‘The Masked Singer’ debuts its most senior contestant to this point – KION546

Daily SF NewsMarch 21, 2023

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‘The Masked Singer’ debuts its most senior contestant to this point – KION546

By Marianne Garvey, CNN

“The Masked Singer” revealed two stars at Wednesday’s season 9 premiere, one of whom is her oldest contestant ever.

Dick Van Dyke, 97, was the first of two celebrities to reveal himself to judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke.

The premiere was previously touted as “the most legendary, decorated and popular unmasking in history” due to Van Dyke’s age.

Van Dyke was masked as a gnome and sang a rendition of Billie Holiday’s “When You’re Smiling”.

The jury suspected Tony Bennett and Dustin Hoffman, but quickly found out it was Van Dyke, who also sang Frank Sinatra’s “When You’re Smiling”.

After he was eliminated, Van Dyke sang a little “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Mary Poppins, in which he played the chimney sweep Bert.

The ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ star brought Scherzinger to tears when he revealed himself. She said to him, “I love you so much. We love you. The whole world loves you so much. It’s an honor to have you on our show. I can’t believe you’re here. I’m trying to keep my cool, but you look so gorgeous. You look so good.”

Jeong added that it was the “biggest reveal ever” on the show.