Lele Pons and Malin Akerman revealed their identities after performing as Jackalope and Squirrel on Wednesday’s Sesame Street Night episode of The Masked Singer.
Nicole Scherzinger, 44, and Robin Thicke, 45, guessed correctly that Lele, 26, was in the fluffy costume of Jackalope during the season nine episode.
The Venezuelan-born influencer with more than 51 million followers on Instagram married rapper Guaynaa earlier this month.
Lele wore a giant white jackalope costume while acting as the mythical animal. Clues from her included a heart-shaped necklace with the letter ‘G’, a vine and a phone that she said she used to post herself dancing and singing. There was also a skin from the Scream franchise.
Jackalope performed Shakira’s song Whenever, Wherever while Baby Elmo sat on top of a giant ball with his puppy puppet Tango by his side.
Mask: Lele Pons removed her mask after performing as Jackalope on Wednesday’s episode of The Masked Singer on Fox
Double Elimination: Malin Akerman also revealed her identity after acting as Squirrel
‘That was electrifying!’ Nicole said. ‘I loved.’
Jackalope told Nicole that they once went out to a party together.
‘Wait, Jackalope, did you party with a pussycat?’ Ken Jeong, 53, said referring to Nicole’s group, the Pussycat Dolls.
Nicole said that she thought she knew who was inside Jackalope’s mask. Count Dracula shared a hint that read ’30 under 30′.
“I’m thinking it could be Lele Pons,” Nicole said at the beginning.
Guest panelist Jennifer Nettles, 48, thought it was Camila Cabello. Jenny McCarthy, 50, thought she might be Jenny Ortega.
Finally, Jackalope was finally unmasked after losing the Battle Royale to Fairy. In their final guesses, Nicole and Robin insisted that he was Lele. Jenny stayed with her initial guest, while Ken said that he thought she was Selena Gomez.
“Superstar Lele Pons is one of the most followed influencers in the world,” said host Nick Cannon, 42, after removing his mask.
Mythical Animal: Jackalope Played with Sesame Street Characters
Guest Panelist: Jennifer Nettles served as a guest panelist on Sesame Street Night
“I knew it was you,” Nicole said.
“We introduced Teen Choice together,” said Nick. ‘This is my homie here. And you sounded so amazing! For a second, I thought you were Shakira up here.
“I’ve been pretending to be Shakira, practicing, since I was a little girl,” Lele said.
‘Why our program?’ Nick said.
“I love doing new things,” Lele said. I don’t like to repeat things. So I’m here now and I don’t know where I’m going to be tomorrow. I am here now and I am very grateful for this opportunity.
The Sesame Street-themed show kicked off with Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird singing BTS’s hit song, Dynamite. Nick, whose caption read that he was “a dad to a lot of Sesame Street fans,” also shared a special surprise.
A boy named Damir came out and told Elmo that he was there with this brother. Elmo told him to bring his brother, who turned out to be Buffalo Bills star Damar Hamlin, 24, who suffered a heart attack after making a tackle in January during a game.
“The man who brought the whole world together and inspired us all,” said Nick. ‘He’s very good to see you
Surprise appearance: NFL player Damar Hamlin made a surprise appearance on the Fox show
“I’m so glad you’re here, but more importantly, I’m so glad you’re healthy,” Ken said. ‘The whole world loves you! The whole world loves you!
“Thank you,” Damar said, smiling.
Nick asked her why she came on the show tonight.
“Mostly because of my brother,” Damar said. That is my world. I put family first. He loves Sesame Street more than most things, so we had to do it tonight.
Malin Ackerman, 44, who played Squirrel was also unmasked. She was the first contestant in the episode to be introduced in a giant blue costume with a tail and pink fluffy ears. Clues for her included a gorilla, a plate of Swedish meatballs, and a wedding dress.
Squirrel took the stage and performed the Grover Washington song Just The Two Of Us as Count Dracula appeared to play.
“You had a lot of fun,” Jenny said. ‘You sounded great. What a great way to open the Sesame Street show.’
Damar also revealed a clue to Squirrel’s identity, which was a football that had a picture of Ken on it.
Panelists: Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Ken Jeong joined the Sesame Street characters during the show.
“Ken, this isn’t the first time we’ve worked together,” Squirrel said. But this is the first time you have more lines. How do you not recognize my voice?
The audience gave Damar a standing ovation after Nick thanked him for coming on the show. Damar’s little brother high-fived audience members as they left.
Ken guessed that Squirrel was Katherine Heigl who he had worked with before. Nicole thought that she was Kate Hudson, while Jennifer thought that she might be Anne Hathaway.
Jenny correctly guessed that it was Malin.
Fairy, in a green outfit with wings, was the next contestant. In her clue pack, she said that she was a ‘Nepo fairy’ and when she grew up, her friends were Sean Penn and Rob Lowe. She was also holding a basketball.
She sang the Linda Ronstadt song You’re No Good as the characters danced around her as she serenaded Oscar the Grouch. The crowd chanted her name when she finished.
“You looked super comfortable up there, which makes me think you’ve done this before,” Jennifer said.
Good Song: Fairy, in a green outfit with wings, sang Linda Ronstadt’s song You’re No Good
Cookie Monster shared a clue saying Endless Love, causing Jenny to gasp.
“Diana’s daughter, Tracee Ellis Ross,” Jenny said.
‘Jenny, do you know how ridiculous you sound?’ Ken said. ‘The Fairy is Angelina Jolie.’
Robin thought it was Rashida Jones.
“You have a nepo baby guess,” Ken said.
“It takes a nepo to know a nepo,” joked Rob, the son of the late actor Alan Thicke.
When Squirrel received the lowest combined votes from the panel and the audience, she was unmasked. Robin was convinced that she was Heather Graham. Ken said that she was Katherine Heigl. Nicole thought that she was Kate Hudson. Jennifer thought she was Anne Hathaway. Jenny insisted that it was Malin who said that she was Tom Cruise’s girlfriend in the movie Rock Of Ages and worked with Ken in Couples Retreat.
Malin removed her mask and Ken instantly apologized for not recognizing her.
Squirrel: The show featured Count Dracula at the piano while Squirrel performed.
“I totally forgot about the couples retreat,” Ken said.
‘I was that memorable?’ Malin said. ‘Incredible.’
“You have an amazing voice,” Ken said.
Nicole asked him why he wanted to do the show.
“I was so excited to be able to do this and watch it with my son, who is actually here in the audience tonight. And my dad is here from Sweden,” she said.
Malin said that was the reason for the Swedish meatball dish in her clue pack.
“It’s so much fun, I mean, everyone dreams of being a rock star, it’s such an honor to be here,” Malin said.
Fairy defeated Jackalope in Battle Royale when they went head-to-head singing the Imagine Dragons song On Top Of The World and will be back next week to continue her quest for the golden mask.
The Masked Singer will return next Wednesday on Fox.
The Winner: Fairy beat Jackalope in Battle Royale when they went head to head singing the Imagine Dragons song On Top Of The World.