Surprise spot revealed as Masked Singer security checkpoint
The Masked Singer will go to any lengths to protect the identity of its contestants, with hardcore measures including strange meeting points, secret apps and car park drop-offs. But the most surprising part is the location.
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An affordable fashion and footwear store in Ringwood has been revealed as a high security checkpoint for The Masked Singer.
Isaiah Firebrace, who was unmasked as The Wizard on the Channel 10 singing show, detailed the hardcore measures including strange meeting points, secret apps, car park drop-offs, Harry Potter disguises and speedy drivers, to protect the identities of contestants.
“In the early stages of the show, when I was going for my first wardrobe fitting, we had to download a secret app, then go to secret location, drop off my car off, and jump in (another vehicle),” Firebrace told Confidential.
“I had to get picked up at a Rivers store in Ringwood, Firebrace told Confidential.
“The driver was going really fast, and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, are we in some sort of high speed chase? It was like secret agent type s---. The secret app that deletes messages after a certain period of time.”
He added: “The security was like nothing I’ve seen in Australia before. Secret locations, secret drivers, not talking in the car, wearing disguises in the car, wearing disguises in the studio, no-one is allowed to talk to anyone.”
“Have you seen Harry Potter? You know the Dementor, those big ghost-looking things? (I had to wear) a Dementor outfit (in the car). It was a huge black cloak. All these Harry Potter things; I’m a Wizard, I’m a Dementor.”
Firebrace shot to prominence after winning The X Factor in 2016. He took the invitation to perform on The Masked Singer because all of his 2020 shows were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
His new single. Know Me Better, is about growing up, and trusting his inner voice.
“I was caught up in a crazy world that I was thrust into when I won X Factor,” he said. “It was really important for me to have a break emotionally and mentally, and take a breath.”