‘The Masked Singer’s Beetle Revealed As Iconic Talk Show Host: Exclusive Interview

And the Beetle is… Jerry Springer! After singing Frank Sinatra’s “The Way You Look Tonight,” the speech amusement big was unmasked. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Jerry astir his Masked Singer experience and what was the astir “difficult” portion of the show.

Jerry Springer was revealed arsenic the Beetle. (S Meddle/ITV/Shutterstock)

“I don’t get a large assemblage there, but I’m gangbusters successful the shower. But successful the shower, you don’t deterioration a costume. On a superior note, that was the astir hard portion of all,” Jerry said. “Obviously, I’m not a singer. I mean, I tin transportation a tune, but 50% of America tin transportation a tune. That was thing special. But to abruptly beryllium connected nationalist tv and you’re going retired to sing and creation a small spot and deterioration this outfit… I was sweating to decease and couldn’t spot retired of it due to the fact that the eyes weren’t aligned with wherever my eyes were. There were places connected the signifier I had to locomotion to and I said, ‘This is going to beryllium a disaster.'”

He continued, “Honestly, that was the scariest portion of doing it. I’ve made a fool of myself earlier truthful the singing wasn’t going to fuss me. I would conscionable sing the opus arsenic good arsenic I could. I truly was disquieted astir however americium I going to maneuver the signifier with the outfit, but they were truthful creative. Everybody moving connected that show, they are truthful professional. That I conjecture is the astir thrilling portion of each conscionable to beryllium astir truthful galore truly talented people, not conscionable celebrated radical but talented people. That’s benignant of breathtaking due to the fact that astir of america don’t get to bash that each day.”

Jerry, who hosted The Jerry Springer Show for 27 years, noted that the amusement “just seemed similar fun” to him. “I’m astatine a constituent successful beingness wherever I’m fortunate I don’t request to marque a surviving anymore, truthful this was a amusive happening to do. Why not?” Jerry added. “I figured my grandson would beryllium laughing astatine maine arsenic good arsenic my girl and my woman and everybody other erstwhile they saw me. I couldn’t archer my household — well, my woman I told — but I couldn’t archer anyone what I was doing. It wasn’t an acquisition I could share. And past past night, I told them. They inactive deliberation I’m kidding.”

Jerry Springer performing arsenic the Beetle. (FOX)

During Jerry’s performance, Kermit the Frog was perched successful the background. Miss Piggy besides served arsenic a impermanent panelist.

“Well, for erstwhile I wasn’t the biggest pig connected the show. It was a thrill,” Jerry quipped. “I mean, that’s the thing. There’s nary antagonistic portion to that show. Period. It’s conscionable a full clump of radical having fun. There’s nary cutting borderline to it wherever radical are being insulted. Nobody’s angry. It’s an implicit feel-good show, and I recognize wherefore it’s truthful fashionable with the kids.” The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays astatine 8 p.m. connected FOX.