‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Identity of Showbird: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 2 of “The Masked Singer,” “Footloose Night” which aired October 2 on Fox. Wednesday night’s “The Masked Singer” reveal was an emotional one for “Community” star Yvette Nicole Brown, who was unmasked as Showbird on episode 2 of Season 12.
As Brown was taping the episode she was also dealing with some personal matters involving the care of her father. “Some of it felt heavy because I’m singing, but I’m thinking, ‘is daddy OK,’” she told Variety. “But by the time I was revealed, I was able to kind of let that all out.
Plus I got to surprise Ken, and it was everything that I hoped it would be!” That’s “Ken” as in “The Masked Singer” panelist Ken Jeong, Brown’s “Community” co-star who of course guessed her right.
Among the other panelists, Robin Thicke agreed with Jeong, while Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg thought it was Taraji P. Henson. Rita Ora said it was Shiela E.
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