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Jesse Metcalfe was the first celebrity to be un-masked during Saturday evening’s return of ITV’s Masked Dancer.
The Desperate Housewives actor, 43, was revealed as the star behind Astronaut during the episode – to the shock of judges Peter Crouch, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Oti Mabuse.
The show has returned for another season with a brand new spread of celebrity contestants for viewers to guess the identities of, hiding behind costumes such as Candlestick, Scissors, Odd Socks, Prawn Cocktail and Pillar and Post.
Revealed! Masked Dancer’s Astronaut was the first contestant to be axed during Saturday’s episode, as he was unveiled as Jesse Metcalfe, 43,
During the episode, the first six celebrities took to the stage to show off their moves – with Candlestick, Astronaut and duo Pillar and Post being forced to battle for survival.
Astronaut was chosen to be sent home by the four judges, as they chanted for him to ‘take it off’ and reveal his face.
And as Jesse did, the studio audience erupted into a roar of cheers – while judges Davina and Oti couldn’t contain their shock.
Unexpected: Davina McCall, who is on the judging panel alongside Peter Crouch, Jonathan Ross and Oti Mabuse, was in shock at the revelation
Return: During the episode, the first six celebrities took to the stage to show off their moves – with Astronaut battling for survival before being sent home
Underneath: Jesse gave a wave to the judges and the crowd as he beamed after taking off his mask
‘It’s American actor Jesse Metcalfe everybody,’ announced host Joel Dommett, as the star waved at the crowd.
Viewers at home appeared to be just as shocked at the revelation too, taking to social media to share their surprise.
‘Can’t believe Jesse Metcalfe was Astronaut,’ wrote one viewer to Twitter, while another said: ‘As if it’s the gardener from Desperate Housewives, didn’t expect that’.
And others were quick to note how the hunk hasn’t changed since his days on the ABC show, despite 18 years having passed.
‘How does he still look the same 20 years later?!’ questioned one viewer, while another echoed: ‘What an absolute welcome blast from the past Jesse Metcalfe is. Still looking as amazing as ever.’
Guess who: ‘It’s American actor Jesse Metcalfe everybody,’ announced host Joel Dommet as the crowd erupted into cheers
Regrouping: Oti couldn’t contain her shock as she took a minute to cool herself down
Fan reaction: Viewers at home appeared to be just as shocked at the revelation too, taking to social media to share their surprise
Jesse rose to fame starring as Eva Longoria’s secret lover John Rowland in drama-comedy series Desperate Housewives, before going on to lead 2006 flick John Tucker Must Die.
And explaining why he decided to go for Masked Dancer, the star shared that he wanted to conquer a fear of dancing.
‘I thought it would be fun because dance is something that really intimidates me so it’s a fear that I wanted to face,’ he said.
This has been unbelievable, it’s one of the most zany things I’ve ever done in my career but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself.’
Admitting he had to ‘outright lie’ to pals when keeping his involvement in the show under wraps, Jesse described the secrecy as ‘so hard’.
And it’s no surprise the actor had a difficult time on the dance floor, as he jested: ‘Truthfully, I could hardly see, so I was relieved when I could finally remove the mask!’
Back in the day: Jesse rose to fame starring as Eva Longoria’s secret lover John Rowland in drama-comedy series Desperate Housewives back in 2004 (pictured on the show)
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Fear conquering: ‘I thought it would be fun because dance is something that really intimidates me so it’s a fear that I wanted to face,’ he detailed on the decision to take part in the Masked Dancer (Jesse pictured last month)
The Masked Dancer guessing game has returned to screens with a fresh batch of celebrities to dance before the judging panel of Peter Crouch, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Oti Mabuse
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The Masked Dancer: Astronaut hints at their real identity
The Masked Dancer viewers believe they have worked out the identity of Astronaut after the ITV show returned to screens on Saturday evening.
