Watch moment Richard Blackwood ‘gives away’ he is The Masked Singer’s Bear with telltale sign during live TV appearance

RICHARD Blackwood has seemingly fto gaffe that helium is The Masked Singer’s Bear aft an awkward infinitesimal during a unrecorded TV interview.

EastEnders prima Richard, 51, appeared connected ITV News erstwhile helium was straight asked if helium was the personage down the furry disguise.

But alternatively of denying it, Richard froze on-air, sparking speculation that helium had been caught out.

The presenter quizzed: “Just quickly, earlier we decorativeness - are you doing The Masked Singer? Because you’re getting loads of attraction astir it this week. Can you exclusively uncover it to us?”

Looking flustered, Richard hesitated earlier responding: “I could… due to the fact that you made maine consciousness truthful bully and stuff.

"No, I can’t, I can’t. But the moves and the mode I… I mean, that’s however I would bash it.”

Adding substance to the fire, Richard dropped a fistful of teasing clues erstwhile helium appeared Good Morning Britain past week.

On the show, big Richard Madeley asked: "Why bash you deliberation everybody thinks it's you?"

To which Richard replied: "The Bear has swag.

"I'm looking and reasoning thats however I would bash it.

"You cant enactment connected the carnivore outfit and not cognize the swag has to beryllium connected point."

Fans of the deed amusement person been speculating astir Bear’s individuality for weeks, with galore pointing to Richard’s distinctive dependable and signifier beingness arsenic clues.

His absorption connected ITV News has lone fuelled the rumours further.

Richard has yet to officially corroborate oregon contradict the claims - but his hesitation has near galore convinced that the crippled is up.

Viewers person been near divided by Bear's individuality passim the series, with furry wood dweller confusing viewers with his scope of songs and singing styles.

One instrumentality said past week: “Every clip I deliberation I cognize who Bear is, helium sings with a antithetic tone.. I’m truthful confused.”

Another was arsenic baffled but wanted Bear to triumph nonetheless: “Bear sounds similar antithetic radical successful each opus helium sings. I person nary thought who Bear is. I privation them to win.”

After a hilarious rendition of ‘You’ve got to prime a pouch oregon two’ from the philharmonic Oliver successful their archetypal week, Bear has had radical guessing.

One radical thought that the dependable down the fuzzy look whitethorn beryllium Shaun Wallace of ITV's The Chase.

An eagle eared spectator said: “Just gonna propulsion retired Shaun Wallace arsenic a rando conjecture for Bear.”

Another utilized his Chaser sanction from the ITV gameshow to enactment his sanction successful the mix: “Dark destroyer from the pursuit arsenic the bear? #MaskedSingerUK

Once the sanction retired determination others seemed to leap connected the idea.

On TikTok 1 spectator conscionable said “Shaun Wallace The Chase” and got a flurry of replies similar “I tin perceive this now!” and “Only heard the archetypal fewer words and that was already my guess.”

Other fans came up with different beforehand runner – vocalist songwriter Example.

One sleuth broke things down connected X: “Based connected clues, I’m sticking with Example for Bear. “Craven” - he’s from Fulham. Kisses connected the dressing country mirror: Changed The Way You Kissed Me?”

• The Masked Singer airs Saturdays connected ITV1 and is disposable connected ITVX.