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Toastie made their debut on The Masked Singer on Sunday evening(Image: ITV)

The Masked Singer fans have been quick to declare who they think is dressed as Toastie. The ITV singing competition is back for its seventh series, and a host of major celebrities have concealed their identities with elaborate costumes whilst belting out pop songs.

One such secret star to appear on Sunday night’s episode of the hit programme was dressed as a cheese toastie and performed Walk This Way by Run-D.M.C. for judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Maya Jama and Mo Gilligan, the studio audience and the viewers at home.

Just before taking to the stage, Toastie laid out a few clues as to who they might be, hinting they had worked in a bakery, could be from Liverpool given their accent and celebrated their birthday on August 20. Toastie also hinted they could have been on a talent show.

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The mystery celeb is part of a host of new characters (Image: ITV)

Following the performance, Davina guessed it was Craig Phillips, whilst Jonathan thought it might be Fergie or Jennifer Hudson. Maya was sure it was Emelie Sande, and Mo suggested it could be Rebecca Ferguson. Fans at home were also convinced that it was Brenda Edwards, who is best known for finding fame on The X Factor and then on Loose Women.

One fan wrote on X: “Calling it now, Toastie is Brenda Edwards,” whilst another said: “I’m going with Brenda Edwards for Toastie. #MaskedSingerUK.” and a third said: “Toastie – Brenda Edwards. #MaskedSingerUK.” But another fan was sure it was Marcus Collins, who is, of course, known to fans for X Factor.

The nation’s favourite guessing game has returned for its seventh series, and in the first episode, The One Show star Alex Jones was unmasked as Disc Jockey following her performance of Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club. Mo guessed that it was radio legend Annie Mac, whilst Davina thought it might be Lioness Jill Scott, guest judge Anne-Marie was not present for the performance but guessed that it was “that bird on the cake show,”, meaning Dame Mary Berry. Jonathan guessed it was BBC Radio 2 star Sara Cox, and Maya Jama guessed Total Eclipse of the Heart songstress Bonnie Tyler, but evidently, all were incorrect.

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Viewers believe Toastie is Brenda Edward(Image: ITV)

Upon her unmasking, she told host Joel Dommett and the judges: “I have had a lot of fun. We love this programme, as a family, and I just thought, it would be a lot of fun and that to do it for my children would be wonderful. And it’s the most bizarre experience of my life! Thank you.” Emotionally dedicating her time on the programme, Alex, who is married to Charlie Thomson, said: “Teddy, Kit and Annie, this was for you. I hope that you’ve loved it.”

The former Strictly Come Dancing star, 48, then closed out her time on the competition with an unmasked rendition of Pink Pony Club to massive applause from the studio audience. Following her exit from the show, Alex admitted she wanted her performance to serve as an inspiration to her children.

She said: “I want them to know that overcoming fear is a good thing. I am not a singer but I gave it a go, and I think that’s the take home for them. I won’t be able to bear it but they will be so excited, hopefully it will be something special they remember when they grow up. They’ll think ‘God, our mother, do you remember when she dressed as a disc jockey and she sang on national television without any sort of voice?’”

As well as Gargoyle, other stars still in the competition include Red Panda, Can of Worms, Moth, and Sloth. On Sunday night, Monkey Business, Teabag, Toastie, Yak, Arctic Fox, and Conkers will perform for the first time.

It all came after Anne-Marie had been unmasked as Goldfish, having been performing as the lead singer of a group called No Trout in a first for the programme. After performing as Bruno Mars and Rose hit APT, the judges correctly guessed the identity of the singer.

Following her unmasking, the songstress said: “When I was at school, I had a very short attention span! I’m used to the voice just going that way [in front of me] but in the thing, it was like ‘Oh, that’s what I sound like!” She then gave her first unmasked performance for the studio audience of her signature track 2002, which famously references music icons like Britney Spears, Jay-Z and NSYNC.