AFTER he was unveiled as Arctic Fox on The Masked Singer, Anton Du Beke has revealed his kids gobsmacked reactions to the unmasking.
The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 59, was forced to keep his identity under wraps from his children, twins George and Henrietta, eight, whom he shares with his wife Hannah Summers.
On Saturday night’s episode of the ITV show, Arctic Fox was voted out of the competition but not before he took off his mask to reveal his identity to be Anton.
Now he’s taken to Instagram to share his children’s reaction as he posted a side by side of his kids’ POV as well as the masking itself.
As the head came off, George and Henrietta looked up in shock as their mouths dropped in complete surprise.
George shouted: “How?” as he stood up and placed his arms above his head before adding: “How in a million years?”
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Meanwhile, Henrietta screamed: “How is that daddy? How?,” as both kids jumped and down in excitement.
Anton captioned the post: “Oh my darlings! How I wish I could have shared this sooner.
“What an absolute joy it was to be part of this years The Masked Singer alongside my loves @mewossy @davinamccall @mothecomedian @mayajama @joeldommett.”
He continued: “Keeping it all a secret from them was NOT easy, let me tell you but Henrietta and George’s reaction made every hushed rehearsal and secret song completely worth it.
“All my love, Anton XX,” he signed off with a blowing a kiss emoji.
His celebrity pals flocked to the comments section to share their thoughts on the heartwarming moment as judge Mo Gilligan said: “What a moment. Love seeing moments like this.”
Davina McCall gushed: “This is so lovely,” while Gorka Marquez said: “BEST reaction ever.”
The Wanted star Jay McGuiness wrote: “Ohhhh this is amazing,” and Gemma Atkinson expressed: “Oh bless them!!!”
Will Mellor penned: “Love it mate!,” while Scarlett Moffatt added: “This is amazing.”
Moments after being unmasked, Anton told host Joel Dommett: “I’ve loved every second of it, it’s been the most wonderful thing so thank you!”
Speaking about being voted off, he added: “Devastated naturally. Delighted to be able to perform but devastated to have been voted off!
“Well it’s such a lovely show. And it’s been going a while, I wondered why no-one ever asked me before! They have, I just haven’t had the time.
“It’s a lovely show, wonderfully done, it’s a great show. And the thought of doing this and people trying to guess who you are,” Anton added.
“They said where are you going daddy and I’ve just said I’ve got rehearsal. So I haven’t told them I’m on the show.
“So when they see the unveiling they are going to be overwhelmed. It’s going to be brilliant!”
The Masked Singer continues on Saturday at 7pm on ITV, STV, ITVX and STV Player.
