‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Identity of Strawberry Shortcake: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 11 of “The Masked Singer,” “Semi Finals: Final Three,” which aired Wednesday, December 11 on Fox. AJ Michalka was originally supposed to perform on “The Masked Singer” with her sister Aly, the other half of their Aly & AJ musical duo.

But with Aly unavailable — she recently gave birth to her first child — AJ decided to give it a try as a solo act. And she went far: AJ Michalka was revealed on Wednesday’s penultimate Season 12 episode of “The Masked Singer” as Strawberry Shortcake. “Initially, we were supposed to do it together, and we were like, this would be really fun to do as a team,” Michalka told Variety. “But it was going to be really tricky to schedule.

So I ended up doing it on my own. And she fully supported it. “The challenge and the excitement came from knowing that I had never really performed on stage without my sister,” Michalka added. “I wanted to challenge myself as a solo artist and see how far I could get.

And I had a blast. I didn’t realize it would be that hard to sing under a mask that heavy, but I did it, and I’m really proud of myself.” Michalka sang “Lose You to Love Me,” by Selena Gomez, as her final number; she had previously performed “Slow Burn,” by Kacey Musgraves, “Wrecking Ball,” by Miley Cyrus, “I Hope You Dance,” by Lee Ann Womack, and “Closer,” by Tegan and Sara, on the show.