Giant Joel revealed as Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah

At the start of the new series of The Masked Singer UK tonight (January 4), Giant Joel was unmasked and revealed to be Mo Farah.

The character, who is a larger-than-life lookalike of presenter Joel Dommett, was introduced to viewers during the Christmas special last week. However, their identity was eventually revealed.

Shane Ritchie, Sam Thompson, Mo Farah and Rylan Clark were among the many names viewers guessed were under the big head.

The Masked Singer UK: Giant Joel revealed as Mo Farah

After making fans wait over a week to discover their true identity, Giant Joel was revealed to be Olympic gold medalist Mo.

With the panel suggesting a different name for Giant Joel, Detective Jonathan Ross was correct in his guess.

After being unmasked, Mo performed Lionel Richie’s hit Hello. Before the first commercial break, he joined the panelists for the rest of the episode to try to determine who this year’s new characters might be.

‘I knew it!’

According to viewers, correctly identifying Giant Joel’s identity wasn’t difficult.

“I knew the giant Joel was Mo Farah!” His voice is so distinctive. I bet it’s the only one I get in all the series! » a user wrote on X.

“I guessed Sir Mo. His voice is unmistakable,” another person shared.

“I knew Giant Joel was Mo Farah!” remarked a third.

“Who the hell didn’t realize it was Mo Farah anyway?” If he talks like Mo Farah, then he’s Mo Farah! » a fourth remarked.

“I thought Joel was MB Farah,” a fifth viewer shared.

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