It was thanks to the Daily Record that bosses of The Masked Singer created Bagpipes – the first Scottish character on the UK’s hottest show.And now Record readers are getting an exclusive clue to help you guess who the celebrity under the tartan mask could be :The new clue continues the tennis theme - with player and singles but it could also mean the celeb has a roving eye.Producer Derek McLean, from Ayr, who heads up Glasgow-based company Bandicoot TV who make the show, was also keen to showcase his country since the guessing game became one of the UK’s biggest shows in 2020.Derek, right, said: “I feel very attached to Bagpipes and the Record readers should do too.
You’ve kept pushing for a Scots character and we’ve been listening and I was determined there wouldn’t be another series without a Scottish character.“The Daily Record flies the flag for Scotland every day and I really love that and you hold people’s feet to the fire and it gets results.”Britain’s most popular guessing game returned last weekend and once again had the nation combing the clues.Bagpipes was one of the characters causing the most confusion – mainly because of the dodgy Scottish accent.Was it a Scot pretending to have a bad accent or a non-Scot putting one on?Which is exactly what Derek was hoping would happen.He said: “I was quite excited and nervous to introduce Bagpipes to the world.
You are hoping the accent would get people guessing.”While he won’t give up the celeb’s identity, he would reveal the star was happy.“He loved, loved, loved the costume.
He jumped at and into it.”On Sunday’s show, Bagpipes’ video had clues about his Scottish heritage, musical connection and possible links to tennis.With the tartan-clad Bagpipes and heilan coo
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