Natalie Cassidy issues apology over The Masked Singer as she admits one part of the show confused her

EastEnders fable Natalie Cassidy had antecedently denied she was appearing connected ITV's The Masked Singer arsenic Bush, but was unmasked successful a treble elimination this week

EastEnders icon Natalie Cassidy has issued an apology to fans aft being unveiled arsenic “Bush” connected ITV’s The Masked Singer.

The 41-year-old had antecedently told listeners connected her Off the Telly podcast that she was not the celebrated look down the mask. Although fans had agelong been adamant that each of the clues pointed to the soapstar.

Natalie was 1 of 5 celebrities to execute arsenic judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Maya Jama, arsenic good arsenic impermanent justice Richard E Grant tried to fig retired who they were. A treble elimination saw Natalie, performing arsenic Bush, and rapper Example, arsenic Bear, knocked retired of the competition.

Natalie, champion known for starring arsenic Sonia Fowler successful EastEnders, was forced to contented an apology to fans aft the show. Speaking connected her Life with Nat podcast, she said: “’Ive had truthful galore listeners accidental it’s maine and I’ve had to prevarication each the mode through.

“So everybody, I’m truly sorry, but you instrumentality an oath astir and it’s specified a concealed programme. It’s specified a joyousness to bash but you can’t spoil the surprise. It’s conscionable the mode it is and it has been brilliant.”

Natalie’s podcast big and spouse Marc Humphrey admitted helium was “very confused” by immoderate of the clues connected the show. To which Natalie replied: “The researchers excavation deep.

“And erstwhile I accidental deep, I wouldn’t adjacent cognize it was me. They are each related to maine but you would person to beryllium maine to cognize them, and I adjacent needed a reminder of what they were.”

On the Off the Telly podcast with Gavin and Stacey prima Joanna Page, Natalie said it would beryllium intolerable to fell her clip filming the ITV amusement from her person and co-host. She said: "We person worked unneurotic for a full year. When would I person squeezed that in?"

Joanna, who says her household are obsessed with The Masked Singer playfully responded that she inactive had her doubts. Writing connected societal media aft the unmasking connected Saturday, Joanna said: “O My God, I volition ne'er judge different connection you archer me!"

Despite fans having suspected Natalie was Bush for weeks, nary of the judges guessed her individuality correctly. It came aft they were wowed by her renditions of ABBA's Thank You For The Music and Lisa Loeb's Stay.

One spectator who was adamant Bush was the tv prima wrote connected societal media: "Called it from time one. OF COURSE it was Natalie Cassidy. We each knew... isolated from the judges.”

Another instrumentality wrote: "How the judges ne'er got who Bush was is honestly shocking." While a 3rd said: "How the judges didn't get her, I volition ne'er know. The clues don't adjacent matter. You tin archer conscionable by the voice. She was the astir evident 1 this year."

The expansive last of The Masked Singer volition aerial astatine 7pm connected ITV One connected Saturday. The judges volition this week beryllium joined by erstwhile champions and I’m A Celebrity King of the Jungle Danny Jones.