OHMYGOSSIP — Kylie Jenner will end her friendship with Jordyn Woods “in her own time”.
The Kardashian Jenner family aren’t putting any pressure on the television personality to end things with her former pal after Jordyn kissed Kylie’s sister Khloe Kardashian’s partner Tristan Thompson.
And Kylie is said to be taking the whole thing quite hard and has likened it to “losing a family member” and she is “shocked” by the whole thing, The Blast reports.
The beauty mogul is reportedly “devastated” by Jordyn’s betrayal.
A source shared: “Kylie is devastated about everything. She would never have guessed this would happen. Jordyn is her closest friend and she relies on her so heavily. She gets advice on everything from her – Jordyn goes to pretty much every business meeting with Kylie.
“They live together, she helps care for Stormi, she drives her places, she is emotional support when Kylie is overwhelmed. Faced with losing all of that, Kylie is really upset. She’s been in tears every day and the whole family is very concerned she won’t be able to cope without her.
“Kylie is extremely upset about everything that is going on with Khloe and her best friend Jordyn. Jordyn is a sister to Kylie, and she’s extremely shocked this could happen, as is the whole family.
“Kylie is trying to get all the facts before she makes up her mind, but for now Jordyn isn’t staying at Kylie’s. Kylie needs her space and also wants to respect her sister Khloe. The future of their friendship hangs on the facts.”
Tristan and Jordyn got close when they went with a “group with mutual friends” to see Drake and went back to Tristan’s for an after party.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Claire Danes “got stupid” when she met Beyoncé.
The ‘Homeland’ star has confessed she embarrassed herself in front of the pop superstar when they bumped into each other backstage at a fashion award show.
She said: “Oh, I got stupid in front of Beyoncé. We were backstage at, I think, the CFDA Awards. I was about to present. She was going on after me or something, so we had this kind of awkward minute while we waited. She was bedazzled and had a huge hat on – exactly the version of Beyoncé you’d want to meet.
“I think she said, ‘I’m a big fan.’ And I was like, ‘Well, Beyoncé, I, too, am a big fan.’ She was like, ‘My husband and I watch your show.’ And I was like, ‘That’s amazing. Thank you! What are you working on now?’ And she was like, ‘I’ve been on tour but I’m finally going to be done soon and we’re going to go on holiday.'”
And whilst it started off well for the 39-year-old actress, she admits it took a down turn when she asked too many personal questions.
Recalling what happened to Mastermind magazine, she added: “I was like, ‘Where, Beyoncé?’ And she said, ‘Yeah, I don’t know. I’m still thinking about it.’ I was such an idiot. Obviously you do not ask Beyoncé where she’s going on her holiday. You don’t do that. So I panicked and tried to find a crack in the floor I could slip through.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Offset would have done anything to get Cardi B back.
The Migos rapper made a series of grand gestures to win his wife back, including crashing her live set with thousands of flowers, but insists he wouldn’t have done it any differently if he had the time again.
He said: “I’d jump out the window trying to get her back, with a parachute on my back. You gotta fight for what you believe in and what you love. It ain’t no joke and it ain’t social media fun. You might have looked at me as being selfish onstage, but I’m just trying to get what’s mine. I’m ready to look stupid, I’m ready to take this shot in the back.”
The ‘Bad and Boujee’ hitmaker knows he “messed up” with Cardi.
He added: “You could say what you need to say, and you could hate me now, which a lot of people seem like they do. I’ll take that because I messed up. At the same time, I ain’t perfect.
“I only know a couple of ways. Pull up, I need to see you, and talk to you. You could beat me up, punch me, but it’s gotta be addressed. And we got a child, so it’s a whole other ball game. A beautiful daughter, and a daughter missing their father is different.”
And the 27-year-old rapper praised his wife for being such a hard worker and is amazed by her determination.
He told Billboard: “She’s a hard worker. People try to take it away from her. You never seen somebody work this hard, so to reward that, you don’t know how to handle it. She be working and people love her.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dylan McDermott has split from Maggie Q.
The ‘American Horror Story’ star and the ‘Designated Survivor’ actress have reportedly gone their separate ways, four years after they got engaged, People magazine reports.
