Masked Singer: Nicole Scherzinger Thinks Olivia Rodrigo Is Ringmaster
In a preview for The Masked Singer, panelist Nicole Scherzinger is sure High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star Olivia Rodrigo is hiding behind the Ringmaster costume on the show. The sneak preview comes from episode 4 of the show's seventh season, where a new group of performers will be introduced. Group A debuted with five contestants: McTerrier, Ram, Cyclops, Thingamabob and Firefly. Last week, the group was finally narrowed down to just Firefly, which means she'll be performing in the show's finale, and The Masked Singer will now move on to the second group of contestants. The fourth episode will introduce fans to Miss Teddy, Hydra, Lemur, Armadillo and Ringmaster.
Nicole's guess for Ringmaster comes just as Olivia's career has skyrocketed, putting her on the same playing field as stars like Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa. The Disney + actress entered the music scene in January 2021 with her #1 single, "drivers license," and dropped her debut album, Sour, on May 21. The star is currently nominated for seven Grammy Awards, with four of the nominations in the main categories, including Album Of The Year. Just last week, she released her documentary driving home 2 u on Disney+, which follows the making of her album.
According to Nicole, Olivia may be adding another achievement to her resume. In a teaser for The Masked Singer's fourth episode, the panelist guesses that the "good 4 u" singer may be behind the Ringmaster costume. One of the contestant's clues is a driver's license with the words "Golden State" on it. Nicole connects this to Olivia's debut song and her home state of California. She also suggests that Ringmaster's clue package included a hint to the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana, which launched Miley Cyrus into worldwide fame. Nicole believes the clue is referencing Olivia's history with Disney. Along with HSMTMTS, the 19-year-old also starred in Disney's Bizaardvark from 2016 to 2019.
While Nicole seems positive about her guess, fans have already been guessing that a different child star is in the Ringmaster costume. After the show teased a clip of the contestant singing, fans began matching the voice to the star of Nickelodeon's Victorious, Victoria Justice. Fans believe the tone of Ringmaster's voice matches perfectly with Victoria's vocals. They've even caught a few other times where Ringmaster used the word "gold" as a clue since the actress released a song called "Gold" in 2013.
While the panelist sounded confident in her guess, it seems unlikely that Olivia would be on the show. The young star has been thriving in her career and working extremely hard planning her upcoming Sour tour. With only so many hours in the day, Olivia likely would not have the time to stop by The Masked Singer. While the show has proven in the past that anything's possible, as usual, the fans' guess seems more realistic than what the panelists have come up with.
The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EDT on FOX.
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