Next up for the eliminated contestant?
“Doing a Disney animated film would be a dream,” she tells EW.
Warning: This article contains spoilers about Wednesday’s episode ofThe Masked Singer.
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Seashell has found herself on other shores.
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But I was terrified!
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First, I feel honored.
Secondly, I haven’t sang on stage in over 20 years, what is this?
But I knew it was something that I always wanted to do, to sing again.
And we were doing pretty well, but then I gotSister, Sisterand I couldn’t be both.
So we had to choose.
I felt this push and this calling to want to sing again.
And I put it out there in the universe and kind of manifested it.
And that’s exactly what I did.
During the show, you really don’t have time to think.
Do you think you’ll record some music of your own now?
I would love that.
Doing a Disney animated film would be a dream.
Oh, you never know.
Were you surprised how far you went in the competition?
That’s what’s crazy!
Okay, so in my head, I wanted to make it to the Spicy 6.
I made it up to seven.
So we’re one closer, but it was very tough this year.
I am so grateful and thankful for how far I made it.
It’s awesome to be revealed later than some professional singers.
Were you sad to leave the show?
I was sad, yes, because the competitor in me obviously wanted to win.
To me, you’re a winner if you do that.
How did you feel about having all the wildcards this season?
I was like, “What is going on?
Why are they doing this to us?
Who is coming in now?”
With the wildcard, you don’t even know.
Like, oh my god, why did they do that?
Why are they doing this to us?
[Laughs]
When did you find out there’d be wildcards?
We found out with everyone else.
Your costume was so beautiful.
Did you just love it?
You’re so sweet.
My daughter was obsessed.
She didn’t know it was me.
When she found out it was me, it was the cutest.
I wish I would have had it on video.
I was actually showing her on my phone.
And she said, “Oh mommy, that’s you?
I want that costume.”
It was so beautiful.
And when they showed it to me, I was like, “Yes.”
Seashell is very sophisticated, she’s elegant, she’s cute, she’s sassy.
And I feel like that was all a representation of who I am.
I thought she was just so beautiful.
The only thing was, I totally underestimated that shell on my head.
It wasn’t balanced.
It would always lean to the right.
So singing with that thing on was tough, but you have to push through it.
Ok, so your kids didn’t know you were doing the show.
Did you tell your twin sister, Tia?Who did you tell?
So, he knows singing and he was coaching me.
And then my mom is my prayer warrior.
“We know this is you!”
The jig was up.
Tia texted my brother, then my brother called me.
And my dad called me.
He was so excited.
So the secret, I mean, I couldn’t hold it for too long amongst my family members.
What surprised you the most about doing the show?
One, that I was gonna make it as far as I did.
Two, I wasn’t prepared for the whirlwind of it all.
You literally show up and you are thrown into the mix, but it’s so much fun.
And then also how it’s a lot of work.
It’s a lot on the psyche, but it’s all worth it.
So what would you tell people considering doing the show in the future?
