THE MASKED singer Davina McCall fooled the judges of the Christmas special by sneaking in a costume herself.
The panel were left horrified when Star was revealed to be one of them on tonight’s gala show.
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Davina McCall tricked her fellow judges into being exposed as StarCredit: ITV
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The sassy character sang two festive tunes in the special Credits: ITV
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Judges Mo Gilligan, Jonathan Ross and guest panelists French and Saunders were stunned by the revelation Credit: ITV
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Davina underwent brain surgery last month and the Christmas special was filmed in JulyCredit: davinamccall/Instagram
Now Davina, 57, has revealed how she faked the pain to fake the big reveal.
Davina said: “At eight o’clock I texted the bosses, who were obviously involved, but I had to text them and tell them I had to miss the Christmas special.
“They had to text the entire production team and tell them.
“I know all this is happening in the building next door, but I’m sitting there in a T-shirt saying don’t tell me and wearing a balaclava!
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“It was the craziest scam I’ve ever done.
“I got a text from the executive producer [asking me to do it] and I literally read the first three words and I’m back yes!
“It was one of the greatest experiences of my life so far.”
Davina filmed the special this summer, months before she discovered a brain tumor during a routine health checkup.
She underwent surgery last month to remove a rare but benign lump and is now recovering.
But she enjoyed fooling her fellow judges Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan and host Joel Dommett, 39, as well as guest panelists Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders after singing two festive songs, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and This Christmas.
Davina McCall reveals her scar from brain tumor surgery while boyfriend Michael Douglas cuts her hair
Her expertise forged through five series gave her an edge.
Davina said: “I thought Jonathan was wondering because he’s such a good guesser, but I’m not sure if Mo even knew.
“I don’t know if Joel did too, but the way I ran into Joel’s arms every time I went on stage might have been a little clue.
“But you know what, I couldn’t wear the deodorant I normally wear, I couldn’t wear any perfume, I couldn’t smell like myself.
“I put on a voice and channeled my sister-in-law who is from Virginia.
“And when someone asked me if I could sing, I said ‘absolutely not, I would never do this show’.”
Davina returns to panel on the brand new series of The Masked Singer, next Saturday (January 4) at 6.30pm on ITV1.
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The new series of The Masked Singer starts in January, with Maya Jama joining the panel Credits: ITV
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