[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Masked Singer Season 11 Episode 6 “Transformers Night.”]
Lastly with the ability to step on stage and sing beneath a masks was all about timing for the newest unmasked celeb on the Fox hit.
As The Masked Singer Season 11 continued, so did the eliminations. And for Lovebird, it was (as soon as once more) the top of his time within the unscripted highlight. Panelist Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg was proper when she acquired on The Bachelor practice of thought and finally settled on none apart from Colton Underwood.
Under, Underwood opens up about his time on the present and whether or not he’ll sing once more.
What made you say sure to doing The Masked Singer? Did you will have any hesitations? You probably did say you’d wished to be on it.
Colton Underwood: Yeah, it simply was the proper time. I had been in talks to do it just a few completely different instances over my profession, and this was the proper time. I believe after popping out, I actually wanted to take a while to spend money on myself and spend money on my popping out expertise, each privately and personally. However when this provide got here in, my life was in a terrific spot. I had simply gotten married, and the timing was excellent.
Speak about that costume. What appealed to you about being the Lovebird? It appeared like you could possibly transfer round in it as a lot as you wanted to.
Yeah, I undoubtedly didn’t really feel overheated. There was a whole lot of house for me to maneuver in with it, however I believe what was stunning concerning the Love Hen is simply with my journey to self-acceptance and love. I believe exterior of the apparent causes of me being the Lovebird, with being the previous Bachelor, discovering love with myself over 2020 and 2021 after which discovering love after I wasn’t even on the lookout for it with Jordan is so symbolic and I couldn’t have considered a greater character for me.
What went into your music selections?
I believe simply actually leaning into clearly songs that I felt like I may even have a grip on and deal with in a great way, but in addition nonetheless difficult, however then lyrics—music has at all times been form of a remedy for me and I’ve actually leaned into lyrics and the which means for me. I believe what’s stunning about music is issues can imply various things to completely different folks, and that’s undoubtedly one thing that’s been at all times current with me in my life.
Did you will have any songs or a style given the theme nights in thoughts should you continued on?
I undoubtedly in all probability would’ve leaned into some nation and that various rock that you simply noticed me with. So I believe nation would’ve been in all probability my subsequent up.
Speak concerning the panelists guesses. Jenny figured you out after coming shut in your first episode after which going forwards and backwards between you and Nick Viall.
Yeah, clearly they’d nice guesses. I believe the Hen costume threw ’em off slightly bit with simply how large it was, in order that they couldn’t actually get an thought of outdoor of simply how tall I used to be, what I appeared like beneath there. So they’d nice guesses. I believe the clue packages have been superior and actually leaned into all the things in my previous.
Did you come into this anticipating anybody particular from the panel to determine you out?
I didn’t. I had spoken and labored with Jenny up to now, so I had some hesitations that she would possibly get it. I additionally know that she’s an enormous actuality TV fan, so anyone in that [world], she form of sniffs out, so I knew if anyone was going to guess me it was going to be her.
Have you ever been listening to from anybody—mates, household, anybody from Bachelor Nation—since your first efficiency, who knew it was you and also you needed to deny it?
Sure, there’s been just a few folks. I advised my fast household concerning the challenge simply because they like to help me and know. However the remainder of them don’t, they usually do watch. That’s what I really like about The Masked Singer is that it’s a household present and households actually bond over this and it’s such a enjoyable factor for teenagers to look at, so I can’t wait to listen to their reactions tonight.
One of many clues was that you simply’ve made TV historical past earlier than and also you’re trying to do this once more by successful the Golden Masks. How would you will have made TV historical past by successful the Golden Masks?
Oh, I simply suppose as a result of I’ve no enterprise successful that it might’ve been very unfortunate if I went there. I believe what shocks me essentially the most is I’m a really aggressive particular person. Nevertheless, I wasn’t as aggressive as I usually am. I used to be extra leaning into simply being uncomfortable and having such a enjoyable expertise with this and fewer about specializing in successful, which I believe is gorgeous and taught me a complete new facet of myself.
This present actually has folks embrace doing that with its format. Individuals get pleasure from watching it for the leisure worth.
It’s such an excellent and exquisite present. It’s not exploitative. There’s no dangerous angle, there’s no plot that they’re seeking to exploit. It’s simply all about enjoyable and happiness and storytelling and leisure and dance and power. It’s a gorgeous, stunning challenge.
What’s going to you are taking away from all the expertise?
I can do something that feels uncomfortable and I can actually get pleasure from it. I believe that it actually gave me a whole lot of confidence to proceed to say sure and check out new issues in my life.
What shocked you essentially the most about being on The Masked Singer in addition to that you simply weren’t as aggressive as ordinary?
I believe simply the coordination piece. In grade faculty, in highschool, I didn’t take music lessons. I used to be extra of an athlete, so with the ability to specific myself in that approach as somebody who listens to music and has an appreciation for artists and music, attending to get on stage and check out it was unimaginable.
Is singing one thing you need to proceed doing now going ahead?
Within the bathe, that’s about it. I’ll restrict my future singing to my husband and within the bathe. … It’s not a profession that I’m going to concentrate on.
Is there the rest you need to share about your time on The Masked Singer?
Simply that I had a beautiful expertise and it was one thing that I really feel like every other celeb or any individual on the market that’s doubting themselves or doesn’t know if they will do it, problem your self slightly bit and say sure.
Would you place the costume on once more in the event that they introduced you again for some sort of efficiency?
Oh, I’d one hundred pc put that Lovebird costume again on.
