The Masked Singer viewers left shocked because the identities of TWO celebrities are revealed forward of the semi closing

The Masked Singer viewers were left stunned on Saturday night after two celebrities were unmasked during the latest instalment of the ITV show.

The fan-favourite competition sees celebrs don elabarote costumes as they perform while taking on the persona of an animal or object to hide their identity, with the judges having to guess who they are.

When they are voted out by the studio audience and the judges, the famous faces are prompted to remove their masks and reveal who they really are.

And on Saturday, Kingfisher was revealed to be artist Sir Grayson Perry, 64, and Snail was unveiled as Andrea Corr, 50, leaving the audience and the judges floored.

There are now just five characters left who will take to the stage for next week’s highly-anticipated semi final.

After her identity was unveiled, Andrea,  the lead singer of Celtic pop rock group The Corrs, quipped: ‘I had such a good time,’ everyone’s been lovely, it’s been really joyous. I wanted to do it for the children.’ 

The Masked Singer viewers were left stunned on Saturday night after two celebrities were unmasked during the latest instalment of the ITV show (Sir Grayson Perry pictured)

Kingfisher was revealed to be artist Sir Grayson Perry, 64, and Snail was unveiled as Andrea Corr (above), 50, leaving the audience and the judges floored

Meanwhile, Sir Grayson agreed that he had a ‘lovely time embracing the spirit of the show’. 

The judges were way off with their guesses for the artist as they believed Kingfisher could be comedian Harry Hill or Joe Lycett.

One of Snail’s clues gave the game away to some viewers early, as she waved around a fan with the name ‘Jane’ emblazoned on it, which is Andrea’s middle name.

However, the panel didn’t seem to pick up on it as Mo Gilligan guessed she could be Jane McDonald, and Jonathan Ross suggested Sugababes singer Heidi Range.

And Davina McCall suggested All Saints’ star Melanie Blatt, after the words ‘never ever’ were uttered as a clue.