The celebrity behind Galaxy Girl has reflected on their time on The Masked Singer.
Ashlee Simpson Ross never expected to get so “competitive” on The Masked Singer.
The 41-year-old singer was unmasked as Galaxy Girl and claimed victory on the show on Wednesday (01.04.26) night and while she had a great time on the programme, the Pieces of Me hitmaker “didn’t expect” to win.
Asked how it felt to win, Ashlee said: “I mean, it felt so good. I had no idea that I was going to get so into this competition and so competitive. I was having the time of my life, first of all.
“But for me, just every song, every moment, and my team was so much fun to work with. I definitely did not think I was going to win, but I was like, ‘I’m here to fight and I’m going to try.’ And my last song was Try.
“But the second they said I won, I dropped to my knees, because I didn’t expect it. So it was really fun.”
In the final, Ashlee beat Phillip Phillips (Pugcasso), Kylie Cantrall (Cat Watch) and Normani (Crane), but most significantly, week 10 saw her see off competition from Stingray – who turned out to be her husband, Evan Ross.
And even though they appeared on the same show, Ashlee and Evan weren’t allowed to spend any time together.
She said: “He was amazing. And it’s actually funny, we weren’t allowed to see each other at all.
“There are major rules, which was so interesting, because you’re like, ‘How was your performance?’
“He killed it and he really had the moves. Stingray had the moves.
Evan’s famous mom, Motown legend Diana Ross, was among those cheering him and Ashlee on from home.
Asked if Diana was watching, Ashlee said: “Definitely. She’s watching. Evan is sending videos, and [she’s] watching her son. He killed it. His vocals were amazing.”
The Insatiable singer found it funny that she had to be in full glam every week under her costume, just in case she was unmasked.
She said: “So you kind of have to keep your make-up going to look good under that mask, because you don’t know what day you’re leaving.
“And you really get nervous. I was like, ‘Okay, did I do okay? I don’t know.’ And that was kind of the exciting part.
“Every episode you get to go to the next one was like, ‘I made it. Okay. How am I going to make this next one good?’
“And no one sees you, because by the time you’re done on set, you’re like, ‘Eh, I’m going to bed.’ “
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