The Masked Singer UK 2024 returned as twelve mystery celebrities took to the stage wearing utterly bonkers costumes to disguise their identity.
The 12 brand-new outrageous characters looked crazier than ever, and one costume who put on an egg-cellent show was Dippy Egg, who was unmasked in week six as part of a double elimination alongside Maypole.
Here is who was behind Dippy Egg's mask...
Who is Dippy Egg in The Masked Singer UK 2024?
Dippy Egg was revealed to be radio and TV presenter Nicky Campbell, who is also Davina McCall’s co-host on the ITV show Long Lost Families.
After failing to correctly guess him for weeks, Davina screamed once Nicky took off his mask and ran on stage to hug him.
She said while fighting back tears: “This is the best surprise… better than any birthday. I love this man! Nicky’s a friend, we’ve been working together for 13 years and I can not believe I didn’t recognise your voice, I didn’t recognise your singing voice. I know your singing voice! This is insane.”
Speaking after his elimination, Nicky revealed: "It was incredible. I was emotional all the way through just trying to see her through the mask. Each performance, I could just sort of make her out, and I was thinking, 'it's so near, yet so far away!'"
Who is Dippy Egg in The Masked Singer UK 2024? Songs...
Week one: Dippy Egg sang "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees.
Week three: Dippy Egg sang "There's No Business Like Show Business" by Irving Berlin.
Week five: Dippy Egg sang "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers.
Week six: Dippy Egg sang "Moon River" by Audrey Hepburn.
Sing-off performances:
Week three: Dippy Egg sang "Shotgun" by George Ezra.
Who is Dippy Egg in The Masked Singer UK 2024? Show clues...
Week one clues:
Voiceover clue: "Hey! Who's hard on t'outside and soft in t'middle? Me. Dippy Egg. I'm deeply dippy, extremely eggy and I love it. Here on t'farm, working with animals...it's egg-citing. They go really wild for music, you know. Brilliant! I think they love music as much as I do. I sometimes play them opera, and I sing too. Well, that's another West Side Story."
Riddle Me This: "I have just performed therefore I am frazzled, but it's not the first time that I have done dazzled."
Item clues:
- Sign reading "Welcome to Dippy Egg Farm"
- Lunch menu with the word cake circled
- Plastic toys of a giraffe, lion, rhino, elephant and hippo
- Microphone
- Unplugged speaker
Week three clues:
Voiceover clue: "Think I like the quiet life of t'farm? No way. Don't mislay cos I play day and night. Being a farmer, I love birdsong at sunrise. And talking about mornings, us dippy eggs love brekkie. It's the most important meal of t'day. I'm egg static because today's looking all sunny side up. Live. High, low, high, low, it's off to work I go."
Truth or Custard Pies clue:
1. "I love it when I get to work with all my clown chums." (Truth)
2. "I've got more in common with a catwalk than a tightrope walk." (Custard Pies)
Item clues:
- Wellington boots
- Wellington boots sign reading: "Wellington boots must be worn on the farm. You're not on Strictly now!"
- Dippy Egg Cottage
- Local Village Voting Card with Dippy Egg and Scrambled Egg check boxes
Week five clues:
Voiceover clue: "I'm extremely happy with my performance last time. I'm not 'Walkering' out of t'competition just yet. I go dippy for sport. I've done miles and miles of it. But hands down, my favourite...is Rooney. So, yeah, I might be dippy, but I've answered large questions and smashed results. No yolk. I know what you're thinking - what came first...track or field? The chicken or the egg? That's a tough question to crack. I only hope this egg isn't last tonight."
Clue song: "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers.
Item clues:
- Musical jewellery box with a horse
- Rugby ball with numbers 21 and 44
- Red scarf, hat and sunglasses
- Note reading "For the forth time, stop calling!"
Week six clues:
Voiceover clue: "I'm still here, egg-cellent news. Most dippy eggs are part of a big breakfast. All that protein. It's got me thinking back to the prime. Egg soldier-ing on. Going to t'Olympics. Winning egg cups. We were once the underdogs. It was a badge of honour, a huge race. And then boxed in. Hanging on t'thread. It became a spectacle. Time to break an egg on stage."
See It, Say It Clue: Exit, 1, Ed Balls (Outnumbered)
Item clues:
- Professional CV - qualifications include natural sciences and University of Cambridge. Mathematics is crossed out
- Police badge
- Car key
Who is Dippy Egg in The Masked Singer UK 2024? Guesses...
Mo Gilligan said Matt Lucas, Davina McCall suggested Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Simpson guessed Jimmy Doherty and Jonathan Ross went with Gregg Wallace.
Week three guesses:
Jonathan Ross guessed Anton Du Beke, Olly Murs said Dan Walker, Davina McCall suggested Ed Balls and Mo Gilligan mentioned Matt Lucas.
Week five guesses:
Jonathan Ross suggested Craig Charles, Ellie Goulding said Gary Lineker, Rita Ora guessed Jonny Wilkinson, Davina McCall mentioned Ed Balls and Mo Gilligan went with Sir Chris Hoy.
Final guesses:
Mo Gilligan said Chris Hoy, Davina McCall guessed Brian Cox, Lenny Henry suggested Chris Evans, Rita Ora went with Johnny Vaughan and Jonathan Ross mentioned Hugh Dennis.
Who is Dippy Egg in The Masked Singer UK 2024? First clue...
For the first time in Masked Singer history, we heard from each of the characters ahead of the show's launch. Were there any cryptic clues hidden within their opening statements?
Dippy Egg's first clue was: "This is a once in a lifetime experience" and their description was: "Guaranteed to give a cracking performance."
We thought Dippy Egg could have been someone who had come from a "once in a lifetime experience" before, such as taking part in a reality show.
TV star and singer Stacey Solomon shot to fame after coming third on The X Factor in 2009. She's no stranger to the stage and her children would definitely love it if their mum dressed up as Dippy Egg!
However, after hearing Dippy Egg sing we knew it wasn't her under the mask!
Who is Dippy Egg in The Masked Singer UK 2024? Costume clues...
Dippy Egg is a boiled egg in an egg cup with a cartoon face. They have yolk running down their head, with a spoon and toast sticking out of the top. The costume also has yolk arms and their shoes are egg cartons.
Given that the costume is heavily food-based, could it be The Great British Bake Off winner Nadia Hussain? The baking star has her own cookery shows, which of course usually involve a vital ingredient — eggs!
But would Nadiya transform into an actual egg and take to the stage? It certainly wasn't the case after hearing Dippy Egg's voice. We weren't even close with our guesses unfortunately after Nicky's ultimate unmasking.
All episodes of The Masked Singer UK 2024 are available to watch on ITVX.
