The masked singer unveils Lucky Duck with a panel member connection

Lucky Duck teases fans of The masked singer During season 13 with extra instructions about participants, but his identity has remained a secret – so far.

Warning: This message contains spoilers for The masked singer Season 13, episode 12.

During the Wednesday April 30, Lucky Duck episode of the FOX Competition series was unmasked as Taiki Waititialso known as the panel member’s husband Rita Ora.

“I spend most of my time on huge film sets – even bigger than The hangover,‘Lucky Duck shared before his true identity was revealed. ‘There is no Oscar that I don’t know. “

While a panel member Robin Thicke Originally thought it could be Nicolas CageLucky Duck decided to play according to his own rules and to reveal himself many than planned.

“Based on the way these boys guess things, they will do it completely wrong,” Lucky Duck revealed. ‘They will think it’s Meryl stripe below. I pick up this mask myself. “

Lucky Duck was introduced earlier this year as part of the theme “Lucky Season 13” and occasionally appeared to tease the jury members with extra hints about participants. He played a similar role as Cluedle-Doo, which appeared in season 5. (Clueedle-Doo was eventually revealed to be as to be Donnie Wahlbergpanel member Jenny McCarthy.)

While Waititi, 49, was a welcome surprise, some fans believed that Lucky Duck would prove to be Nicole Scherzingerwho has been on a break since 2023. The former Pussycat -Dop singer, 46, plays the leading role in a revival of the musical Sunset Blvd.First in West End in London and now on Broadway.

Ora, 34, has filled in for her since season 11 when she was introduced with an episode entitled “Rita we love your ora.”

“Well, of course I was known by doing the British show about five seasons, and when they asked me to do it, I was so excited,” she said Entertainment weekly in 2024. “I just felt 100 percent [yes] Because I already knew the show so well, and I just love it and I love the excitement. It’s just so crazy and it’s like a huge game show and such a great family show. You can’t really go wrong. “

In the same Q&A, ORA noticed that Waititi could sing, but said she didn’t think he would ever agree to appear The masked singer.

“Taika likes to think he can sing. Actually no, you know what? He can,” she said. “He is actually a great guitarist and he likes music. I don’t know if he would do the show. I don’t think he could survive in that suit for too long.”

ORA and Waititi bound the decision in 2022, but did not share the news publicly until the following year.

“She introduced me, and I immediately said yes,” Waititi said Fashion In 2023, adding that only “about eight people” were present. “Yes, it was wonderful. Just having good friends and not having it too big. We had no table settings or one of the stressful things that are accompanied by weddings, and it was nice to just have it super simple.”

The masked singer is broadcast on FOX Wednesday at 8 p.m. New episodes stream the next day at Hulu.