The Masked Singer fans think they know who Panda is after HUGE One Direction clue

This would be iconic

Author: Hannah MellinPublished 26th Jan 2022
Last updated 26th Jan 2022

The Masked Singer is slowly but surely uncovering the famous celebrities hidden beneath the frankly insane costumes week by week.

We’ve got a while to go before we find out who is the official winner of series three, but it doesn’t stop judges Davina McCall, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and Jonathan Ross and viewers throwing their guesses in on who they could be.

And after seeing Panda perform on the most recent episode and hearing a clue when she sung One Direction's 'Story Of My Life', viewers think that Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia could be Panda. There was also a clue when she used the words 'One Direction' during her speaking segments in the recent episode. Die hard One Direction fans will remember the boyband famously sung Natalie's song 'Torn' in their X Factor Judges' Houses audition back in 2011.

Another clue saw Panda saying: "I like to follow my own path. Sometimes you find a fork in the road and make a choice to explore another avenue."

"You thought you were going in one direction but you find yourself going another. And that's exciting!"

One viewer tweeted: ‘Panda is 10000% Natalie Imbruglia, not only did she sing a 1D song (they sang torn on the xfactor) but also the marshmallows that had ‘TWDFL’ on them could be a reference to a show she was in called things we do for love! #MaskedSingerUK #TheMaskedSinger.’

Another said: 'Ok Panda, still think that's Natalie Imbruglia! Story of my life = one direction = x factor = Natalie was a judge on that, 1D sang Torn at judges houses. #MaskedSingerUK.'

Check out all of the characters on The Masked Singer series:

Panda - WINNER

Panda was crowned the third winner of The Masked Singer, with 'Torn' singer Natalie Imbruglia being behind the mask.

Mushroom - SECOND PLACE

Mushroom made it all the way to final, but was pipped to victory by Panda. Turns out it was Welsh singer Charlotte Church behind the mask!

Robobunny - THIRD PLACE

Robobunny had us all guessing throughout the series, but it was Westlife singer Mark Feehily under the mask! The star finished in third place behind Mushroom and Panda.

Rockhopper

RUMBLED: Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams shocked the judges when she revealed herself as Rockhopper during the double elimination on Saturday 5th February!

Chandelier

RUMBLED: Poor Chandelier was rumbled in the first episode of The Masked Singer, but no one guessed that it was soul singer Heather Small - who had voice coach sessions to help hide her incredibly recognisable voice.

Snow Leopard

RUMBLED: Snow Leopard was unveiled as Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford after belting out Shirley Bassey's hit Big Spender.
Judge Jonathan Ross was spot on with his guess, as he admitted he would "recognise that voice anywhere".

Lionfish

RUMBLED: Lionfish was the third celebrity to be unmasked, with Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross correct in their guess - Pop Idol star Will Young!

Bagpipes

RUMBLED: Bagpipes was the fourth celebrity to be unmasked, with Australian Tennis star Pat Cash behind the mask!

Poodle

RUMBLED: After guesses of Gary Barlow, Reverend Richard Coles, Poodle was finally unmasked as Keane frontman Tom Chaplin.

Doughnuts

RUMBLED: Doughnuts was unveiled as former England footballer Michael Owen, who later apologised for 'burning ears' of viewers.

Firework

RUMBLED: Actress Jaime Winstone identified herself as Firework. The actress was in shock to learn her close friend and judge Rita Ora didn't guess her identity.

Traffic Cone

RUMBLED: Welsh singer Aled Jones was unmasked as Traffic Cone during a double eliminated on Saturday 5th February.

The Masked Singer continues on Saturday 29th January on ITV.

Read more:

The Masked Singer: Everything you need to know about the bonkers celebrity singing show

The Masked Singer Traffic Cone ‘unveiled’ as HUGE comedian

One Direction's top 5 most popular songs of all time 🎶

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