Cricket, Piranha and Big Foot all competed in the finale.

By Katelyn Mensah

Published: Saturday, 17 February 2024 at 20:50 PM


After eight episodes, a number of show-stopping performances and some truly out of this world costumes, the winner of The Masked Singer season 5 has been revealed!

Host Joel Dommett was joined by panellists Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and special guest Rob Brydon as the final three acts all competed to be crowned as the 2024 champ.

In the end, it was Piranha who was announced as this year’s winner and revealed to be none other than McFly’s Danny Jones.

Meanwhile, in second place, Bigfoot took off his outfit to reveal himself as The Last Leg comedian Alex Brooker, while finishing in third, Cricket was unmasked as popstar and former BRIT Award winner Lemar.

Joel Dommett and Piranha on The Masked Singer UK stage. They are surrounded by white smoke with an audience looking ahead
Joel Dommett and Piranha. ITV

Danny Jones didn’t manage to go under the radar, as many fans who had tuned into the show each weekend began suspecting the Voice UK coach.

Following Jones’s performances over the past few weeks, fans had flocked to X (formerly known as Twitter), to share their suspicions.

“Danny’s voice is easy to point out and I can hear his Bolton accent when Piranha speaks,” one user wrote.

While another penned: “If Danny Jones isn’t Piranha, I’ll chuck all my McFly CDs away… you can’t deny that voice!”

Over the course of the competition, a number of celebrities took to the stage to perform as best as they could, and the ultimate guessing game heated up as more clues about their true identities were revealed week by week.

This led to singing legend Dionne Warwick revealed as Weather. Her unmasking was followed by Chicken Caesar, who was unveiled as Alexander Armstrong, Rat (Shirley Ballas), Bubble Tea (Julia Sawalha) and Owl (Lorraine Kelly).

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The first of the double unmaskings saw Maypole unveiled as Pussycat Dolls singer Melody Thornton, and radio presenter Nicky Campbell was revealed to be behind the mask of Dippy Egg.

In the weeks that followed, Keala Settle was unveiled as Air Fryer and American singer/songwriter Tiffany was revealed to be Eiffel Tower.