hope he wins!!” reports the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"ArcticArctic Fox took to the stage on Sunday(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

A fourth supporter reinforced the theory, commenting: “I have a feeling Arctic Fox is @TheAntonDuBeke, not only has he had previous singing experience but he has a puppy called Fox and a book called CodeName Foxtrot. Then the Arctic starts with A and so does Anton?? Am I going crazy??”<\/p>\n

The judging line-up – Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama – offered varying theories, with suggestions including Glenn Close, Bimini Bon Boulash, Adam Lambert and Queen Camilla.<\/p>\n

During the clue segment, Arctic Fox mentioned being ready to “dazzle and delight” and disclosed that they “always expect the red carpet treatment”, which could tie into Strictly. They continued: “This Arctic Fox has sharp claws when needed.”<\/p>\n

The character also revealed that they have dedicated years to honing their skills, whether performing in front of cameras or working behind the scenes, whilst displaying a jar labelled “food for hungry bears”. Might viewers have already cracked the identity of this mysterious performer?<\/p>\n

This evening’s show also featured performances from Conker, Toastie, Tea Bag, Yak and Monkey Business.<\/p>\n

\"AntonFans think that Anton Du Beke is behind the mask(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

Saturday night’s opening episode (January 3) showcased performances from Sloth, Can of Worms, Gargoyle, Disc Jockey and Moth. As the evening drew to a close, Disc Jockey and Gargoyle landed in the danger zone after garnering the fewest votes from the audience.<\/p>\n

The judging panel opted to save Gargoyle, resulting in Disc Jockey becoming the first celebrity to face elimination, with The One Show presenter Alex Jones subsequently having her identity revealed.<\/p>\n

“I’ve had a lot of fun. We love this programme as a family and I just thought to do it for the children would be wonderful. It’s the most bizarre experience of my life, but I’ve loved it, thank you,” Alex told host Joel Dommett.<\/p>\n

Addressing her children directly through the camera, the presenter added: “Teddy, Kit and Annie, this was for you. I hope you loved it. Love you.”<\/p>\n

This weekend has also witnessed the programme debut its first-ever live band, with pop sensation Anne-Marie and Matt Lucas commanding the spotlight as Goldfish and Emperor Penguin.<\/p>\n

The Masked Singer is available to stream on ITVX<\/p>\n

For the latest showbiz, TV, movie and streaming news, go to the new Everything Gossip<\/a> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Masked Singer viewers are certain they’ve worked out the identity of Arctic FoxThe Masked Singer fans ‘rumble’…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352970,"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-352969","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\/352969","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=352969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}