Katherine Jenkins revealed as 'The Masked Singer's Octopus

Albertina Lloyd
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Photo by: zz/KGC-161/STAR MAX/IPx 2019 11/17/19 Katherine Jenkins at the European premiere of "Frozen 2" held at the BFI Southbank Cinema on November 17, 2019 in London, England, UK.
Katherine Jenkins was Octopus on 'The Masked Singer' (AP)

Katherine Jenkins has been unmasked as Octopus on The Masked Singer.

The 39-year-old Welsh opera star came third in the ITV singing show, which sees celebrities perform hidden inside costumes to conceal their identitiy.

As she revealed herself Jenkins told judge Jonathan Ross: “I am so good at this game! Jonathan - how many times have I been on your show?!”

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Ross claimed she had confused him with her clue that she had been in the ITV soap Emmerdale.

Jenkins revealed: “I was in Emmerdale. I had a small cameo where I sang at the village fete.”

Judge Rita Ora correctly guessed Octopus’ identity after she slipped in some operatic notes into her performances.

Ora said: “I knew as soon as heard that.”

Katherine Jenkins was the celebrity inside the Octopus (Bandicoot TV)
Katherine Jenkins was the celebrity inside the Octopus (Bandicoot TV/ITV)

Jenkins said of the show: “My normal career can be quite static so singing songs I wouldn’t normally sing has been so much fun.”

The Welsh singer - who has had 13 Number One albums - had tried to throw the judges off the scent by speaking with an American accent.

She said: “I was trying to fool you. My husband is American and I thought my Welsh accent was a give away.”

Jenkins has been married to American artist and film director Andrew Levitas since 2014. They have a four-year-old daughter Aaliyah and a 22-month-old son Xander.

Judges Ken Jeong, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross loved the final performances (Bandicoot TV/ITV)
Judges Ken Jeong, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross loved the final performances (Bandicoot TV/ITV)

She said her daughter had loved her being a part of the show.

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Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts won The Masked Singer, with comedian Jason Manford coming second.

Other stars to have been unveiled on the show include CeeLo Green and Denise Van Outen.

EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson, The Darkness rocker Justin Hawkins and former England footballer Teddy Sheringham were the secret celebrities hiding inside Butterfly, Pharaoh, Chameleon and Tree.

Daisy was revealed to be US singer Kelis, Skin from Skunk Anansie turned out to be Duck and Jake Shears from Scissor Sisters was Unicorn.