SPOILER ALERT! This put up comprises particulars from Wednesday’s episode of The Masked Singer, together with the identification of the eradicated contestant.
The Group B contestants introduced the vitality for Lady Group Night time on The Masked Singer.
After a fiery rendition of En Vogue’s “Free Your Thoughts,” and going head-to-head in opposition to Seal with a jazzy association of TLC’s “Waterfalls,” Cleocatra was booted from the competitors on Wednesday.
The regal feline was revealed to be none apart from Jenifer Lewis, who informed Deadline that, regardless of her earlier exit from the present, her participation was a victory in itself.
“The b*itch is again,” she stated, smiling.
After a harrowing fall off of a balcony whereas vacationing in Africa, Lewis was about 5 months into recovering when she obtained the decision to compete on The Masked Singer. Quite than stay on mattress relaxation, the multi-hyphenate determined to do what she does finest: carry out.
“My buddies had been like, ‘Rise up and have some enjoyable’” she stated. “When [Fox] stated they might actually deal with me, I stated, ‘I’ll be there,’ as a result of it lifted my spirits.”
To work round Lewis’ ongoing restoration, The Masked Singer crew received inventive along with her costume and her stage presence. Throughout her first efficiency, Lewis stated that they had “bolted me all the way down to the ground in a harness” to maintain her nonetheless from the waist down, as she wasn’t capable of stroll or bear a lot weight on her legs simply but.
By the point Lady Group Night time rolled round, Lewis was capable of stand utilizing the microphone for help.
Unsurprisingly, Lewis wasn’t capable of maintain her identification a secret from the judges as a result of, as she stated herself, “everyone is aware of Jenifer Lewis’ voice” — or, a minimum of Ken Jeong did.
“Ken was performing a idiot,” she laughed. “He knew who I used to be the second I opened my mouth.”
After a yr and a half of rehabilitation, Lewis calls her Masked Singer performances “a triumphant testimony.”
“I need you to say that. I fell, and I received up. That’s what Jenifer desires us all to do,” she stated. “If we fall out of a relationship, if we fall out with our dad and mom, if we fall out with our buddies, rise up. You are able to do it.”