Dylan and Maggie first sparked speculation of a relationship in 2014 when they were seen shopping together in Brentwood, with the duo getting engaged just months later.
Maggie had previously opened up about Dylan’s proposal and joked that he told her they were going to get married rather than ask because he didn’t want her to say no.
Recalling the story, she shared: “I don’t know if he wants me to go into the details on how he proposed, but I’ll tell you this much – he more told me that we were gonna be married, which I think is so funny. Because he says, ‘You can’t ask Maggie because you can’t take the risk of Maggie saying no.'”
And the actress confessed she wasn’t that involved in the wedding planning.
She added: “I was never the person who was going to get married. It’s all my wonderful friends who have experience in this, they kinda take over. My day, when it comes, is going to be a mish-mosh of the love of all my friends contributing from their experience and what they want on the day for me, because I’m really, really not a wedding person. I’m surrounded by so much love and so many people who care about us in such a real way and they’re kinda helping guide me through it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Geri Horner still can’t “quite believe” the Spice Girls are reuniting.
The 46-year-old singer was known as Ginger Spice in the girl group who found mammoth success in the 90s, and ahead of their upcoming reunion tour which kicks off in June, Geri admits she still can’t believe the group – minus Posh Spice Victoria Beckham who won’t be taking part – are getting back together.
She said: “I still won’t quite believe it’s going to happen until we actually get on stage, because of how long we’ve been trying to get there.
“I know it is a bit boring for people – the number of times it was on and then off. I’m sorry about that.”
The ‘Wannabe’ hitmakers – also comprised of Mel B, Mel C, and Emma Bunton – have been talking about a reunion for some time, though plans kept falling through until their upcoming UK tour, which will see them play 12 dates around the UK, as well as one date in Dublin, Ireland.
And although Mel B has previously insisted Victoria was poised to sign up, Geri insists they never came close to asking the fashion designer to join them.
She added: “No, there was never a point it was all five of us. Mel thought she could make it happen if she just kept on saying it. She’s clever, you’ve got to hand it to her.
Geri – who has two children, daughter Bluebell, 12, and son Montague, two – has also revealed she’s currently hard at work training for the tour, much to the embarrassment of her daughter.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, the ‘2 Become 1’ singer said: “I’ve started independent rehearsals with the dancing, which my daughter is very embarrassed about.
“I’m relearning the songs, learning the harmony parts. I haven’t done that for however many years.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Luke Perry’s co-stars have sent their well wishes to the star after he was hospitalised following a stroke.
Paramedics were called to the 52-year-old actor’s Los Angeles home in Sherman Oaks at 9.40am on Wednesday (27.02.19) after he reportedly suffered a stroke, though at the time it was not known what condition he was in.
And now, several of his co-stars from shows including ‘Beverley Hills, 90210’ and ‘Riverdale’ have rallied behind the actor, showing their support and giving their well wishes for a speedy recovery.
Ian Ziering, who starred with Luke in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’, wrote on Instagram: “No words can express what my heart feels hearing today’s shocking news. Let us all say a prayer for his speedy recovery.”
Whilst fellow ‘90210’ star Shannen Doherty posted: “My friend. Holding you tight and giving you my strength. You got this.”
‘Riverdale’ actor John Behlman took to Twitter for his tribute, in which he said he “barely met” Luke, but he seemed like a “good man”.
He wrote: “Wishing all the best and a safe recovery for Luke Perry. I only barely met and worked with him, but he seems as good a man as you encounter.”
And Kristy Swanson, who appeared alongside Luke in the 1992 ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ movie, wrote: “I just heard the frightening news about my dear old friend Luke Perry having a massive stroke.
“Luke honey I am praying so hard for you right now, I love you so much, and by God’s Grace you will get through this. Please pray for Luke.”
Luke’s publicist revealed the news of his hospitalisation, when it was claimed the actor – who has children Jack, 21 and 18-year-old Sophie with his ex-wife Rachel Sharp – was “under observation”.
The representative said: “Mr. Perry is currently under observation at the hospital.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kelly Clarkson will return to host the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
The ‘Because of You’ hitmaker won praise for her stint in charge of the 2018 ceremony so she’s delighted to have been asked to take the reigns again when the ceremony takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 1.
