The Masked Singer viewers and judges stunned as Gargoyle is revealed as legendary 90s pop star

The Masked Singer viewers and judges were left stunned as legendary 90s pop star Shakespears Sister singer Marcella Detroit was unmasked as Gargoyle.

The ITV singing show continued on Saturday night, featuring an unseasonably spooky theme. 

After some very entertaining performances, it was sadly Sloth and Gargoyle who landed themselves in the bottom two.

Fighting for their place in the competition, Sloth performed a version of the 1979 song Flash Bang Wallop by Tommy Steele while Gargoyle gave their take on Bad Reputation by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. 

Sadly it was Gargoyle who was sent home, with the judges guessing it could be Cindy Lauper, Joan Jett, Wendy James, Ruby Wax, or Fiona Bruce. 

But they were all wrong, with Gargoyle finally being unmasked as Marcella Detriot from Shakespears Sister.

Viewers were in shock at the reveal, writing: 'Marcella Detroit!! WOW! I wouldn't have guessed her.'

'The voice totally makes sense now! I knew I bl***y recognised it!'

'Wow no wonder she can sing.' 

'MY MUM SAID MARCELLA! I had no idea, but she knew!!'

'NO FRICKIN WAY.' 

Asked how she felt about leaving the competition, Marcella said: 'I'm really sad to go. It's been an incredible experience. Everyone has been so nice and so much fun. Very helpful, really kind. 

'I got the offer at the beginning of the summer and my husband is British and we have wanted to come back to England for quite some time. My husband has been wonderful in that he has come to live with me in America for a few decades, but he was missing his homeland and we’ve been saying after the pandemic happened, we really want to get back to England and spend some time there. 

'Then we got this opportunity, the universe just put it in our laps, we were like "oh my god, this is so perfect". So that was one of the reasons and I also thought it would be so much fun.'

However viewers were left baffled by the ITV show's Spooktacular Special.

Fans shared their confusion on X about the show's 'weird' decision to do a Halloween theme in January. 

This weekend the judging panel, and their special guest, all looked unrecognisable as they donned very spooky outfits. 

Host Joel Dommett opening the show in a Wednesday costume while special judge Ben Shephard dressed up as The Wizard Of Oz's Scarecrow.

Judge Maya Jama wowed in a plunging black gown while Davina McCall rocked a see-through catsuit.

And Jonathan Ross, 65, pulled out all the stops to make sure he looked just like Frankenstein.

With green face paint, matching latex gloves and a silver suit, the broadcaster looked worlds away from his usual self.

Funnyman Mo Gilligan, 37, looked very different dressed up in a Teen Wolf inspired outfit consisting of a bomber jacket, checkered shirt and a pair of converse.

Fans on X commented on the bizarre theme, writing: 'I do not understand having a Halloween theme in JANUARY.'

'Why is there a Halloween themed Episode??'

Last week viewers were left stunned when John Lydon was revealed as Yak. 

Monkey Business and Yak faced off in a sing-off in front of the panellists, however Yak failed to secure enough votes to remain in the competition and was ultimately eliminated by the judges after performing Olivia Newton-John's 80s hit Physical. 

Following the unveiling, viewers flocked to X, formerly Twitter, to express their shock at John appearing on the show. 

Fans wrote: 'Wow, I didn't think that the cow on the Masked Singer was going to be Johnny Rotten!!'

'Just watched John on the masked singer. he was bl***y brilliant.'

'The fact that the lead singer of the sex pistols has just been on tv dressed as a yak is pretty mind blowing and what makes The Masked Singer so good.'

'Who'd a thought. John Lydon on the masked singer.' 

The week before Matt Lucas was revealed to be Emperor Penguin on Sunday night's show. 

The comedian, 51, impressed fans with his vocal chords during his performance with a band, before joining the judging panel as a guest. 

And it was a double unmasking after Teabag was voted out and was revealed to be rapper Professor Green, 42. 

Viewers took to X to applaud Matt for his 'amazing voice' - after the judges incorrectly guessed it was Peter Andre, Bradley Walsh or Sir Trevor McDonald behind the mask.  

They wrote: 'I'm shocked Matt Lucas was Emperor Penguin. I didn't even think of him. He's got some good pipes on him.'

'People who don't know Matt Lucas can sing when he's literally in Les Miserables regularly!'

'Matt Lucas has an amazing voice.'

'My flabbers are ghasted.'

After his reveal Matt said he decided to be a penguin, because 'I like a chocolate biscuit'.

Of his experience, he added: 'It was very, very hot indeed. I thought the guesses were pretty poor.'