Jennifer Holliday Dishes On ‘The Masked Singer’ Performance

Jennifer Holliday got her start on “Dreamgirls” on Broadway.

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Last night, she revealed she had made it all the way to “The Masked Singer” stage.

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She was unmasked as Miss Teddy after a performance of “Mercy” by Duffy.

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The Armadillo was also sent home that night in the final round of group B.

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Nicole Scherzinger and guest Leslie Jordan were able to guess her correctly.

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After her unmasking, “The Masked Singer” shared a short interview on social media.

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She said she wanted to do the show because “America needed a great big warm hug.”

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“I just hope that the audience did get that joy and that warm hug that I was trying to give them,” she added.

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She also revealed that her costume “looks like it’s light but it’s very heavy.”

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