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Masked Singer's Katherine Jenkins changed up costume halfway through series

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Photo credit: ITV

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The Masked Singer UK finalist Katherine Jenkins has opened up about her stint on the show, admitting she had to make a big change to her costume halfway through the series.

The classical singer was unmasked as Octopus over a week ago, coming third behind Jason Manford's Hedgehog and eventual winner Nicola Roberts – aka Queen Bee.

Explaining why she decided to go on the "bonkers" show, Katherine revealed on today's (February 25) Lorraine that she wanted to create a character so that her daughter would understand her profession as a singer a bit better.

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Photo credit: ITV

The star then explained the challenges of her Octopus costume, recalling: "It really was such a challenge, because it was the heaviest of the costumes, I think.

"All the weight was on my shoulders, so to jump around and make the character come to life was quite a lot of work.

"And then halfway through – because it started to really get to my back – they very kindly decided to put her on wheels, and it became a Dalek!"

Katherine wasn't the only contestant to struggle with their costume, Nicola recently revealing that she had to have her bee outfit modified after finding it difficult to breathe.

Photo credit: ITV
Photo credit: ITV

"The first dress rehearsal, the first time I sang the Sia song ('Alive') and I had the mask on, I'm not going to lie, I did have a wobbler," the Girls Aloud star recalled.

"I kind of got halfway through the song and... I couldn't breathe. I couldn't get the notes out. And it's a Sia song and her voice is massive.

"I just walked off, and I could hear them go, 'Queen Bee has left the stage! Queen Bee has left the stage!'. I said, 'Guys, this is impossible. I cannot actually get any air into singing'."

The Masked Singer UK is available on the ITV Hub.


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