[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Masked Singer Season 13 finale.]
Boogie Woogie, Coral, Mad Scientist, and Pearl all competed in The Masked Singer Season 13 finale, however there could possibly be just one winner.
Gretchen Wilson‘s Pearl gained, adopted by Andy Grammer‘s Boogie Woogie in second, Meg Donnelly‘s Coral in third, and Brian Kelley‘s Mad Scientist fourth. Beneath, Meg Donnelly opens up about her time as Coral and on the present.
So what made you say sure to doing The Masked Singer? Did you could have any hesitations?
Meg Donnelly: Yeah, it was positively nerve-racking to go up and carry out on an elimination present. I feel the factor that helped me was that it wasn’t dwell. It’s dwell to the viewers, so you continue to have that facet of dwell, however it’s aired later. Not that they’d change something or edit something, however it took the stakes down only a tiny bit in my mind, however it was a lot enjoyable and I’m actually glad that I stated sure.
Discuss that costume. What appealed to you about that?
I beloved the sparkles. Once I went to my first becoming, they have been like, “Do you wish to add extra sparkles?” And I used to be like, “Add as many sparkles as potential.” Particularly on stage, I simply suppose it appeared actually, actually cool with all of the lighting, and the stage design is simply so cool, too. So I feel the costume appeared actually cool complementing that.
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What went into your track selections, particularly for the finale?
I really feel like for all of the songs, it’s like each style that I really like. I actually love rock, particularly Paramore vibes, however I even have theater roots, so I really feel like for the finale, I form of needed to faucet extra into the theater facet of me, and I’m actually completely satisfied that I did.
You had some unimaginable performances over the season. Which stand out to you?
I feel truthfully my favourite was “Mad World,” which was the primary one which I did, which is so humorous as a result of it was the primary one, however I simply bear in mind after getting that first efficiency accomplished and feeling so good, and it was simply actually cool the best way the track was produced and it was such a special dramatic model, I used to be like, okay, cool. I could possibly be just a little bit extra assured now and be much less nervous for every efficiency.
Was there a particular efficiency that made you suppose that you could possibly make far?
I really feel just like the final one, [in the semifinals], “What Was I Made For?” possibly. As soon as I obtained to the finale, as a result of that’s the track that every one 4 of us went to the finale, I used to be like, “Oh, okay, possibly there’s an opportunity that I may be within the finale after the response to “What Was I Made For?” But it surely’s loopy as a result of I actually didn’t anticipate something. I didn’t even anticipate to go this far. So it was simply actually, actually cool.
Speak concerning the panelists’ guesses as a result of Rita Ora did determine you out.
Yeah. I really feel like I used to be actually shocked on the finish that she did as a result of the entire time they didn’t guess me in any respect. It’s actually humorous watching the web form of react to it as a result of they knew it instantly and I really feel like the entire time I used to be there, I simply felt like I could possibly be no matter and whoever, as a result of I felt like no one knew who I used to be. However yeah, it was loopy that on the very finish there she guessed me. That was actually surprising.
Did you come into this anticipating anybody from the panel to determine you out?
Truthfully, no. I feel the one individual I used to be like possibly is Rita as a result of she’s within the Descendants world, so I used to be like, possibly, possibly she’s heard of me, or if any of the panelists have youngsters that watch Disney, however I actually didn’t anticipate anyone to guess me, so I used to be shocked on the final one. It felt bizarre since you don’t know who anyone is and no one is aware of one another, and so to listen to my identify out loud, which is what we’re instructed to not say, was actually unusual. [Laughs]
Who knew you have been doing this?
My mother and father and Drake [Rodger], my boyfriend. The three of them got here to set. Each time I had a efficiency, they have been there, in order that they needed to be in disguise, too. After which additionally they requested Milo [Manheim] to do one thing for the present. That was just about it. It was actually humorous as a result of really Dancing with the Stars and Masked Singer had the identical showrunner, Deena Katz, and my finest pal Chandler [Kinney] was on Dancing with the Stars on the similar time and I couldn’t even inform her. However she was taping on the similar time that I used to be taping. I bear in mind attempting to make it to her tapings on the similar time. It was simply actually cool. It was a extremely cool second of time.
What are you going to remove from your entire expertise?
I really feel prefer it gave me a lot extra confidence in myself as a result of one of many causes I did it’s as a result of I’ve music popping out and my dream is to carry out my music dwell. I feel this simply actually, actually helped instill confidence in me, and I’m like, if I can do it with a masks and a giant piece of coral on my again and big platform heels not seeing something, then I feel I can do it in actual life, too. However yeah, it simply gave me a variety of confidence and it was simply a lot enjoyable. I met the perfect individuals, and it simply made me extra positive in myself.
What stunned you essentially the most about being on the present in addition to the heavy stage of secrecy?
I really feel like how scary the elimination half is, despite the fact that it’s essentially the most enjoyable present and the stakes are so low as a result of everybody’s simply having enjoyable. It’s not an actual hardcore competitors present, however each time the lights would go down and smoke comes out they usually’re like, “Okay, right here is who’s eradicated.” it was so onerous to face there on stage and never hyperventilate. I didn’t notice that half was going to be so difficult. After which clearly I feel essentially the most stunning factor was placing the masks on for the primary time as a result of I’m like, “Oh, it’ll be straightforward. I can determine it out.” But it surely’s actually onerous. So yeah, I feel that was actually stunning.