Who is Bear on The Masked Singer UK 2025?

3 February 2025, 12:01 | Updated: 3 February 2025, 12:03

Bear on The Masked Singer
Bear is a contestant on series six of The Masked Singer UK. Picture: ITV

By Hannah Watkin

The Masked Singer is back for a sixth season in 2025.

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The Masked Singer has returned, and fans have now met all 12 of this year’s colourful cast.

But who are the famous faces hidden beneath this year’s collection of costumes on the ITV show?

Read on to find out more about Bear, and learn more about what we know about season six so far...

The Masked Singer's Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Maya Jama and Jonathan Ross.
The Masked Singer UK is back for another season in 2025. Picture: ITV

Who is Bear?

Bear first performed on the second episode of The Masked Singer UK season six.

Clues about this performer’s identity included a theatrical and possible Shakespearean theme, a hint saying they were on the West End as a “cub”, and the riddle: “I’m walking the stage and displaying my toil, but I’m also at home amongst flowers and soil.”

Bear performing in episode two.
Bear performed in episode two. Picture: ITV

The Masked Singer panelists Mo Gilligan, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Maya Jama have suggested Bear could be anyone from Wonka’s Tom Davis, TV chef Gordon Ramsay, or even Sir Patrick Stewart!

What songs has Bear sung on The Masked Singer UK?

On episode one of The Masked Singer UK series six, Bear sang a cover of ‘You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two’ from the musical Oliver!.

In episode three, Bear performed 'Miami' by Will Smith. In week four, Bear's song was 'Tender' by Blur. Week five saw bear perform 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' by Shaboozey.

Who are The Masked Singer series 6 cast?

Bear, Bush, Toad In The Hole, Pegasus, Pufferfish and Wolf.
The Masked Singer UK series 6 cast. Picture: ITV

The Masked Singer season six cast includes:

Spag Bol, Dressed Crab, Tattoo, Snail, Kingfisher, and Teeth.
The Masked Singer UK series 6 cast. Picture: ITV

Who’s been unmasked on The Masked Singer UK season 6 so far?

So far, seven celebrity contestants have been unmasked on The Masked Singer UK season six.

First to be unmasked was Spaghetti Bolognese, who was revealed to be Smooth’s very own Kate Garraway!

Kate Garraway unmasked on the Masked Singer stage.
Kate had a great time on The Masked Singer. Picture: ITV

Pegasus was the second character to have their identity revealed. And who was the famous face in question? The Great British Bake Off’s Prue Leith!

In week two, the third character to be unmasked was Toad in the Hole, who was revealed to be R&B American singer and actress Macy Gray.

The fourth The Masked Singer character to be unmasked was Tattoo, who was revealed to be T’Pau frontwoman Carol Decker in week three of the show.

Mel Giedroyc revealed as Teeth by Joel Dommett
Teeth was revealed in week four. Picture: ITV

Teeth was the fifth Masked Singer 2025 character revealed on the show. The character left a lot of viewers and the judges stumped about their identity over the weeks – with everyone at first thinking they were a male celebrity.

However, it turns out Teeth was actually a she, and was revealed to be comedian Mel Giedroyc in the fourth week of the show.

Sir Grayson Perry with Joel Dommett on The Masked Singer
Sir Grayson Perry was unmasked midseason. Picture: ITV
Andrea Corr smiling on The Masked Singer
Andrea Corr turned out to be the celeb inside Snail's shell. Picture: ITV

Two contestants’ identities were revealed in February’s first episode of The Masked Singer UK.

Kingfisher and Snail were unmasked as artist Sir Grayson Perry and The Corrs’ Andrea Corr respectively.

The Masked Singer airs on ITV1 and ITVX.