Musician Professor Green, 42, was unmasked as Tea-Bag on Sunday night's episode of The Masked Singer, becoming the second contestant to be revealed this series after TV presenter Alex Jones was unveiled as Disc Jockey on Saturday.
The rapper found it amusing that none of the panel—Jonathan Ross, Maya Jama, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan—guessed his identity. He said: 'I know four of the panel over the last fifteen years. I've seen all of them multiple times, and quite regularly at times, and none of them were anywhere near [guessing it was me]. I was laughing behind the mask.'
Despite his early exit, Professor Green said he was surprised to leave: 'I can't believe it, well I can believe it but I can't believe it. I thought people would have enjoyed the Tea-Bag. It was quite scary.' He admitted he was 'petrified' about taking part, adding: 'I can't sing. I was trying to sing in RP [received pronunciation], I can't even talk in RP.'
The I Need You Tonight hitmaker said he did not tell anyone about his involvement: 'No. Genuinely nobody. Not even my partner.' The Masked Singer continues next Saturday at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
