Unmasked: The real secret behind the celebrity reveals in hit show The Masked Singer
Osher Gunsberg has cleared any speculations surrounding The Masked Singer’s biggest mystery.
Australia has gone mad over Channel 10’s brand new show with 1.16 million people tuning in for Monday’s premier and 1.05 million watching episode two.
But despite the success, many viewers had questions as they wondered how the identity of the 12 masked singers were able to be kept a secret as the show was prerecorded a few months ago in front of a studio audience.
Are you telling me that not one person in this massive studio audience has leaked who the celebs are?! 🤔 #MaskedSingerAU
— Charlotte Batty 🍉 (@CharlotteBatty_) 24 September 2019
Surely those audience members had to sign NDA’s!!#MaskedSingerAU pic.twitter.com/OEdtNTSVIQ
— 𝙼𝙸𝙺𝙰𝙴𝙻𝙰 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙲𝙴 ♥ (@goldcoastgrace) 24 September 2019
So how has the audience that were at the taping not spilled who takes off the mask?#MaskedSingerAU
— Adam Ward (@adamward67) 23 September 2019
So how did they pull it off? Speaking to news.com.au host Osher Gunsberg revealed that the audience wasn’t present when the big reveals took place, so the reaction scenes are fake.
“To make sure that everyone could play along and to make sure it was fair for everybody, we kept the audience there until the very, very last moment and then we pretty much emptied the studio of everyone,” said the Channel 10 star.
“There were maybe only eight people in the room when it happened. No one who wasn’t supposed to be there was there.
“We made some camera people walk out. In the control room, they basically hit record on the machines and walked out. We didn’t even have a photographer!
“Every entrance and exit was guarded by security … we protected it really well and I’m really proud of how we did.”
Others questioned whether the stars were singing live after a few of them proved that they have impressive skills.
But according to Gunsberg, the masked singers are “absolutely” performing live.
“Our costume designer Tim Chappel is incredible. He’s won a Tony and an Oscar for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. He designed the masks in such a way that they can fit a microphone inside the mask which picks up the vocals, and I believe the audio guys do a mix of that one with the handheld mic,” he said.
The Masked Singer continues next Monday night at 7:30 pm on Channel 10.