The show’s host Joel Dommett introduced a fresh batch of celebrities for the judging panel of newcomer Peter Crouch, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Oti Mabuse, who are tasked with guessing their identities.
This year’s show sees a record number of 13 celebrities taking part in this series, with costumes including Pearly King, Pillar and Post – the first ever duo – Scissors and several more.
In the first edition, Astronaut was one of the costumes to take to the stage and after a series of telling clues were issued to viewers, many guessed at it could be Tim Peake – the first European Space Agency astronaut.
The Masked Dancer viewers believe they have worked out the identity of Astronaut after the ITV show returned to screens on Saturday evening. (
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Taking to Twitter, one fan wrote: “Tim Peake. Too obvious!” as another chimed: “Is it too obvious could it be Tim Peake.”
A third wrote: “Tim Peake,” as another added: “Please make that Tim Peake or Brian cox.”
This comes after Joel let slip a big detail about two of the celebrities, which could be key to viewers cracking the identity later on…
The show’s host Joel Dommett introduced a fresh batch of celebrities (Speaking to The Mirror and other press at the ITV Autumn Entertainment Launch in west London, Joel teased: “Definitely there’s some international stars! I can think of two right now that are so huge. I just couldn’t believe they came over.
“I think now the restrictions have eased so there are more people coming over. There were definitely a few. I was like, oh my gosh. I was totally starstruck by these people and the fact they were there. It was amazing.”
He added: “Even I had interactions with people the whole time. So I held their hand and hugged them or something and then after the reveal, I was like oh my gosh I was holding your hand and hugging you!”
The all-dancing spin-off of the popular The Masked Singer show is back (Joel’s favourite costume is Pearly King – and whilst they aren’t the best dancer, they are “really enjoying” their experience, which the audience have also been enjoying too.
“I do think that Pearly King is my absolute favourite. They’re really good and embrace the whole character. It’s amazing and what makes this show wonderful is that it’s not really in any way a talent show,” he said.
“You can be an amazing singer or dancer, but Pearly King isn’t the best dancer by country mile but he’s embracing it and courts the audience, he’s really enjoying it and I think that can get you really far.”
He added: “The more you enjoy it, the more people enjoy watching you. It’s really fun.”
In the first edition, Candlestick, Scissors, Astronaut, Odd Socks, Prawn Cocktail and Pillar and Post took to the stage. (
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The Masked Dancer returns for more fancy footwork on ITV at 6.30pm on Saturdays
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The Masked Dancer welcomed six hidden stars during the first episode of the series, here’s everything we know about who Astronaut might be so far.
Saturday night’s programme marked the debut of the second series of the competition after Louis Smith won the first-ever UK series back in 2021.
It soon got pretty exciting with the arrival of half of the brand new secret celebrities.
One act that has intrigued fans already is Astronaut, who was up against Odd socks.
But who could be behind the out-of-this-world costume?
What clues have been given about Astronaut on The Masked Singer? Astronaut blew us out of this world (Picture: ITV)
- Describes themselves as an astronaut
- Says their mission on this planet ‘is to explore’
- Is her to ‘seek out new adventures,’ so perhaps, a star who’s moved from the UK from another country?
- A fan of a cheeseboard?
- ‘Space might be the front…ear, but you may have heard from me by the same name more than once’
Who could Astronaut on The Masked Singer be? Alex James Could Alex James be hiding behind Astronaut? (Picture: Christie Goodwin/Redferns via Getty Images)
The lead singer of Blue is known for loving a bit of adventure and actually owns a farm in Oxfordshire.
And the cheese clue? Well, Alex actually has his own variety of cheeses for sale.
Brian Cox Quite a few clues seemed to connect with Brian Cox (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Many of the initial clues related to space, with Astronaut describing themselves as someone who was ‘put on the planet to explore’.
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Brian also had a career before being a famous scientist, acting as a keyboard player for the band D:Ream in the 1990s.
But could it be the physicist behind the costume?
The Masked Dancer continues next Saturday on ITV.
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