{"id":10286,"date":"2022-01-23T12:19:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T11:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1570188"},"modified":"2022-01-23T12:44:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T11:44:18","slug":"the-masked-singer-viewers-uncover-panda-after-one-direction-clue","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-masked-singer-viewers-uncover-panda-after-one-direction-clue\/","title":{"rendered":"The Masked Singer viewers uncover Panda after One Direction clue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 23 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Fans of ITV\u2019s The Masked Singer<\/a> season 3 think they have uncovered the true identity of Panda<\/a>, one of this year\u2019s colourful contestants in the utterly barmy singing series.<\/p>\n

Of course, as much fun as it is to watch celebrities prancing about in cursed-looking costumes for our entertainment, you could argue that the most enjoyable element of this show is listening out for clues, playing armchair judge and coming up with your own theories about The Masked Singer contestants<\/a>\u2018 true identities.<\/p>\n

And thanks to a One Direction-themed clue in last night\u2019s episode, a fair amount of viewers think they have Panda sussed. In fact, in a poll conducted on RadioTimes.com<\/a>\u2018s official Twitter<\/a> account, a whopping 40 per cent of voters agreed that Panda is probably one person in particular. If you don\u2019t mind a potential spoiler, read on to see what our followers think!<\/p>

Among the RadioTimes.com<\/strong> Twitter followers that voted in our poll, 40 percent now believe that Panda is Natalie Imbruglia<\/strong>. Various previous clues can be made to fit with the life and career of this Australian-British singer\/actress, but it was the references to One Direction in last night\u2019s episode which made her presence in the Panda costume seem even more likely.<\/p>\n

Not only did Panda sing a cover of One Direction\u2019s Story of My Life to much fanfare, but she also used the words \u2018one direction\u2019 during her speaking segments in this week\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n

And if you remember that Natalie Imbruglia was a judge on The X-Factor back in 2010, the same year that One Direction stormed through that TV talent show on their road to super-stardom, that does sound like a fairly obvious clue! However, we have been fooled by red herrings before, so nothing is for certain.<\/p>\n

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Previous guesses from the judges regarding Panda\u2019s identity have included Alesha Dixon and Camila Cabello, but nothing seems more likely than Natalie Imbruglia at this moment in time.<\/p>\n

In our Twitter poll, we gave four potential picks based on popular Panda predictions: Amanda Holden (who received 29 per cent of the vote), Pixie Lott (21 per cent), Rebecca Ferguson (10 per cent) and Natalie Imbruglia (40 per cent). That\u2019s a pretty clear-cut result, but again, you can never be sure until that mask comes off!<\/p>\n

Interestingly, this time last week, 50 per cent of voters were flying the Amanda Holden is Panda<\/a> fan-theory flag, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see who is correct in the end. We\u2019ll just have to keep watching to find out.<\/p>\n

To see who was revealed this week, read our recap of unmasked contestants in The Masked Singer season 3<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

If you want to start figuring out who else could be under the masks, here our all of our other The Masked Singer theories and investigations so far:<\/strong><\/p>\n