Yahoo News The Masked Singer's Jason Manford admits drastic measures to keep it secret
The Masked Singer runner-up Jason Manford has opened up about the drastic measures it took to keep his involvement in the show a secret.
The comedian and presenter, who was the man behind the Hedgehog costume, lost out in the final to Queen Bee, who was revealed to be Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts.
Now, Manford has detailed the extreme lengths he had to go to keep Hedgehog's identity a mystery, which apparently involved wearing a balaclava, gloves and a hoodie that had 'Don't speak to me' written on it.
Related: The Masked Singer: Who are Hedgehog, Queen Bee and the other contestants?
During an appearance on Absolute Radio, when asked how he managed to keep it a secret, he replied: "I had to legally. You sign NDAs and stuff. I didn't even tell my kids… I've not told anybody.
"It was like MI5 stuff. I recorded it last September while I was in rehearsing for 'Curtains', the show I'm on tour with at the moment.
"They would pick us up, drive us to this hanger in the middle of, I don't even know where it was, about an hour away from London."
He continued: "Then about 20 minutes out of the studio, you had to put on a hoodie that said 'Don't speak to me' on the front – which I've kept and I'm having for the train – you had to wear a balaclava, gloves, a visor and then when you got there, nobody spoke to you.
"There were about four people in the whole production who actually knew who you were… I didn't even know who else were the other contestants.”
Sounds like certain film sets could do with taking the same measures.
The Masked Singer airs on ITV.
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