Kelly announced the news by sharing a short Instagram video of her plugging in two cables to light a ‘2019 BBMAs Host’ light above her.
She captioned the clip: “I had so much fun hosting the @BBMAs last year, I’m doing it again! This year, we’re going to turn it up a notch. Join me LIVE Wednesday, May 1st on NBC! #BBMAs (sic)”
During her hosting stint last year, Kelly – who has children River, four, and Remington, two, with husband Brandon Blackstock – gave a powerful speech calling for action against gun crime in the US at the Billboard Music Awards, following a school shooting in her home state of Texas.
Ten people lost their lives and 13 were left injured after a gunman fired shots at Santa Fe High School in the US state last may and the ‘Voice’ coach said that holding a moments silence for the victims would be pointless and called for people to start making a change instead.
She said: “Tonight, they wanted me to say that obviously we want to pray for all the victims and pray for their families.
“But they also wanted me to do a moment of silence.
And I’m so sick of moments of silence. It’s not working. Obviously.”
Trying to hold back her tears, she continued: “Why don’t we not do a moment of silence?
“Why don’t we do a moment of action, a moment of change?
“Why don’t we change what’s happening? Mommas and daddies should be able to send their kids to school, to church, to movie theatres, to clubs, you should be able to live your life without that kind of fear.
“We need to do better.
“We’re failing our children, we’re failing our communities, we’re failing their families.
“Let’s have a moment of action, let’s have a moment of change.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Blac Chyna has to attend court to face allegations of cyberbullying.
The 30-year-old star and her former fiance Rob Kardashian have been accused by her ex-boyfriend Pilot Jones – aka Justin C. Jones – of ruining his life by leaking his private phone number online, and in documents obtained by The Blast, the man informed a court on February 27 that his former lover has been handed legal papers by a process server.
Jones explained the server located Chyna – who has six-year-old son King Cairo with former partner Tyga and two-year-old daughter Dream with Rob – at her home in Woodland Hills and as she has now been served, the ‘Rob & Chyna’ star will have to respond to the allegations in court.
In his lawsuit, the man claimed that when a photo of him making out with Chyna was leaked, the former couple accused him of selling the picture and in retaliation, publicly exposed him as bisexual and released his personal phone number.
Jones, who has denied leaking the photo, claims he began to receive threatening messages after his number was made public.
He has accused the couple of ruining his life and claims the incident even resulted in him attempting suicide.
Rob and Chyna both have yet to file an official answer to the allegations made against them in the lawsuit.
Earlier this week, both Rob and Chyna – whose real name is Angela White – stressed they are working together to parent their little girl following speculation there was an upcoming custody dispute between them.
Rob wrote on his official Twitter account: “Angela and I are both actively co-parenting and there are no pending or active custody cases.”
And Chyna added in her own post: “Robert and I only concern is what’s in the best interest of our daughter that we both equally love. Additionally, Robert is a wonderful father to our Dreamy!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jennifer Saunders will spoof ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ for Comic Relief.
The 60-year-old actress and comedian previously made a parody of the first ABBA musical film ‘Mamma Mia!’ alongside her comedy partner Dawn French for the BBC charity drive 10 years ago, and following the release of the movie’s sequel last year, she’s set to make part two.
The sketch has been titled ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again!’, and Jennifer has pulled together a whole host of famous faces to take on the one-off special, which is set to air on BBC One on March 15.
Jennifer herself will be playing Donna, the character played by Meryl Streep in the movies, whilst Alan Carr takes on Colin Firth’s Harry, and Philip Glenister plays Pierce Brosnan’s Sam.
The spoof will see the cast recreate some of the most iconic moments from the film, and they’ll even try to tackle some tracks from Swedish band ABBA, whose songs form the base of the musical.
Jennifer told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column: “If I could have lived on the fake Mamma Mia set for the past year, I would have been very happy. This is one of the silliest things I’ve done. But, my God, I enjoy it.”
Although Jennifer worked with her ‘French and Saunders’ co-star Dawn French in the original sketch, she won’t be returning for the sequel due to her busy work schedule.
However, it is believed Miranda Hart and Sue Perkins will be returning as the producer and director.
