ONE Masked Singer judge thinks they may have uncovered Bear’s secret identity.
They think the mystery celebrity made a slip-up on stage which revealed them to be a huge London rapper, but fans think Bear might be a legendary footballer.
Who is Bear on The Masked Singer 2025?
Bear has been one of the front-runners on the 2025 series of The Masked Singer.
Fans have linked them to Shakespeare, because of their elaborate period costume.
Their connection to the theatre seems strong, as they also performed You’ve Got To Pick a Pocket or Two from the musical Oliver!
What are the clues?
Bear has offered several clues about their identity, throughout the show.
The clues include:
- Bear has made references to performing in the West End as a ‘cub’
- A horseshoe
- A coffee cup
- Several globes
- A ‘break a leg’ sign
- Bear also said: ”The stage is set, the audience awaits, and I am hungry for the competition.”
During the show, Bear also revealed a riddle.
They said: ”I’m walking the stage and displaying my toil, but I’m also at home amongst flowers and soil.”
Who do the judges think Bear could be?
Mo Gilligan is in agreement with fans about Bear’s identity.
He said: “I think I’ve known who this is for a couple of weeks.
“You know why its because of the way they stand – I know this person personally.
“I’ve seen some music clues, I’ve seen they can do different types of music genres.
“I see under there I think it’s my friend Example.”
Example’s real name is Elliot Gleave and he has penned songs including Changed the Way You Kiss Me and the smash hit Kickstarts.
Fans agree with Mo’s theory because Bear chose to sing Shaboozey’s song Tipsy, which references Australia, football and yawning.
In response to the performance, one fan said: “Masked Singer, Bear is 100 per cent example (Elliot Gleave)!
“He’s a Fulham fan, he has a song with Ed Sheeran about chicken and he’s got a song called Kickstart.
“He’s the easiest one!”
Who do The Masked Singer fans think Bear is?
However, not everyone is convinced that Bear is Example.
Others think the mystery singer might actually be the legendary footballer John Barnes.
One fan took to X to say: “John barnes for bear … ill leave that there #maskedsinger.”
Another said: “Bear I think is John barnes.”
Some think that Bear could be Eastenders star Richard Blackwood.
On ITV, he was directly asked: “Just quickly, before we finish – are you doing The Masked Singer?
“Because you’re getting loads of attention about it this week.
“Can you exclusively reveal it to us?”
Richard replied: “I could… because you made me feel so good and stuff.
“No, I can’t, I can’t. But the moves and the way I… I mean, that’s how I would do it.”
He was asked by Richard Madeley if he was Bear and said: “The Bear has swag.
“I’m looking and thinking thats how I would do it.
“You can’t put on the bear outfit and not know the swag has to be on point.”
