The Masked Singer crew 'took nearly an hour to persuade Macy Gray to go back on stage' after she stormed off during chaotic elimination
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The Masked Singer's crew reportedly 'took ages to persuade Macy Gray to go back on stage' - after the star was the third person to be voted off the show. The hit ITV show descended into chaos on Friday's instalment after the American soul singer, 57, lost out to Bear in the sing-off after the judges opted to save the latter.
![[The hit ITV show descended into chaos on Friday's instalment after the American soul singer, 57, lost out to Bear in the sing-off after the judges opted to save the latter.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/22/93999413-14274617-image-a-95_1736636352874.jpg)
And the I Try hitmaker clearly didn't take the news well as she strutted off the stage, leaving host Joel Dommett and judges Davina McCall Mo Gilligan, Jonathan Ross and Maya Jama open-mouthed in shock. While to viewers it may have seemed like Macy returned to the stage moments after storming off, it's said that it actually took producers nearly an hour to coax her back out - with the scenes being cut from the show.
![[And the I Try hitmaker clearly didn't take the news well as she strutted off the stage, leaving host Joel Dommett and judges Davina McCall Mo Gilligan, Jonathan Ross and Maya Jama open-mouthed in shock]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/22/93999417-14274617-image-a-98_1736636441503.jpg)
The show stars, who included guest judge Suranne Jones, tried to keep things cheerful as they congratulated Bear, Macy soon made her way back to the stage. Now reports emerged that the 'totally wild' scenario has 'never happened on The Masked Singer' before.
![['It took everyone backstage ages to talk her round and poor Joel was on stage essentially doing a stand-up routine to try and keep things under control,' a source told The Sun]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/22/93999401-14274617-image-a-99_1736636472432.jpg)
The Masked Singer's crew reportedly 'took ages to persuade Macy Gray to go back on stage' - after the star was being the third person to be voted off the show. The hit ITV show descended into chaos on Friday's instalment after the American soul singer, 57, lost out to Bear in the sing-off after the judges opted to save the latter.
![[Macy's onscreen meltdown comes as it's reported that she was left 'totally blindsided' by the result, after she previously reached the final of the US version in 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/23/93998287-14274617-Macy_s_onscreen_meltdown_comes_as_it_s_reported_that_she_was_lef-a-100_1736636513410.jpg)
A source told The Sun the crew was left 'frozen in shock' and as soon as Macy reached backstage, they tried to talk her down. 'Macy was almost shellshocked to start with and was basically gutted to be out so early because she really enjoyed being on the American version - when obviously she did brilliantly - so was totally blindsided.