As of the time of writing, no other names have been attached to the parody sequel, and it’s unknown how long the sketch will be.
The Comic Relief charity drive takes place on March 15, where money is raised for the Comic Relief charity, which supports vulnerable people in the UK and internationally.

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Jordan is back in training for ‘Dancing On Ice’ after suffering a hernia tear.
The 40-year-old dancer had been worried he’d have to pull out of the skating show before the semi-finals this weekend but a spokesperson for the programme has confirmed he is now back on the ice with professional partner Alexandra Schauman.
And that’s not all as the programme’s Associate Creative Director, Dan Whiston, believes the injury won’t have knocked James too far off track as he’s predicted either he or Wes Nelson – who is partnered with Vanessa Bauer – will earn a perfect score on Sunday (03.03.19).
He told the Sun Online: “Wes and James have come close to full 10s in previous weeks and I think it could be this week that one of those two can get a full set of 10s.
“I’d love to see the full 10s come out this weekend. I think if people skate clean, they’ll be well deserved, but the beauty about our show is that you never know what you’re going to get until the night.
“You never really know you can’t call it, anything can go wrong it’s slippy stuff out there. Is there any guarantees of 10s, no? Is it highly likely? Definitely.”
James had previously admitted he had found it “hard” to train following his injury, with fellow skaters said to have been “terrified” when they saw him “double over in agony”.
The former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star has joked he is “falling to bits”.
He said: “I’ve ripped open my hernia. I’ve also got lower back pain because of it.
“I’m falling to bits… Managing injuries is getting harder as you get older.”
James underwent double hernia surgery in December 2017.
Sharing a photo of himself in hospital a few months ago, he wrote on Instagram: “One year ago today I had my double hernia operation. Here’s me just before surgery. Amazing what can happen in one year…… we were both devastated to have to cancel our Tour, but I’ve always said the old saying ‘one door closes but another will always open’ Now I’m preparing for @dancingonice and I’m so excited to show you all how hard I’ve been working (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Colin Farrell will take the lead role in ‘After Yang at A24’.
The ‘Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald’ actor has signed up to star in academic-turned-director Kogonada’s upcoming movie, which is based on a short story by Alexander Weinstein called ‘Saying Goodbye to Yang’.
The tale follows a father and daughter in their efforts to save the life of a robotic member of their family, but it is not yet known who else will appear in the movie.
The film will be produced by Per Capita Productions’ Theresa Park, along with Cinereach.
The 42-year-old actor has a busy few months ahead. He will next be seen in Tim Burton and Disney’s live-action version of ‘Dumbo’ and is also set to appear opposite Henry Golding and Charlie Hunnam in Guy Ritchie’s crime drama ‘Bush’, as well as assassin story ‘Eve’ with Jessica Chastain.
And last month, it was revealed Colin is returning to the small-screen in four-part thriller ‘The North Water’.
The much-anticipated series – which is based on the critically acclaimed novel from Ian McGuire –
tells the story of a disgraced ex-army surgeon, named Patrick Sumner, who signs up for a whaling expedition and meets murderous a psychopath, Henry Drax (Farrell).
Director Andrew Haigh said: “Casting the right leads is the most important part of any project and I’m thrilled to have Colin Farrell on board. I am a huge admirer of his work and can’t wait to see him bring Drax vividly to life.”
The BBC is in talks with several A-list actors for the role of Sumner and a deal is thought to be close, according to Deadline.
‘The North Water’ will be Farrell’s return to British TV since his breakout role in the BBC’s 1996 series ‘Ballykissangel’ and will be his most high-profile TV appearance since he featured in the second season of ‘True Detective’.
Jamie Laurenson, See-Saw Films’ COO Hakan Kousetta and Head of Television, said: “We are so proud to have the compelling talent of Colin Farrell on board to bring Andrew Haigh’s vision of Ian McGuire’s novel to the screen.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ariana Grande is set to earn £250,000 for headlining Manchester Pride.
The 25-year-old singer was confirmed this week to be the headline act at the annual LGBTQ event later this year, and it has now been reported she will bank the eye-watering sum for her performance, as organisers were desperate to get her on board.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Ariana is expected to bank £250,000 for her appearance at Manchester Pride.
