{"id":674896,"date":"2026-01-05T06:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/674896\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T06:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:55:14","slug":"the-masked-singer-fans-recognise-toastie-immediately-by-hidden-accent-and-all-the-clues-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/674896\/","title":{"rendered":"The Masked Singer fans recognise Toastie immediately by &#8216;hidden accent&#8217; &#8211; and all the clues fit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Masked Singer is back with new celebs inside wacky costumes &#8211; but Toastie appears to have already been rumbled by viewers thanks to their distinctive accent<\/p>\n<p>19:36, 04 Jan 2026Updated 19:36, 04 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_toastie.jpg\" alt=\"Toastie delivered an impressive debut performance\" loading=\"eager\" \/>Toastie delivered an impressive debut performance(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Masked Singer is back with a brand new series and has already got people shouting increasingly unlikely names at their TVs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A whole new host of contestants &#8211; including Moth, Can of Worms, Red Panda, Conkers, Arctic Fox, Toastie, Monkey Business, Sloth, Garogyle and Teabag &#8211; are trying to hide their identities from the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But fans are already certain thet know exactly who is behind the Toastie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Viewers reckon they have rumbled the star inside the costume after only their first performance on the hit ITV show on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more<\/strong> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-tv\/masked-singer-fans-rumble-arctic-33164892\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">The Masked Singer fans rumble Arctic Fox&#8217;s identity in seconds as &#8216;voice gives it away&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They flooded social media with messages about Birmingham TV queen Alison Hammond &#8216;definitely&#8217; being the cheesy mystery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Some said they had heard a give-away Brummie accent underneath the fake Liverpool accent they were trying to put on.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_JSR_MEN_201125_JoelAlison_02.jpg\" alt=\"Joel Dommett and Alison Hammond on I'm A Celebrity\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Joel Dommett and Alison Hammond on I&#8217;m A Celebrity(Image: Joel Dommett Instagram)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Clues for Toastie included:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">faced some critique in the past<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">started grafting straight away<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">a diamond &#8211; presents live TV under pressure on This Morning<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">a clown &#8211; could point to Alison&#8217;s huge larger than life personality<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">calendar with date August 20 circled &#8211; The date it was announced Alison was nominated for the Best TV Presenter award at the National Television Awards in 2025<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">peacock feathers<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">&#8216;I&#8217;m a rebel with a cause, a few causes in fact&#8217; &#8211; Alison supports many charities including Shelter, Cure Leakaemia, Macmillan Cancer Support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Great British Bake Off Host has appeared on the show before, although not on a main series. She was Witchetty Grub on an I&#8217;m a Celebrity&#8230;Get Me Out of Here! Special in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Viewers were certain it was <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/alison-hammond\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Alison<\/a> inside the costume and wrote on X: &#8220;Alison Hammond? Brummie accent in the VT, couple of references to masterchef and I\u2019m sure she was on the celebrity version.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I\u2019m guessing that Alison Hammond is Toastie,&#8221; another said. A third commented: &#8220;Toastie is @AlisonHammond,&#8221; and a fourth echoed: &#8220;Omg Stoppppp why do I hear ALISON HAMMOND.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Toastie sounds like Alison Hammond,&#8221; another fan said. And another viewer wrote: &#8220;TOASTIE SOUNDS LIKE ALISON HAMMOND.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Masked Singer has returned with a change this year as there are now two unmaskings in every show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Not only is once celebrity sent home, but a masked lead singer of a band is unmasked on each show too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In the first episode, The One Show star Alex Jones was unmasked as Disc Jockey following her performance of Chappell Roan&#8217;s Pink Pony Club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After being unmasked, she told host Joel Dommett and the judges: &#8220;I have had a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We love this programme, as a family, and I just thought, it would be a lot of fun and that to do it for my children would be wonderful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;And it&#8217;s the most bizarre experience of my life! Thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Masked Singer is back with new celebs inside wacky costumes &#8211; but Toastie appears to have already&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674897,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[10316,77,208,52265,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-674896","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-alison-hammond","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-itv","11":"tag-the-masked-singer","12":"tag-tv","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115841186288365205","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}