Warning: This article contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode ofThe Masked Singer.
The Mermaid is no longer part of theMasked Singerworld.
That glam ear of corn was revealed to beSex and the Cityactor and comedianMario Cantone.
Mermaid on season 8 of ‘The Masked Singer’.Michael Becker/FOX
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:What was your gut reaction when you got the call to do the show?
GLORIA GAYNOR:I was glad to do it.
I mean, I’ve watched it many, many times.
Gloria Gaynor.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
I wanted to see what kind of costume they would create for me.
Would anybody recognize my voice?
Just things like that.
Just wanted to be involved.
I don’t know if you know this, but they guess you all the time on the show.
Were you just laughing behind that mask?
I’m like, Gloria and I sound nothing alike!
Like, if his experienced ear didn’t get it, who has a chance?
[Laughs]
In the end, panelists Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger did correctly guess you.
What did you feel in that moment?
Well, it was really mixed emotions.
Because you’d like to know that people recognize your voice, but I wanted to stay on longer.
So it was kind of mixed emotions about that.
I wasn’t surprised that Robin [Thicke] got my voice.
Because he’s been to my concert.
And he was so crazy at the concert.
[Laughs] But it was just a fun thing to do.
Were you intimidated at all to perform Andrew Lloyd Webber’s song in front of him?
No, no, it wasn’t… No, I wasn’t intimidated.
I was pleased for the opportunity.
I thought I’d do a good job with it.
It was just fun doing that song.
It was different from anything I do.
People have been clamoring for a Mermaid mask for a long time.
Did you have any input on the costume at all and what were your thoughts on it?
I mean, I think that costume is like the best they’ve ever had.
I absolutely loved it.
And I was very, very pleased when the audience loved it as well.
Do you have a favorite version of it?
I love the one done by Chantay Savage.
I feel that she made it her own, and I love that.
And then just last week, I saw someone recite it on I think it was TikTok.
I think she’s British.
But I thought she acted it out so perfectly.
It was just so good.
Now that you’ve doneThe Masked Singer, do you have any advice for future contestants?
Because these people are pretty good.
I didn’t really do that.
Do you wish you would had?
Yeah, because I did want to be on longer.
What would you have sung if you’d gone on in the competition?
I wanted to sing two songs.
One was “Unstoppable.”
And the other was Cynthia Erivo’s “Stand Up” fromHarriet.
I really wanted to do that.
First of all, I think it’s a great song.
Secondly, I don’t ever get the opportunity.
I don’t do songs like that, those kinds of songs are not in my repertoire.
And that kind of song really shows off your vocal power.
It’s just a great song.
So I was sorry to not be able to do that.
Maybe I’ll put it in my show.
What did you take from this experience, personally?
That the audience loved me, and it was just a fun thing to do.
But it’s just fun.
You know, just relax and enjoy it and have fun.
