“I had an actual panic assault, like the primary time I went out within the swimsuit. I needed to suppose and I needed to lookup right into a sure spot into the helmet that I’d see and give attention to that to settle down,” Bush shared. “And the slit to see is so small, it is very disorienting. Anybody who tries any main dance strikes — it is actually scary.”
For Billy Bush, showing on The Masked Singer was a significant step outdoors of his consolation zone.
Whereas singing is one thing he is been recognized to do across the halls of Further TV, taking his abilities to the massive stage took issues up a notch. Bush spoke to TooFab Thursday after he was unmasked on this week’s present, the place he dished on his expertise and shared why he is glad he did one thing that scared him.
“I’ve all the time had just a little set of jazz palms going, and I used to be within the spring musical in highschool, Guys and Dolls, I sang within the choir. My father had a barbershop quartet together with his buddies referred to as the ‘Lengthy Island Sound,’ he was in that group until he died, so we have all the time been singers,” Bush shared. “I sing within the hallways like loopy, and I believe a few the producers began filming me just a little bit and despatched it to The Masked Singer and mentioned, ‘Take him off our palms.'”
Bush shook issues up on Wednesday evening’s present because the wild card, performing TV theme songs below the masks of Sir Lion.
“I believe it was good,” he mentioned when requested about coming in because the wild card. “A one-and-done was good for me. You are available in, you shake up the evening, you do your factor and also you’re out of there. It was superior. I do not know if I may’ve gone a lot additional, but it surely was nice.”
He admittedly had a panic assault earlier than stepping onto the stage, nevertheless, telling TooFab that the costume — a heavy and ornate Bridgerton-inspired swimsuit full with a lions head — carried a weight with it that the longtime leisure journalist was not anticipating.
“I had an actual panic assault, like the primary time I went out within the swimsuit. I needed to suppose and I needed to lookup right into a sure spot into the helmet that I’d see, and give attention to that to settle down,” Bush shared. “And the slit to see is so small, it is very disorienting. Anybody who tries any main dance strikes — it is actually scary.”
He continued, “However as soon as I did a pair gown rehearsals, I felt snug sufficient to nail it. To do it.”
Whereas it was a one-and-done form of expertise for Bush, he mentioned he is glad he did it, and advised TooFab that he discovered an essential lesson about himself within the course of.”
“That I nonetheless have the fireplace of a younger man,” Bush mentioned of what he discovered. “I am nonetheless a go for it man, and I do not ever need to change. I am not afraid to swing, and that was a quick ball and I swung at it. And I suppose that is it, you are still unafraid to take probabilities.”
As for who he’d prefer to see grace The Masked Singer stage subsequent, Bush mentioned he would not thoughts just a little extra illustration from the leisure journalism neighborhood, and seconded our suggestion that TMZ‘s personal Harvey Levin would make the proper contestant.
“Undoubtedly,” he mentioned when requested if he would encourage his colleagues to strive their hand on the present. “I’d encourage anybody to step out of their consolation zone. That is undoubtedly out of my consolation zone, to carry out like that in entrance of individuals. Nobody’s seen me do this form of factor, however that is precisely the rationale to do it. It is extremely exhilarating, and it will get you out of your routine. Do it.”
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Bush continued, “I would like to see Harvey. Particularly Harvey. Get in there. Harvey — he is unbelievable. He is so match.”
Elsewhere within the interview, Bush dished on a few of leisure information’ largest headlines, together with the scandal surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs, who’s at present below investigation for crimes together with intercourse trafficking, sexual assault, and soliciting and distributing unlawful narcotics and firearms.
Whereas Bush, who has interviewed the music mogul many instances over the past twenty years, mentioned the preliminary report was stunning, there’s little that really shocks him lately.
“No,” Bush mentioned if he is shocked by a few of at the moment’s craziest headlines.
“…I by no means imagined a few of the allegations we’re listening to now, I did not know something about that,” Bush added of Diddy. “However, yeah it is just a little stunning, however not jaw-dropping.”
Hear what else he has to say about Diddy within the video beneath.
The Masked Singer returns subsequent Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
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