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The Masked Singer UK: Every clue we know about Rhino

All the guesses and clues

Annabel Nugent
Saturday 18 February 2023 16:53 GMT
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Rhino has made it to the final of The Masked Singer.

The hit reality competition series is back on screens for its fourth season on ITV.

Joel Dommett hosts the popular series, which sees stars disguise themselves in wacky costumes and perform a song on stage. Viewers at home and a panel of judges are tasked with guessing their identities using the provided clues.

Mo Gilligan, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, and Davina McCall return as judges, who determine who proceeds to the next stages of the competition ā€“ and who is sent home.

Who is Rhino?

Viewers first got to see Rhino perform on Saturday 7 January.

The only verbal clue fans got ahead of time was: ā€œThey were horn this way ā€“ itā€™s Rhino!ā€

Joanna Lumley in 2018
Joanna Lumley in 2018 (Getty Images)

Some viewers thought that the characterā€™s name ā€œRhinoā€ and the word ā€œhornā€ could suggest the personality is associated with wildlife, perhaps as a presenter or supporter of nature reserve charities.

Rhinoā€™s costume is appropriately that of a rhino, only dressed in a red cowboy outfit ā€“ including a flashy cowboy hat.

Miley Cyrus with her father, country musician Billy Ray Cyrus
Miley Cyrus with her father, country musician Billy Ray Cyrus (Associated Press)

This could hint towards a background in western films or TV shows. Another possibility is that Rhino is a known country music fan or star, such as Billy Ray Cyrus ā€“ who also features on the 2019 hit song ā€œOld Town Roadā€ by Lil Nas X, who has famously worn bright coloured cowboy outfits when performing.

Rhino sang ā€œChasing Carsā€ by Snow Patrol in his debut on the show. There were a number of references to law and order, with Rhinoā€™s sheriff costume appearing alongside a police car with ā€œsheriffā€ written on it.

In his video entry, we saw three arrows, the word ā€œcobaltā€ and a reference to ā€œtwo bad jokesā€.

McCall guessed it was comedian Russell Brand, while Ross thought it could be James Blunt.

Ora praised Rhinoā€™s singing talents and guessed Freddie Flintoff, while Gilligan guessed Rylan Clark.

Rhinoā€™s riddle was: ā€œIā€™m chief of this town and Iā€™m happy-go-lucky, but one of you guys might think Iā€™m quite muggy.ā€

Rylan Clark
Rylan Clark (Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)

Rhino next appeared in episode four. ā€œIn this here town, I like to encourage patience,ā€ he said in his video introduction, before adding: ā€œI might be a Rhino, but I've never been one to charge into a situation.ā€

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Soon, we saw a sign marked ā€œHome, 199900 kmā€ and a small Statue of Liberty figurine and a red apple, bringing New York City to mind. Rhino divulged that heā€™s known for being ā€œin a hurry to get somewhere on occasionā€ and said that he hadnā€™t been the ā€œodd one out on the plains before, but I can appreciate how that feelsā€.

He also picked up a pair of circular-rimmed glasses, reminiscent of ones worn by Harry Potter.

James Arthur
James Arthur (PA Archive)

After noting that rhinos have a natural gift of strength that allows them to ā€œbreak throughā€, Rhino performed ā€œTryā€ by P!nk, to much acclaim from the judges and the studio audience.

Mo Gilligan guessed that Rhino could be former rugby star Thom Evans, due to his relationship with the American singer Nicole Scherzinger.

Davina McCall then suggested actor Anthony Edwards ā€“ he played Dr Mark Greene in ER and wore similar round glasses. In Top Gun, he played Goose, to whom Tom Cruiseā€™s character says the famous line: ā€œI feel the need for speed.ā€

Rita Ora gave Joe Jonas as her guess, while Jonathan Ross went for James Arthur.

Finally, the audience were given two additional clues: ā€œCan I be real for a second? There's a rumour that I'm a thieving sheriffā€ and ā€œNow there's a whisper, that I wasted no time in turning down a highfalutin offer.ā€

However, only one of these phrases is actually relevant to Rhinoā€™s identity.

On Saturday (28 January), Rhinoā€™s VT featured an inflatable barbell, while he said that he had been ā€œknown to duel on occasionā€ and once took on ā€œtwo icons at the same timeā€.

There was an allusion to ā€œrising waterā€ and different temperatures or weathers. ā€œA rhino out of its climate is a very fishy thing to see,ā€ he said.

Rhino sang ā€œI Just Canā€™t Wait To Be Kingā€ from The Lion King, after which Ross guessed Tyson Fury. Ora went for Charlie Puth, McCall guessed Alfie Boe and Gilligan said Jason Orange.

During the VT on 4 February, American actors Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn appeared on wanted posters. This led some fans to link the stars to the film Wedding Crashers, and in turn, the Busted song, ā€œCrashed the Weddingā€. Busted star Charlie Simpson is now on lots of peopleā€™s lips.

For the semi-final, Rhino performed ā€œLittle Bit of Loveā€ by Tom Grennan and ā€œUse Somebodyā€ by Kings of Leon.

In a video segment, Rhino could be briefly seen walking past a chain of amusement park-style tickets, which had the words ā€œadmit everyoneā€ printed across them.

The Masked Singer season four concludes on Saturday 18 February at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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