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Who is Zip on The Masked Dancer? Latest fan theories and rumours
THE Masked Dancer is set to keep fans glued to their seats on Saturday nights.
Viewers will have to work out which celebs are strutting their stuff on stage under one of the wacky and colorful outfits.
All you need to know about The Masked Dancer in tonight’s show
Zip is a contestant on The Masked singer[/caption]
Who is Zip on The Masked Dancer?
He has sparkle, but can he pull it together on the night?
That’s the question for Zip, who has one of the show’s funkiest outfits.
Who could be behind the mask?
What are the fan theories?
Marvin Humes
Many fans think Marvin Humes is Zip[/caption]
Many fans think they have already cracked who Zip is – JLS member Marvin Humes.
In the clues, Zip described himself as “the life and soul of the party” and admitted he “loves disco”.
One of the clue segments saw him telling a DJ to “play another song”.
Another clue saw Zip say: “I’m ready to paint the town red, yellow, green and blue.”
Fans quickly picked up these were the colours for JLS, with one Twitter user writing: “Red, Green, Yellow, Blue? Could this be someone else from JLS? Marvin maybe, because he’s a DJ and they kept mentioning DJ-ing.”
His final clue was: “I can let slip that I have a new job *** the ***.”
Many fans on Twitter thought it was Marvin.
One wrote: “Zip is Marvin Humes?! #MaskedDancer.”
While another said: “It’s Marv init? #MaskedDancer @MarvinHumes.”
A third commented: “Zip – Marvin, JLS #MaskedDancer.”
“#MaskedDancer marvin hulmes that,” another thought.
Stephen Mulhern
There are rumours that Stephen Mulhern could be Zip[/caption]
The glitterati star who fills these sparkling shoes will have to have a sense of fun and lots of energy. Could it be prankster and game show host Stephen Mulhern?
The 44-year-old spoke to Lorraine about whether or not he’s under the costume.
He asked the chat show host: “I don’t know whether you’ve heard this rumour that I am meant to be on the Masked Dancer?”
Stephen spoke about the rumours on an episode of Lorraine in May 2021[/caption]
Mulhern went on: “Well, the problem is now you have seen me doing those sort of dance moves… that’s who they think I am.
“Am I? That’s the big question. Well the truth of it is, at school I was called Mulhern the Mover, so…
“Snake hips Stevie, that’s what they called me! So is it me? Well, you’re going to find out soon.”
The Masked Dancer will begin on May 29, 2021 on ITV[/caption]
MORE ON THE MASKED DANCER
When is The Masked Dancer on TV and how can I watch it?
The Masked Dancer started on May 29, 2021 at 7pm on ITV.
The second instalment airs slightly later at 7.30pm tonight, May 30.
Airing over seven episodes, each show will be 90 minutes long.
Viewers will be able to catch up on any missed action on the ITVHub.
The judges are confirmed to be Oti Mabuse, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan. Joel Dommett will be the show’s host.
