Who could the scraggly singing creature be behind the mask? (Picture: ITV/Katelyn Mensah)
The Masked Singer UK star Bush’s costume had to go through important changes before the scraggly singer was poised to perform on the ITV series.
The most bonkers show on TV has been delighting fans yet again during the 2025 season, with spectacular performances from characters including Kingfisher, Snail, Bear, Dressed Crab and Teeth.
While viewers are often left in awe by the musical talents of the celebrities hiding under the masks, they’re similarly amazed by the incredible outfits that they wear when they take to the stage.
Metro recently spoke to The Masked Singer UK costume designer Tim Simpson, managing director of Plunge Creations, who provided fascinating behind-the-scenes insights into how this year’s characters were created.
He explained how one costume in particular, Bush, required a big change, as initially it wasn’t quite nailing the ‘right look’ for the character.
‘We had to grow a new set of foliage for Bush,’ before going into more detail and revealing how the idea for Bush first came about… among adults who found the name highly amusing.
So far on the show, Bush has performed Wake Up Boo! by The Boo Radleys and Hold My Hand by Jess Glynne (Picture: ITV)
‘Bush was a silly idea from one of the production team who just thought, wouldn’t it be funny to have a character called Bush for reasons that us grown-ups know very well.’
Tim continued, outlining how the shape of the singer’s costume meant that it was easier for the celebrity who was concealed underneath to keep their identity a secret.
‘Once I sketched it up, it was like, yeah, this is going to be funny, and this will be a fun character to be in. Because it disguises the complete body shape – you’re looking at a giant bush with eyes – nobody’s going to know who’s in there. That’s part of the fun with it,’ he said.
‘But we did have to change the foliage a few times and make it look a bit more scraggly, because to begin with they looked like a very neat piece of topiary, and I don’t think that was quite the right look.’
The costume designer added that they wanted Bush to look ‘a bit more scruffy, a bit more fraggle taggle’ – which we think the team definitely achieved.
Many people think Natalie Cassidy is the singer behind Bush (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)
But could it be Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone acting legend Catherine O’Hara? (Picture: WireImage)
So far, guesses about who Bush could be have ranged from Schitt’s Creek star Catherine O’Hara, TV presenter Charlie Dimmock, Doctor Who star Billie Piper and EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy.
The clues have alluded to someone who has a connection to gardening and the outdoors, possibly a star who’s been on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and maybe someone who has a background in comedy.
Over on Reddit, fans of the show have been sharing their guesses, with one spotting a very niche clue that could point towards Natalie.
‘The post card clue: “The landscape is beautiful but coach was hell, you know how I get on long journeys.” Might be a long shot, but Natalie Cassidy played a TA in Motherland who was extremely travel sick on a school coach trip,’ said user smokingmascara.
Another called ExoticExchange believes that ‘it’s Morgana Robinson pretending to be Natalie Cassidy’, which would definitely throw a spanner in the works.
The Masked Singer UK returns on Saturday at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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