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Charlotte Tutton

Rubbish unveiled as snooker champ Stephen Hendry on Masked Singer in latest elimination

Masked Singer fans finally learned who Rubbish was on the ITV series, as snooker player Stephen Hendry was unmasked as the character on the show.

The character lost out this week, sending them packing - but not before they took off their mask and revealed their true identity.

Fawn, Jacket Potato, Rhino, Pigeon and Rubbish were competing against each other this week.

After all the performances, the two least-voted characters, by the studio audience, had to perform again in a bid to stay on the show.

But the panel soon came to a decision, as Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross chose who to save and who to eliminate.

Unluckily for Rubbish, they were chosen to leave and soon enough snooker champion Stephen revealed himself.

Masked Singer fans finally learned who Rubbish was on the ITV series, as snooker player Stephen Hendry was unmasked (ITV)

Asked why he did the show, he confessed he loved watching it and he chose his own costume - saying he went for Rubbish because he knew he wouldn't be much of a dancer.

On taking part Stephen said: "I thought it was so obvious because it was me. I love the show and its way out of my comfort zone so I thought why not let's give it a go."

On some of the clues, the 'No1' on the bin and him saying the word "again" seven times in reference to recycling was a nod to his seven wins.

It follows last week's show, that saw the panel reeling over the true identities of Cat and Mouse.

The duo were unmasked as celebrity couple and singers Martin and Shirlie Kemp, and none of the panel correctly guessed the result.

The Masked Singer fans learned who another character was on the ITV series on Saturday night (ITV)

Martin confessed he was more nervous being under the mask, as he confessed: "I was more nervous. I could literally hear my heart in my ears," whilst Shirlie said it was harder to sing in the mask than out of one.

"It is just so off the wall. It’s so much harder to sing in the mask than you imagine it will be," she added.

The week before this, music legend Lulu was revealed to be Piece of Cake in a huge surprise, that the panel once again did not see coming.

On doing the show, Lulu revealed: "My grandchildren love this show, they love it! I love it too and that’s why I’m here. Because it’s such a fun show."

The first contestant on the series to be eliminated was Ghost, who turned out to be former footballer and presenter Chris Kamara.

Asked why he did the show, Chris said: "I did it for the grandkids. I want to see the surprise on their faces when they see me unmasked on the show. Not even my wife knows so it’s going to be a surprise for the whole family.

"I’m not the best at keeping secrets so I’m not sure what will shock them most, taking part in the show or keeping it a secret."

Chris said he found it particularly difficult wearing the costume - as it was quite "restrictive".

The Masked Singer airs Saturdays at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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