Cheyenne Jackson Received Advice From TWO 'The Masked Singer' Winners

On Wednesday night, Cheyenne Jackson was unmasked as the multi-talent behind the Frog Prince on season 7 of "The Masked Singer."

Unfortunately, Jackson was the first to be eliminated when it came down to the Firefly and the Ringmaster. For his final performance, he sang "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay.

Ken Jeong doubled down on his guess of Matt Bomer. Likewise, Robin Thicke doubled down on his guess of Ricky Martin. Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg stuck with her guess of Ben Platt. Nicole Scherzinger went with Cheyenne Jackson, which is what fans have been saying for weeks.

Emmy-nominated actor and singer Cheyenne Jackson was unmasked, proving Nicole's guess correct. Several of the clues pointed to his nine Broadway shows and his appearances on multiple series, including "Glee" and "American Horror Story."

After his unmasking, Jackson sat down with PEOPLE to talk about his time on the show.

“The Masked Singer” fans remember Jewel, who won last season. Jackson revealed that the two are actually really good friends and revealed the advice she gave him before competing. “She said, 'Just go with it, have fun and really pick great songs; really do take your time and pick songs that mean something to you,’” he recalled.

He also got tips from “Call Me Kat” costar Vanessa Lachey’s husband, Nick Lachey, who won season 5 dressed as a pig.

“Nick was saying that he really felt like once you get used to the costume and the weight of it, you do feel free,” Jackson explained. “Because it ain't about your face or about your body or about what people think they know about you, it is truly only about the voice. That's a vulnerable feeling, but it's also a very freeing feeling.”

“I never thought about going on The Masked Singer,” he shared. “It really wasn't on my radar. I had some friends that had done it in the past and had good experiences, but I didn't watch it religiously or anything.”

He said that the show seemed “scary and vulnerable,” adding, “usually if something scares me, it means that I got to do it.” He added, “It actually ended up being really fulfilling. I didn't expect to have as good of a time as I did.”

When asked if he was disappointed that he didn’t win, he said, “I was nominated for Daytime Emmy this year, and we were all there as a family and I didn't win. My daughter cried. I told her, ‘That's part of life. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.’”

“I definitely had to get my stamina up in terms of singing with something on your neck, a big, heavy mask,” he explained. “You have to use your neck muscles in a way that when you're singing, you want those to be relaxed. So I bought a really heavy motorcycle helmet and I would practice on my treadmill in my garage.”

“Singing with the helmet on and just strengthening those muscles — they were so sore. But it really helped because that frog head was heavy,” he continued. “You find yourself straining to even keep the head up, let alone trying to sing a pretty note. But my work ethic from Broadway and being able to handle the nerves, I think that definitely played into it.”

When asked if he wants to sing more going forward, he replies, “This has ignited how much I love music and how much really, I love songwriting. On Call Me Kat, they've been licensing some original music of mine and it's really reignited my love of songwriting.”

Although he may not be singing on Broadway any time soon, at least fans can still catch him on the Fox sitcom, "Call Me Kat," starring "The Big Bang Theory" alum Mayim Bialik.