The Gremlin Shockingly Unmasks Himself on 'The Masked Singer' - Billboard

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The Masked Singer had its very first self-elimination on Wednesday night (Sept. 30) when the Gremlin surprised viewers at home by unmasking himself.

Partially due to the understandably unbearable heat in the fuzzy grey costume, the Gremlin is heard in the clip below telling host Nick Cannon, "I want to take this off right now.".

He then lifts up his mask to reveal former boxer, actor and screenwriter Mickey Rourke to the surprise of judges Nicole Scherzinger, Robin Thicke, Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy. “This is a ‘Masked Singer’ first,” Cannon said.

When asked why he did The Masked Singer, Rourke replied, "I was in the neighborhood.

Rourke is the second contestant to be eliminated from this season's The Masked Singer