Watch Dick Van Dyke perform on The Masked Singer US
The 97-year-old put on a show
Last updated 16th Feb 2023
The US version of The Masked Singer returned to American TV screens last night with their first unmasking turning out to be none other than a Hollywood legend.
The first episode featured the character 'Gnome' who performed a rendition of 'When You're Smiling' which was written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin in 1928.
When the unmasking happened it turned out to be none other than 97-year-old Dick Van Dyke from beloved films such as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
WATCH: Dick Van Dyke sings 'When You're Smiling' on The Masked Singer
The unmasking sent the show's panel and studio audience into a frenzy as it was revealed that the garden character was in fact the Emmy, Tony and Oscar-winner. With a career spanning several decades Dick Van Dyke is stage and screen royalty.
Watch the moment Dick Van Dyke is unmasked:
Take a look at the characters on the current series of The Masked Singer UK:
Rhino - CHARLIE SIMPSON
Phoenix - RICKY WILSON
Fawn - NATALIE APPLETON
Jellyfish - AMBER RILEY
Jacket Potato - RICHIE SAMBORA
Otter - DAISY MAY COOPER
Knitting - CLAIRE RICHARDS
Pigeon - KATHERINE RYAN
Rubbish - STEPHEN HENDRY
Cat & Mouse - MARTIN AND SHIRLIE KEMP
Piece of Cake - LULU
Ghost - CHRIS KAMARA
Ghost was unmasked in Week One as former footballer and sports pundit Chris Kamara.
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