90s pop icon hasn’t aged a day as appearance shocks fans on The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer US viewers did a immense treble instrumentality arsenic Bluebell was unmasked connected Wednesday night, revealing herself arsenic Natalie Imbruglia.

The 49-year-old – mostly known for her mammoth 1997 hit, Torn – whipped disconnected her costume astatine the extremity of past night’s episode, and intelligibly hasn’t aged a time since she archetypal deed the airwaves.

She faced disconnected against Goo and Wasp to proceed connected successful the contention and belted retired a rendition of Do You Love Me, by the Contours, but was sent location by the judges successful what was owed to beryllium a double-elimination.

However, they chose to usage the Ding Dong Keep It On doorbell and saved Goo astatine the precise past minute.

Natalie, who won the UK mentation of the amusement successful 2022, wholly threw the sheet for a loop arsenic Ken Jeong, Rita Ora, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Robin Thicke were obscurity near.

They correctly identified her Australian individuality acknowledgment to the Vegemite clue, but Jenny went with Naomi Watts, portion Rita Ora guessed that she was Kylie Minogue.

Ken suggested Rose Byrne was nether the intricate outfit, portion Robin Thicke went with chap histrion Isla Fisher.

Viewers watching connected from location were arsenic amazed and couldn’t get implicit Natalie’s appearance.

Flocking to Twitter, Spacebunny said: ‘I LOOOOOVE Natalie Imbruglia and ne'er would person guessed it was her!!! #TheMaskedSinger.’

Diana Jeanne agreed: ‘Wow, Natalie Imbruglua? I ne'er would’ve guessed #TheMaskedSinger.’

‘I would not person guessed #BluebellMask was Natalie Imbruglia #TheMaskedSinger…,’ MissNiqNiq268 penned.

As David Lartey added: ‘Natalie Imbruglia? No way! #TheMaskedSinger.’

Despite being eliminated from the contention criminally early, the Johnny English favourite was thrilled to person taken part, describing the acquisition arsenic ‘amazing’.

Presenter Nick Cannon questioned wherefore she took portion aft being truthful palmy connected the UK series, to which she said: ‘Well, it’s conscionable truthful overmuch amusive to bash the creation choreography and everything. Things that I don’t bash really successful my euphony career.

‘But I’m really a signifier schoolhouse kid, truthful I grew up doing it. It’s amusive for me!’

Natalie got truthful into the quality that she ditched her mean voice, confessing: I’m struggling to get my accent back because I’ve been successful American accent the full time.’

Sharing her last thoughts, she added: ‘Just convey you truthful overmuch for supporting Bluebell.

‘I cognize I haven’t been present long, but I’ve had the champion time. Thank you, Masked Singer, for having me! It’s been amazing.’

The Sydney-born vocalist stepped into the spotlight acknowledgment to a stint connected Australian soap, Neighbours, and played Beth Brennan for 2 years from 1992.

She released Torn successful 1997 and it became an instant hit successful the UK, selling much than 1 cardinal copies and remaining astatine the apical of the charts for 14 weeks straight.

The way secured Natalie a Grammy information for champion pistillate popular vocal show – she ended up losing to Celine Dion for My Heart Will Go On.

Following the immense success, she dropped her debut album, Left of the Middle, that aforesaid year, earlier releasing White Lilies Island, Counting Down the Days, Come to Life and Male.

Her latest album, Firebird, came successful 2021.

Speaking to Metro in 2022, Natalie shared that, though she has 1 of the biggest songs around, the Masked Singer UK was her ‘career highlight’.

‘I wouldn’t person said yes to doing Masked Singer adjacent 5 years ago, becoming a genitor and going, “Oh my God, ideate what my lad thinks of maine being a elephantine panda,’ she said.

‘I was truthful excited. They were pitching each these costumes… I wanted to beryllium a bluish panda.

‘Highlight of my career, I bloody loved it. And, I was much celebrated for 2 weeks erstwhile I was a panda, than I’ve ever been successful my full career.’

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