Warning: This article contains spoilers about Wednesday’s season finale ofThe Masked Dancer.
On Wednesday’s season finale, the colorful confection danced (and flipped!)
The champ herself was revealed to be none other than three-time Olympic gold medalist gymnast Gabby Douglas.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:What was your reaction when the producers reached out about you being on the show?
GABBY DOUGLAS:Well, first of all, I’m a huge fan ofThe Masked Singer.
And I love being a little detective guessing who’s under the mask.
And I’ve been guessed before onMasked Singer.
So then whenMasked Dancerrolls in my inbox, I’m like, I have to do this.
So I was a huge fan of the show and the production already.
I honestly was like, let’s go out there and have fun.
But at the same time though, I was super-competitive.
I’m like, “Okay, what are we doing?
How can I make this better?
What details can I throw in there?
How can we up our game?”
So I kind of went in there with both of those mindsets.
You had a really bad fall rehearsing for the first episode.
First of all, were you okay, and what happened there?
Yeah, all is well.
But I was okay, I was fine.
I only got a bruised chin and a bruised knee.
What was your favorite dance routine you did on the show?
I honestly can’t pick!
Was there one that was more difficult for you?
I would say that cheer step number was just a little bit challenging with the footwork.
There were a lot of flips and gymnastics-jot down moves in your final performance.
Did you try and convince them to let you do more of that throughout the season?
Or were you happy to sort of keep it more simple?
Should we flip?"
And he’s like, “We want to save it for the finale.”
Were you nervous about doing that in that costume?
The costume was a bit heavy, but I was like, okay, C.C.
Let’s run faster.
Let’s punch harder.
We got this together.
I actually was starting to embody Cotton Candy.
It was just a lot of practice.
I love that you had a nickname for your costume.
Did you just love her?
Do you miss her a little bit?
They showed it to me on paper and I just fell in love.
I was like, “No changes to be made here!”
I absolutely adore her.
When can I try her on?
I do miss her.
I miss her every single day.
I noticed that in your first performance, you obviously had the aerial stunt with the ring.
Was that sort of full-circle imagery on purpose or am I reading too much into it?
That’s so interesting that you noticed that because that was exactly the thought behind it.
We thought, all right, how C.C.
started, that’s how she’s going to end: up in the air.
Where are you going to keep the diamond mask trophy?
The overall experience was so, so fun for me.
And the people were amazing.
You got a little teary-eyed during the reveal.
What did that moment mean to you?
I was emotional the whole entire day because I just can’t even express enough…
I didn’t want this journey to end.
So like I said, I was very emotional that day.
They’re so amazing.
