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THE Masked Singer fans think they have worked out the star behind the Bear costume as the final of the ITV singing contest draws closer.

There have been a stream of guesses as to who could be behind the mask but one fan thinks that FOUR obvious clues have sealed their identity.

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According to one Reddit user, former Pointless host and podcaster Richard Osman is the man behind the mask.

Aiming to debunk theory that it is Kickstarts hitmaker Example, they said online: “I know most people are saying Example but I’ve linked all the clues and most of the clues match up to Richard Osman.”

The curious guesser then went on to list a number of things which have been referenced in both Bear’s Clue Package VTs as well as his performances and how they linked back to Richard.

Bear has made a reference to hit singer Cliff Richard which the fan was quick to link to his first name being Richard.

Moreover, Bear opted to sing Tender by Blur during the show’s week where each of the songs held a clue to their performer.

The fan ‘worked out’ a link, stating: “Richard Osman’s brother in Suede Suede, which included Mat, singer Brett Anderson, and guitarist Justine Frischmann, was part of the Britpop ‘big four’ alongside Oasis, Blur, and Pulp.”

Richard’s favourite football team is known to be Fulham with Bear also appearing to be a fan of the club according to his VTs.

They also made a connection to Richard’s former co-host and pal – Alexander Armstrong.

The Reddit user believed that clues pointing to the animal chicken could link to Alexander’s time on the show as Chicken Ceaser.

Richard started off his media career as a successful television producer working on shows such as Total Wipeout and 8 Out of 10 Cats.

He then fancied a turn in front of the camera and took up the role as co-host of quiz show Pointless.

Having quit that job in 2022, he began focusing on his own self-titled BBC Two programme, Richard Osman’s House of Games.

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