{"id":688223,"date":"2026-01-11T04:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/688223\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T04:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:56:16","slug":"masked-singer-fans-say-clues-for-conkers-all-point-to-same-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/688223\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked Singer fans say clues for Conkers all point to same person"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second round of performances kicks off tonight<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_Conkers.jpg\" alt=\"Conkers on The Masked Singer\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Conkers on The Masked Singer\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Conkers on The Masked Singer(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It&#8217;s bonkers, but we&#8217;re all desperate to work out who Conkers is on The Masked Singer UK. The hit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">ITV<\/a> guessing game is back tonight as panelists Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan, Jonathan Ross and Maya Jama try to work out exactly who is inside the wacky costumes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Host Joel Dommett will be introducing the celebrities to the stage once more as we get new performances &#8211; and importantly clues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Moth, Can of Worms, Red Panda, Conkers, Arctic Fox, Toastie, Sloth and Gargoyle are all still in the competition. And fans have been speculating all week about the identity of Conkers.<\/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-recognise-toastie-33164978\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Masked Singer fans recognise Toastie immediately by &#8216;hidden accent&#8217; &#8211; and all the clues fit<\/a><\/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\"><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\/sam-thompson-33164780\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Celeb addresses The Masked Singer rumours after being inundated with messages<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Clues for Conkers 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\">The song Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran playing as footage showed a castle on a hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">\u2018up for any challenge\u2019 but admitted they also have a tendancy to \u2018hide in a shell\u2019<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">reference to Sir Lancelot<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">\u2018ghosts don\u2019t scare me\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And fans of the show say the clues are pointing right as pop star Olly Murs. Castle on the Hill could point to Olly&#8217;s performances at various castles, including when he headlined a show at Lincoln Castle in June 2025 as part of his &#8220;15 Years of Hits&#8221; tour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_Blackpool-Illuminations.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">(Image: Ryan Jenkinson | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Olly has already proven he&#8217;s up for any challenge, first rising to fame on The X Factor. He&#8217;s also into his fitness and has participated in the Great North Run half marathon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The reference to ghosts could also hint at his song, Go Ghost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One viewer wrote on X: &#8220;I\u2019m saying Conkers is Olly Murs disguising his singing voice! Lego heart + \u201chit my Mark\u201d &#8211; he presents a Heart radio show with Mark Wright. \u201cGhosts don\u2019t scare me\u201d &#8211; he has a song called Go Ghost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A second said: &#8220;Ain\u2019t that olly murs,&#8221; and a third added: &#8220;Sure sounds like Olly trying to disguise his voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Last week, fans were stunned as <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-tv\/masked-singer-causes-huge-shock-33165037\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Teabag was revealed to be rapper Professor Green.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">The Masked Singer airs on Saturday, January 10 on ITV1 at 7pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The second round of performances kicks off tonight Conkers on The Masked Singer(Image: ITV) It&#8217;s bonkers, but we&#8217;re&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":688224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[77,208,52265,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-688223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-itv","10":"tag-the-masked-singer","11":"tag-tv","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115874692167576280","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688223","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=688223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}