“Ariana is like gold dust at the moment, so the organisers offered her top whack to take part.”
The price tag attached to the ‘7 Rings’ hitmaker’s performance comes after she recently hit out at critics who blamed her for the increase in ticket prices to the event.
She said: “I have nothing to do with ticket pricing – Manchester Pride sets those rates, and they’re mostly out of my control.”
And Ariana – who will be returning to Manchester two years after the terror attack that claimed the lives of 22 people at her concert – also defended her performance from critics who claimed she shouldn’t be headlining the event because she’s not an LGBTQ artist.
Taking to Twitter, she wrote: “The LGBTQ community has been so special to me and supportive throughout my entire career. The relationships i have with my LGBTQ fans, friends, and family make me so so happy. “I want to celebrate and support this community, regardless of my identity or how people label me. and also i wanna visit a city that means so much to me. LGBTQ representation is incredibly important, and I’m always proud to share the stage with LGBTQ artists!
“Over the years, pride events have been headlined by performers and artists of all sexual orientations and genders, including straight allies like Cher and Kylie Minogue. i do think there’s room for us to talk about these issues without equating a performance *for* an LGBTQ audience with exploitation of the LGBTQ community. (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — The Jonas Brothers have released a new single.
The trio – comprising siblings Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas – dropped ‘Sucker’ on the stroke of midnight on Friday (01.03.19), marking their first new material since they went on hiatus almost six years ago.
The faced-paced pop track was accompanied by a video directed by Anthony Mandler and features the brothers performing in a Victorian mansion and also stars their partners, Kevin’s wife Danielle Jonas, Nick’s new spouse Priyanka Chopra and Joe’s fiance Sophie Turner.
The chorus of the song features the lyrics: “I’m a sucker for all the subliminal things no one knows about you/ And you’re making the typical me break the typical rules/ It’s true, I’m a sucker for you.”
To celebrate their return, the brothers will also enjoy a four-day takeover of ‘The Late Late Show With James Corden’ from Monday (04.03.19).
‘Jonas Week’ on the programme will include a new installment of ‘Carpool Karaoke’ and an interview with the host that will reveal “the full story behind their reunion”.
There has also been talk of the three of them working on a documentary to accompany their record.
A source said recently: “This is going to be one of the
biggest music reunions in years. It’s no secret that things weren’t great by the end of the Jonas Brothers, but blood is thicker than water and they’ve healed their rift in the years since the split.
After enjoying solo music success and taking time to work on passion projects, they feel that now is the right time to get back together.”
The group were formed in 2005 and were very successful, selling over 20 million records worldwide, but a “deep rift” and “a big disagreement over their music direction” saw the trio cancel their 2013 comeback tour just two days in.
Back in 2015, Joe – who went on to form DNCE after splitting from his family band – said a reunion “could easily happen”.
The ‘Cake By The Ocean’ singer shared: “Seeing where things will lead us. It’s easy to say we’re done and that we’re never doing it again, but then we both look at each other and go, ‘We obviously get along.’
And who knows – years from now we could be like, ‘All right, let’s make a record.’ It could easily happen.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — James ‘Arg’ Argent turned up to Gemma Collins’ house and reportedly begged for forgiveness.
The on/off couple’s rocky relationship took another turn recently when the 38-year-old reality star kicked him out of her house after he embarrassed her by posting a video of her snoring in bed and then allegedly sent her hurtful messages about her weight.
A source told The Sun Online: “James arrived at Gemma’s door to apologise for his awful behaviour. He admitted that he was disgusted with himself and wants to change everything that has happened.
“She has told him it will take time to repair things.”
It has been a very tough time for Gemma, whose mum Joan was hospitalised with pneumonia just days after the star split from her 31-year-old boyfriend.
Arg was pictured turning up to her home on Wednesday night (27.02.19), and it’s said he “broke down in tears” as he made his apology.
An insider added: “James was very emotional and broke down in tears telling Gemma ‘You have stood by me in my worst times and you didn’t deserve any of this or what I said’.
“He said he is very sorry – and with her mum being so ill he feels even more terrible.”
The ‘TOWIE’ stars’ breakup is said to have come after Arg sent a string of nasty messages to the former ‘Dancing On Ice’ contestant.
