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Axolotl was simply concerning the cutest Masked Singer costume we’ve ever seen on the present. WWE star Alexa Bliss was revealed because the lovable amphibian after her efficiency of LeAnn Rimes’ “Can’t Battle The Moonlight” within the March 22 episode. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Alexa about how she conquered her “worry of singing” with The Masked Singer.
“I’ve had buddies do The Masked Singer. I watched The Masked Singer and thought it could simply be one thing that might be so enjoyable,” Alexa stated about why she determined to do the present. “I actually simply wished to face my worry of singing. I had a karaoke state of affairs occur years in the past that traumatized me. It’s so small, nevertheless it traumatized me from singing for years, particularly in entrance of individuals. I simply wished to lastly face that worry and at last present myself that I may recover from that worry as a result of it was such an anxiousness set off for me, however I did it and it was enjoyable. I simply wished to go and have enjoyable with it. It was one of the best expertise.”
Alexa stated it helped that she had a “5-foot headpiece” on her as she carried out. “My husband [Ryan Cabrera] helped me quite a bit to form of recover from that worry in that sense as a result of he informed me proper earlier than we went out as I used to be beginning to panic somewhat bit,” Alexa revealed. “He was like, ‘Hey, you’ve already confronted your worry. You sang for these folks already throughout rehearsal. You’ve performed it. You’ve sung in entrance of individuals. It’s positive as a result of that is the enjoyable half. That is the time so that you can have enjoyable.’ It was actually nice having him there to assist me with that.”
Regardless of having a large headpiece to hold throughout her efficiency, the 31-year-old admitted that it was extra “tough to carry out with the tail. I used to be afraid that I used to be going to whip somebody with my tail and knock myself over or one thing. It wasn’t the pinnacle that was tough. Really, none of it was tough. I used to be extra involved about my tail than my head as a result of it actually wasn’t heavy. The workforce created this superior, intricate inside harness that took all the burden off my head and off my again. All the burden was in my hips, after which my shoulders.”
The Axolotl costume was positively one of many extra distinctive masks to grace the stage. Alexa informed HollywoodLife that she solely knew what an axolotl was due to the viral TikTok development of “folks utilizing sharpies to attract round their axolotl within the tank and singing the second Secondhand Serenade tune. I didn’t comprehend it was regenerative, and I didn’t know the way similar to superior they’re. I simply knew that one TikTok.”
When she realized how the axolotl can regenerate itself, Alexa noticed a variety of herself within the resilient amphibian. “For me, it form of jogs my memory of my WWE character,” she informed HollywoodLife. “I’ve needed to reinvent myself so many instances for my very own private self. I don’t like being the identical character time and again, so having the ability to at all times adapt and evolve and transfer ahead is form of how I relate to the Axolotl. Plus, my husband stated that I form of regarded prefer it.”
Alexa famous that she’s turn into a “extra well-rounded particular person” due to The Masked Singer. “I do know I can face my fears, and I do know that I can do issues that I by no means thought I may earlier than,” she stated. “And now I’m extra snug doing that. There have been instances when Ryan will simply pull out the guitar, and we’ll each sing a tune collectively only for enjoyable. I’d have by no means performed that in 1,000,000 years. I’d have by no means even sang in entrance of my husband if it wasn’t for Masked Singer.” New episodes of The Masked Singer season 9 air Wednesdays on FOX.
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