‘How rude!’ Chris Moyles fumes at Rita Ora's claims he is Doughnuts on The Masked Singer
CHRIS MOYLES has furiously denied he is Doughnuts on The Masked Singer after being left "insulted" by judge Rita Ora's suggestion.
The Masked Singer: Chris Moyles outraged at being guessed
Radio DJ Chris Moyles, 47, has categorically denied he is taking part in this year’s The Masked Singer after it was speculated he was the man behind the Doughnuts costume.
The guess came from judge Rita Ora on Saturday night’s episode after Doughnuts’ rendition of the Spice Girls song, Spice Up Your Life.
Chris addressed the rumours on his Radio X breakfast show on Monday morning, joking that he was “insulted” by the suggestion.
The radio legend asked his co-hosts, Dominic Byrne and Pippa Taylor, whether they had tuned in to the singing show.
He continued: “Well, I was offered up as a potential masked singer, as in, one of the judges said, ‘I think it’s Chris Moyles’.”
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Many think Michael Owen is Doughnuts, but it was judge Rita Ora who took a new route and suggested it was Chris.
Chris played listeners a snippet of Doughnuts’ performance and remarked: “None of this is fun for me. The one they think I am is the Doughnut. Sizeist.”
After playing Doughnuts’ singing, Chris shouted: “Get stuffed! You shove your Masked Singer.”
Co-host Dominic chimed in saying: “Mr Doughnut, he can’t sing can h
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— The Masked Singer UK (@MaskedSingerUK) January 8, 2022
Chris played another short clip and exclaimed: “Is it Chris Moyles? Shove it! How rude!”
With the former Radio One host firmly ruled out, other guesses for Doughnuts include former Premier League footballers Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler, as well as radio host Nick Grimshaw.
Gary Lineker was also suggested as a guess.
However, he has also denied he is on the show.
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Taking to Twitter, the footballer-turned-presenter told his 8.2 million followers: “You will never see me on that show...or Strictly, ever.”
Last week’s episode saw Lionfish voted off after ending up in the bottom-two with Firework.
The Masked Singer returns on Saturday at 7pm on ITV where another contestant’s identity will be revealed.