'What is this?' BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker reacts to The Masked Singer claims

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BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker has taken to Twitter to react to claims he's taking part in the latest series of The Masked Singer.The BBC newsreader, 44, recently finished in fifth place on popular BBC dance show Strictly Come Dancing last month, but viewers of The Masked Singer were convinced he was behind one of the costumes, especially that of Doughnut.In view of his 747,600 Twitter followers, the BBC star expressed his puzzlement at claims he's featuring on the show.Dan wrote: "What is this about?" followed by a laughing face emoji.The star was responding to a tweet by a surprised social media user who guessed that the sports reporter was behind one of the masks."Can't believe @mrdanwalker is on Masked Singer so soon after Strictly," Liam Bennett wrote.READ MORE: Following Dan's tweet, his followers took to the comments to weigh in on whether the BBC star could be behind one of the masks.Referencing Dan's time on Strictly, Twitter user CandyB wrote: "You have done dancing… now off to singing?""And can you sing?" probed Graham Pindar.Dave Wragg jibed: "Have you heard Dan sing?

Obviously not."Others thought he could be the person behind the doughnut costume, with Liam Bennett leaving a series of doughnut emojis and a thinking face.Becki Corbett echoed the idea, writing: "Are you a doughnut?" followed by a laughing face.However, the idea was promptly shut down by Garry Hines who claimed that ex-footballer Michael Owen was behind the character.Elsewhere on Twitter, viewers of the popular ITV were also guessing that the BBC star was behind one of the masks.Danielle Scapens penned: "My 7-year-old thinks that #Doughnut in the @MaskedSingerUK is @mrdanwalker - I’m dubious."Hayden Williams agreed, commenting: "I think.