The Spicy Pepper Can’t Take The Heat On ‘The Masked Singer’

The Pepper was unmasked on last night’s episode of “The Masked Singer.”

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Judge Ken Jeong was sure it was “Waitress” star Sara Bareilles.

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He hit the “Take It Off Buzzer” to have her immediately unmask.

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If he guessed right, she would have been eliminated right then.

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He was wrong, but she was selected for elimination, anyway.

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Guesses ranged from Pink to Kesha to Sia.

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However, judge Nicole Scherzinger guessed Natasha Bedingfield correctly.

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Bedingfield received smash success in 2004 with her hit single “Unwritten.”

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She did the show for her son, who had brain surgery just before the pandemic.

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