Rita Ora replaced Nicole Scherzinger Masked singer panel for season 11 when the Pussycat Dolls singer decided to take her talents to London’s West End.
But in an exclusive clip for PEOPLE from the May 22 finale Masked singerKen Jeong thinks Scherzinger, 45, may be back on the show.
“The first time I saw the glass slipper, I thought of the performer who played Cinderella on Broadway, Carly Rae Jepsen,” Jeong begins in the clip. “Then I saw a vampire on the trail and then I thought of Bella Swan, Kristen Stewart.”
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Ultimately, Hangover the actor came across another star as his guess for the Golden Fish.
“That’s when my journey came to an end,” Jeong continues. “I don’t have hearing like Rita and Robin and I’m not smart like Jenny — but I know love and I know voices. This is my sweet, sweet Nicole Scherzinger.”
Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger.
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Host Nick Cannon thought Jeong might have a hunch, so he told him, “Not a bad guess.”
Earlier in the season, the judges guessed that the Goldfish could be Nina Dobrev, Hilary Duff, Selena Gomez, Lucy Hale, Sarah Hyland, Vanessa Hudgens or Lea Michele. Goldfish defeated Starfish (Kate Flannery) and Ugly Sweater (Charlie Wilson) to win the Group A final and book a place in the quarter-finals.
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The goldfish appears in the 11th season of ‘The Masked Singer’.
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In the latest episode Masked singer on Wednesday 15th May, Poodle Moth narrowly missed out on the finals and revealed himself as This is us star Chrissy Metz.
“It was definitely challenging,” Metz, 43, told PEOPLE of the experience. “I’ve said it before, but just singing on stage without a costume is hard enough. And so, being in a very elaborate costume, I was like, ‘Am I going to be able to do this? What if ‘I’m the person who passes out?’ So I really think I pushed through a lot of anxiety, which was really helpful.”
Seal and Beets were eliminated just before the quarterfinals. Seal exposed as actor Corey Feldman and Beets American Idol season two winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken.
“I wanted to win. I want to win it all,” Studdard, 45, told PEOPLE. “But I think, I think the biggest win was that we got the opportunity to be on the show and be a part of the powerhouse that is Masked singer.”
Aiken, 45, called his time on the show with Studdard “great.”
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“It was an experience that I think both of us will probably never have again and we certainly won’t forget,” the “Invisible” singer told PEOPLE.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Masked singer finale airs Wednesday, May 22, at 8:00 PM ET on Fox.
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