Vicky McClure hints she IS Llama on The Masked Dancer after judge guesses

Could the Line of Duty star be the bespectacled prancer?

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 1st Jun 2021

The Masked Dancer viewers have now seen three famous faces unmasked after the first episode on Saturday (29th May)! With the programme airing every night this week, we've now seen Viper unmasked as Diversity's Jordan Banjo, Flamingo as Strictly star Louise Redknapp and Beetroot as Dita Von Teese.

There are plenty more characters to guess at, but one in particular has caught the imaginations of viewers - and that's the potential for Llama to be none other than Line of Duty's Vicky McClure!

The clues on Monday night's show (31st May) saw a fan whirring away with a label that read AC-12. This could be a huge red herring as it then said Air Conditioner, but it's too close to the incredibly popular police drama to be ignored... Right?!

Well, the judging panel - Jonathan Ross, Oti Mabuse, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan - didn't seem to think so, after they picked up on the clue and started discussing Vicky as a candidate.

Now, Vicky has fanned the flames with a cheeky tweet. She wrote: 'Been an aLLAM’ingly hot day!'

Fans immediately jumped on the case, with many taking to Twitter to get in on the action. One wrote: 'If Vicky McClure is on the Masked Dancer I'm going to lose my head', as another added: 'You are definately Llama on the masked dancer Vicky!'

Of course, we'll have to wait until Llama is unmasked to find out if it really is Vicky under there, and with their incredible moves so far, it may not be for a while!

Here's who's been revealed on The Masked Dancer so far:

Viper - Jordan Banjo

Diversity dancer and radio presenter Jordan Banjo was sadly the first to be unmasked on The Masked Dancer, performing to 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' by Lenny Kravitz.

Flamingo - Louise Redknapp

Next up was Louise Redknapp, who was revealed in the second episode after dancing to 'Lady Marmalade' by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa & Pink.

Beetroot - Dita Von Teese

Beetroot went out in the third episode, performing to 'I Put a Spell on You' by Annie Lennox in the first ep, 'It's My Party' by Lesley Gore in the third and 'Ex's & Oh's' by Elle King in the dance-off.

Rubber Chicken - Eddie the Eagle

Rubber Chicken was unmasked as Olympic athlete Eddie the Eagle in Episode 4! Dancing to 'Mambo No. 5' by Lou Bega, Eddie found himself in the dance-off against Frog, where he performed to 'Take a Chance on Me' by ABBA, but unfortunately lost out and was unmasked.

Beagle - Christopher Dean

Beagle was the first character to be unmasked in the double elimination from Episode 5 - revealed to be Dancing On Ice super star Christopher Dean OBE after a performance to 'Fly Me to the Moon' by Frank Sinatra!

Llama - Zoe Ball

In the second unmasking on Episode 5, Llama was revealed to be none other than Zoe Ball! After her performance to 'You Never Can Tell' by Chuck Berry, guest judge David Walliams suddenly guessed her at the last minute - and was correct!

Knickerbocker Glory - Craig Revel Horwood

Knickerbocker Glory was the first dancer to be unmasked in the semi-final after an incredible performance to a medley of 'Despacito' by Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee and 'Shape of You' by Ed Sheeran. Unsurprisingly, Oti Mabuse was the only judge to guess correctly... Because it was Strictly star Craig Revel Horwood!

Frog - Kelly Brook

The second unmasking of the semi-final (Episode 6) was Frog! After a powerhouse performance of 'Shout Out to My Ex' by Little Mix and 'One Way or Another' by Blondie in the dance-off, Frog was revealed to be actress and model Kelly Brook!

Scarecrow - Tamzin Outhwaite

Scarecrow gave an incredible performance to 'Come Alive' by Years & Years & Jess Glynne in the final, but was the first to be unmasked. The panel came close - and despite her close friend Holly Willoughby being a guest panelist, Tamzin Outhwaite slipped under the radar and outsmarted the lot of them!

Zip - Howard Donald

Although his name had been thrown around a few times, Take That star Howard Donald managed to avoid being guessed by the panel after his incredible performances to 'Super Freak' by Rick James and a medley of 'Rapper's Delight' by The Sugarhill Gang and 'Good Times' by Chic.

Squirrel - Bonnie Langford

Squirrel came in second, just pipped to the post by Carwash! After dancing to 'Bang Bang' by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj and 'Shake It Off' by Taylor Swift, Bonnie Langford was revealed to be behind the mask!

Carwash - Louis Smith

Taking the crown and coming in first was Carwash! After brilliant performances to 'Party Rock Anthem' by LMFAO and the Grease Medley, Carwash was unmasked as gymnast Louis Smith!

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