Spoiler alert!
Tom Sandoval was revealed Wednesday night because the Diver on Fox’s “The Masked Singer.”
The 40-year-old “Vanderpump Rules” star sang “I Ain’t Fearful” by One Republic throughout the show’s NFL-themed show, which featured tunes from Super Bowl pre-show or Halftime Show performers.
Fans suspected that Sandoval was the celebrity under the mask, especially after his clues about being “hated.”
“As a child, I all the time desired to be famous. I modeled, I acted, and after all, sang,” the truth star, who’s within the band Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras, revealed in his pre-performance video package on Wednesday.
“I used to be all the time wanting to grow to be a household name, I just didn’t understand it can be everyone hating me.”
Sandoval was at the middle of much media scrutiny over the previous couple of months after he cheated on his girlfriend of nine years, Ariana Madix, with their fellow “Vanderpump Rules” co-star Raquel Leviss.
The hashtag “Scandoval” has over 1.2 billion views on TikTok, making Sandoval one of the crucial hated villains in point of fact TV history.
After Sandoval’s “Masked Singer” performance Wednesday, he gave additional clues about pumping up the party at clubs, which prompted the show’s judges to Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke to guess he might be Pete Davidson or “Jersey Shore’s” Pauly D.
Judge Ken Jeong, nevertheless, appropriately guessed Sandoval’s identity.
“Having the ability to come out here and perform, , behind the mask, not being judged, only being judged on my performance — it was very nice,” Sandoval said upon his unmasking.
“I felt protected under the mask,” he added when McCarthy asked if it was “difficult” for him to determine to come back on the show.
“I mean, this costume is incredible. There’s so many talented people here. I’m just honored to be a part of it,” Sandoval stated.
That is Sandoval’s third most up-to-date Fox reality show appearance.
He appeared on “Stars on Mars” this summer, and is currently competing on “Special Forces: World’s Hardest Test.”
Sandoval launched his podcast “Everybody Loves Tom” last week and revealed that he was “very, very close” to suicide within the midst of Scandoval.
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