The messages allegedly read: “You are a fat joke of a woman. An absolute car crash! You’re nearly 40 f***ing years old, you embarrassment … You fat horrible lump. Nasty mean woman. Who the f*** do you think you are? You’ve got more rolls than Greggs.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Khloe Kardashian thinks Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods are “sorry because they got caught”.
The 34-year-old star seemed to open up on Thursday night (28.02.19) as she shared a quote saying she didn’t “deserve” what allegedly happened between the NBA star – with whom she shares 10-month-old daughter True – and the 21-year-old model.
A post on her Instagram Stories read: “Remember: they cheated because they wanted to, they lied because they could, and now they’re sorry because they got caught.
“It’s always about them. You did nothing to cause or deserve it.”
Tristan and Jordyn – who was best friends with Khloe’s half-sister Kylie Jenner – are said to have got close when they went with a “group with mutual friends” to see Drake and went back to Tristan’s for an after party.
She reportedly told Khloe and Kylie that she was very drunk when she allegedly made out with the ‘Revenge Body’ host’s partner, and she has recorded an interview for Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’, in which she is expected to tell her side of the story.
It was previously claimed Khloe and her family are “upset” by Jordyn’s decision to give an interview.
A source recently said: “The Kardashians are upset with Jordyn’s ‘Red Table Talk’ interview, and feel like she should be focusing more on healing her relationship privately with the family or Kylie then talking about it publicly.
“The Kardashian-Jenners have been nothing but incredible to Jordyn and hope she’ll be respectful. They just wish her way of dealing with it was done in a different way.”
Kylie is said to be taking the whole thing quite hard and has likened it to “losing a family member” and she is “shocked” by the situation.
An insider has claimed: “Kylie is extremely upset about everything that is going on with Khloe and her best friend Jordyn. Jordyn is a sister to Kylie, and she’s extremely shocked this could happen, as is the whole family.
“Kylie is trying to get all the facts before she makes up her mind, but for now Jordyn isn’t staying at Kylie’s. Kylie needs her space and also wants to respect her sister Khloe. The future of their friendship hangs on the facts.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — T-Pain took part in ‘The Masked Singer’ to “prove” himself.
The 33-year-old singer has always been known for his use of vocal-tweaking software Auto-Tune so thought competing in the celebrity contest – where stars concealed their identities in heavy costumes – was a good chance to show what he can do naturally, and the response to his unmasking has felt like a “second win” after he triumphed over Donny Osmond and Gladys Knight.
He said: “I feel like there’s been a weight lifted off my shoulders and now that everyone knows what I can do, I feel like it’s giving me a second win.
“When you hear the name T-Pain, you automatically think Auto-Tune. I just wanted to get rid of that.
“I’ve been proving this for years and years and people still said I was only famous because I used Auto-Tune. But now, you know, that’s not true.
“It’s something I wanted to prove to people really quick, I don’t need to use my real voice for lack of a better word, but it was to prove a point to everyone that thought that I don’t have a natural voice.”
Though he enjoyed taking part in the show, the ‘Bartender’ hitmaker admitted learning to perform in his elaborate costume was tough.
He told People magazine: “It was the biggest costume and I couldn’t move. [It was a] terrible contraption.
“I could only put my arms up in front of my body and I could only see right in front of me. I just always had to have people helping me, but everybody else had just a mask and clothes, so it wasn’t easy.
“I couldn’t walk and it was very hard to do.”
T-Pain – whose real name is Faheem Rasheed Najm – also had to have a microphone taped to his face for the show, which made things even trickier.
He explained: “Everybody was singing live, they wouldn’t let us pre-record. Mine was the worst because there was no way to get a microphone close enough to my face. … It was not easy.”
While he had the hardest costume to navigate, the ‘Buy U a Drink’ hitmaker chose the monster because it was the “silliest”.
He said: “That was the only one they couldn’t come up with a name for, so of course that’s the one I wanted.”
While “a tonne of people” recognised T-Pain as the man behind the monster, he was surprised when Lil Wayne was the first to realise it was him.
He said: “Lil Wayne was the first, so that was good. I don’t know when Lil Wayne would even have time to watch.”

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