Instantly after the judges opted to not save the enduring singer, who was performing as Toad within the Gap, Grey stormed off the stage, leaving her competitor, Bear, and the entire present surprised.

She did in the end make her manner again to the stage for her unmasking and post-reveal interview with host Joel Dommett, but it surely may need been much less awkward had she simply disappeared altogether.

Whereas eradicated contestants typically share humorous tales, or clarify why they selected to do such a foolish present as The Masked Singer, Dommett struggled to tug one-word solutions out of the artist earlier than lastly falling by the wayside and wrapping the episode.

The host went on to share the instantly-viral interview second to his Instagram, captioning it merely, “Lol.” Decide Maya Jama shared the second Grey walked off stage, captioning it, “Me at any minor inconvenience.”

After the printed, the host opened up a bit extra with The Every day Mail concerning the awkward encounter, joking that by his considering, an early elimination is a “win-win” for contestant, as they “get the identical cash and do not must do anything.”

As for what occurred on the stage, he laughed, “For this reason The Masked Singer is so good, it doesn’t matter if you happen to’re a great singer or if you happen to’re not, the present doesn’t sit in both camp.”

He went on to argue, “The case with Macy is she is a legend, she has a recognisable voice and he or she may as nicely go as a result of everyone knows it’s her, and so they put the opposite particular person by means of as a result of we nonetheless don’t know who they’re.”

Grey was eradicated within the third week of the competitors, however solely her second look. There are 9 masked singers nonetheless competing who’ve but to be revealed.

As for Grey storming off the set, Dommett stated he could not assist however see the humor in it. “You possibly can’t be vexed while you’re dressed as a toad. In my skilled profession — I really like Macy, she is unimaginable, nice voice —- however I’ve by no means witnessed something extra humorous than a 6ft toad storming off,” he instructed The Every day Mail. It is the funniest factor I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Grey fared a lot better in 2023 when she competed on Season 10 of the US model of The Masked Singer as Sea Queen. There, she made it to the present’s finale, however needed to accept a fourth place end behind Janel Parrish, John Schneider, and winner Ne-Yo.

However The Every day Mail was fast to notice this wasn’t Grey’s first awkward second on a global model of the hit present. In line with decide Dave “Hughesy” Hughes of the Australian model, the singer “refused to go away” after she was voted off.

“Macy Grey had such ardour for The Masked Singer that when she was instructed that she needed to go away the present, which you noticed final night time, she refused to go away the present,” Hughes stated of Grey the following day on 2Day FM’s Morning Crew.

“She stated, “No, I am persevering with within the present,” and there needed to be a dialogue which went for fairly some time as to, “No, you must go away,’” he added. “The factor is, we won’t do the tip of the present until the top comes off.”

As for what occurred throughout the filming of this previous weekend’s unmasking, The Solar reviews, citing a supply, that Grey’s response was as a result of she felt “completely blindsided” by her early elimination.

The outlet additional reviews that regardless of the comparatively fast return to the stage seen on ITV, it was an hour-long course of backstage to persuade the singer to return on stage to get unmasked earlier than the cameras.

Social media lit up after the unprecedented Masked Singer second unfolded, with many criticizing the singer for her response, whereas others supported the singer, arguing that simply recognizing who her voice just isn’t a great purpose to remove her.