‘It’s just for time,’ she insisted to listeners. ‘I know they have to otherwise it would be a three-hour show because we were rabbiting on a lot, but they don’t often show the reasons why we’ve come up with those names, so sometimes we sound like we’re throwing out dumb names.
‘You don’t want to look like an idiot when everyone at home thinks they know who it is.’
Perceptions that dumb guesses are a contrived part of the show's formula have been bolstered by a similar deluge of complaints on Twitter from viewers of the American version of the show, who are sick of stupid guesses like Lady Gaga - with fans calling out what many perceive as a 'deliberate' tactic.
David Hughes was left feeling foolish last night after he mistook Nikki Webster's voice on The Masked Singer as Olympic skier and former Australian Survivor contestant, Lydia Lassila.
The comedian proclaimed that he was 'sure' who was behind the alien mask, despite the fact he has had a close working relationship with the famed Aussie child star before.
When it was revealed the 'Strawberry Kisses' singer was the celebrity behind the mask, David almost couldn't believe how he missed all the familiar clues, exclaiming: 'Nikki was on my TV show, "Hughesy We Have a Problem"'.
'I thought you’d get me first,' Nikki the confessed.
