A Macy meltdown.
Macy Grey stormed off the stage after she was eradicated from “The Masked Singer UK” on Saturday night time’s episode.
The 57-year-old singer, who was disguised as “Toad in the Hole,” ended up within the Sing-Off towards her unknown superstar competitor disguised as “Bear.”
The judges — Mo Gilligan, Maya Jama, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, and visitor panelist Suranne Jones — determined to save lots of “Bear” as a substitute of “Toad.”
After studying she was eradicated, Grey out of the blue turned and walked off the stage, a lot to the shock of the judges and host Joel Dommett.
“What is going on?” mentioned Dommett, 39.
“Okay, I’m told Toad in the Hole will return to the stage,” Dommett introduced, as Grey, nonetheless in her costume, walked again on stage.
The Grammy Award winner took off her disguise to disclose her true identification, earlier than she did an ungainly Q&A interview with Dommett.
“Did you have fun on the show?” the British TV host requested Grey, who unenthusiastically replied, “Yeah.”
“You know, I’ve been singing for a long time, and now I’m a toad,” Grey additionally mentioned within the interview.
Dommett shared a clip of the incident on his Instagram and wrote “Lol” in his caption.
Viewers bashed Grey on social media for briefly storming off the truth present.
“Macy Gray…that was embarrassing,” one fan wrote on X.
“I can’t stop laughing at Macy Gray, dressed as a giant toad in the hole, raging at being voted off,” one other fan mentioned.
“Did anyone else think Macy Gray wasn’t gonna do one last song for them,” another person tweeted.
A distinct viewer known as Grey “a sore loser.”
“Macy Gray’s tantrum for being kicked off masked singer is so embarrassing like babes you’re dressed as a toad in the hole grow up,” added one other critic.
Dommett addressed Grey’s conduct in an interview with Paddy McGuinness on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday.
“In my professional career – I love Macy, she is incredible, great voice – but I have never witnessed anything more funny than a 6ft toad storming off. It’s the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” he mentioned.
“You can’t be vexed when you’re dressed as a toad,” Dommett added.
Dommett additionally mentioned that Grey’s early elimination “is a win-win situation because you get the same money and you don’t have to do anything else.”
This was Grey’s third time competing on a model of “The Masked Singer.”
In 2021, she competed on Season 3 of Australia’s version of “The Masked Singer” as “Atlantis.” She was eradicated on the sixth episode.
Two years later, Grey was disguised as “Sea Queen” on “The Masked Singer US” Season 10. She made it to the finals and completed in 4th place, behind Janel Parrish, John Schneider, and winner Ne-Yo.
