Roman Kemp was stunned when his parents showed up at The Masked Singer
Roman Kemp After his parents were revealed as contestants in a celebrity competition, he shouted at them that they were “liars.” The Masked Singer.
Martin Kemp and Shirlie Kemp, the singers behind Cat and Mouse disguises were revealed Saturday night to shock their radio DJ son.
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In a video posted on Twitter, Roman loudly exclaims “shut the f*** up” when the reveal happens before declaring “I knew it” and yelling at giggling mum Shirlie that she’s a “liar”.
Roman tweeted another time that he couldn’t undo the embarrassment of screaming “take it off!” at his parents over TV.
When the former Spandau Ballet singer and his wife — one half of the duo Pepsi & Shirlie — were unmasked, they revealed that Roman had no idea they were taking part.
“Most people say they are doing it for their kids,” Shirlie joked on stage, before Martin added: “We’re doing it to embarrass them”.
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Shirlie later tweeted Roman and his sister were told by their parents that they were on a “romantic getaway” while filming their performances.
The judge panel was unable to guess who the Kemps were, although they offered suggestions that included Amanda Holden and David Walliams as well as Line of Duty stars Martin Compston (vicky McClure)
Cat and Mouse took the stage on Saturday night after being beaten by Jellyfish, Knitting and Otter.
Knitting saved their voices in the final singoff by performing Memory from The Musical Cats. Rita Ora then suggested that Elaine Paige could have made the costume.
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Cat and Mouse — the first duo in the UK show’s history — became the third costume to be unmasked, following Chris Kamara as Ghost and Lulu as Piece of Cake.
The Masked singer will be returning on 21 January. Five of the singers who have not performed this week will take to the stage to attempt to avoid elimination.
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