Glee star Amber Riley crowned winner of The Masked Singer US after performing as Harp-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

After a nail-biting finale of The Masked Singer US, Glee actor Amber Riley took home the Golden Mask Trophy.

The tense two-hour episode aired on Fox on Wednesday night, where the 36-year-old battled it out against The Lambs, who were unmasked as the 90s vocal group Wilson Phillips.

The Single Black Female actor gave rollicking performances, including unforgettable renditions of Lady Gaga’s song The Edge Of Glory and Lizzo’s hit track About Damn Time.

Judges Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Ken Jeong were kept guessing until the final moment, with them believing the Harp could be Jordin Sparks or Jennifer Hudson.

However, Nicole Scherzinger was spot on and accurately guessed it was Amber, who played Mercedes Jones in the musical drama Glee, behind the mask.

When she was announced as the winner, Amber commented: ‘This has been such an amazing experience just to be able to come out here and be completely covered and let my talents speak for itself.

Did you guess Amber was behind the harp? (Picture: Backgrid/Fox)

‘The love that I have for people and wanting people to heal and feel what it is that I’m singing. So I hope everybody felt my soul because I bared it right here on this stage.

The singing competition series’ host Nick Cannon, 42, added: ‘Your entire journey we felt your soul, indeed.’

Amber performed hits from Lizzo and Lady Gaga (Picture Backgrid/Fox)

Elsewhere on this season of The Masked Singer US, Bride was unveiled as WWE legend Chris Jericho.

Fans, however, reckon they knew it was the sporting star due to the clues packages which featured many heavy hints.

Amber featured alongside Lea Michele on Glee (Picture: Fox / Getty Images)

Did the judges guess correctly? (Picture: Backgrid/Fox)

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‘They could NOT be more obvious if they tried,’ wrote one fan, as another tweeted: ‘So we all agree that The Bride on Masked Singer is totally [Chris Jericho] right?’

Star Trek legend Will Shatner was also unmasked as Knight in September, with the 91-year-old singing On The Ritz by Fred Astaire, while Monty Python star Eric Idle had been competing as Hedgehog

The Masked Singer will air a Christmas special on December 7 on Fox.

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