Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Wednesday night’s episode of “The Masked Singer”
After tough competition against newcomer macaws, the country roads took home the axolotl and the fairy on “The Masked Singer” on Wednesday night. And, as it turns out, Axolotl was able to sneakily get some tips about the show after signing on from two members of NSYNC.
After her performance, the judges’ guesses for the axolotl ranged from the Bella twins, Nikki and Brie, to gymnast Simone Biles. But, in the end, she was exposed… WWE Star Alexa Bliss, (So at least Ken Jeong was in the right range for one of his guesses for once).
According to Bliss, one of the reasons she agreed to appear on the show was because she had friends who had previously competed on it. And yes, once she found out she was going to compete, she was able to get some intel without giving away her secret.
“Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, they’re friends of my husband’s, and they tour with him a lot on the Pop 2k Tour. So I remember the time we were in the green room, and ironically, somebody did that in front of Chris. ‘The Masked Singer’ was discussed,” she told TheWrap. “And he was like, ‘Oh, that was the best experience,’ all this stuff. And also, he turns to me, and he goes, ‘Oh my God, Lex, you should do this!’ And I already knew I was doing the show. And I was like, ‘Oh, no, that’s not my thing. I don’t sing.'”
She continued, “And I was like, ‘But what was it like?’ And then he told me about the whole process, ’cause that was one of those seasons where it was a new format of the show. So he was like, ‘That was really cool. It was really fun experience. It was great working with the vocal coach,’ and all that stuff. And he was like telling me about it, like his experience through it. So it was really cool to hear their experience, as well as, get sneaky tips on how to – not really tips, but just an insight into how it goes.
Of course, Bliss spilled the beans to her husband, Ryan Cabrera, and got encouragement from him about being on stage as well.
“Ryan and I connected on so many levels, obviously, we’re married,” Bliss joked. “But we never had that thing that we connected with, and had in common on a creative level. Because he’s really good at artwork, I can’t draw anything. He is good at singing, I don’t sing. So it was one of those things that, it was really cool that the two of us could connect on that level. So he helped me a lot, especially when it comes to singing and facing my stage fright and helping me along the way.”
In fact, Bliss admitted that she had a huge fear when singing in front of people, at least in part thanks to a traumatic karaoke situation years ago. She also admitted that she had “a little anxiety attack” while training for the show.
“He’s like, ‘Babe, you’re going to do great. You’re going to have so much fun, you won’t even remember how nervous you are. You’re not going out there to sound like an all-star singer. , you are going there to face your fears.’ And he goes, ‘And I’m so proud of you, you’ve already done that. That’s just the fun part.’ And it really helped me too.
“The Masked Singer” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox,
