Masked Singer US' Nicole Scherzinger weeps after Gnome is unmasked
The Masked Singer US unveiled the identity of Gnome and the person behind the mask made judge Nicole Scherzinger weep.
Gnome sang Frank Sinatra's 'When You're Smiling' before being unmasked and host Nick Cannon said that this person was "the most seasoned and most decorated" person they've ever had on their show.
Gnome was then unmasked as none other than Mary Poppins actor Dick Van Dyke, shocking and delighting both the audience and the judges. In fact, Scherzinger was left in tears.
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"I love you so much, we love you, the whole world loves you so much. It's an honor to have you on our show," Scherzinger said.
"I can't believe you're here, I'm trying to like play it cool. You look so gorgeous, you look so handsome. I am so blown away."
As Scherzinger openly wept, the other judges also hailed Van Dyke as a legend with judge Ken Jeong telling the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star he was one of the reasons he went into comedy.
"It was really dark in there. I couldn't see anything," Van Dyke said, describing what it was like in the suit as Gnome.
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Van Dyke also delighted in the fact that none of the judges successfully guessed who he was. Scherzinger and Robin Thicke guessed Gnome was Dustin Hoffman, Jenny McCarthy guessed Tony Bennett, and Jeong guessed Robert De Niro.
"I just loved it that they thought I was Robert De Niro. I didn't know Robert De Niro could sing, to tell you the truth," Van Dyke said.
The movie star legend, who told the judges he is 97 years old, then treated the audience to one final performance as he sang 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' from Mary Poppins and even performed a little dance.
The Masked Singer US season 9 airs on Fox, while The Masked Singer UK airs on ITV1.
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