Heather Morris has won 'The Masked Dancer.'
Heather Morris wins The Masked Dancer
The 35-year-old actress is best known for playing the role of cheerleader Brittany S. Pierce on the Fox series 'Glee' but sought off competition from the likes of 'Strictly Come Dancing' star Bruno Tonioli and Broadway star Adam Garcia while masquerading as Scissors to become the 2022 champion of the ITV series.
Following her win, she told host Joel Dommett: "I can't believe I won! Oh my gosh! All those guesses made me think 'Wow! I could be so many people!' I was a dancer for Beyonce and I did the 'Single Ladies' tour, that's why I did 'Single Ladies' particularly because I was one of two backup dancers. I taught the 'Glee' dance and that's how I got the job because I had to teach the actors 'Single Ladies.' The bowl of cereal was Cheerios because of I cheerio cheerleader on 'Glee.'
Prior to the revelation, guest judge Dawn French had hoped it was Heather Morris because she is such a "huge fan", whilst Peter Crouch incorrectly guessed it was Pussycat Dolls star Kimberly Wyatt and Davina McCall had thought it was either her bandmate Ashley Roberts or actress Cameron Diaz.
Heather - who has been married to Taylor Hubbell since 2015 and has Elijah, nine, and Owen, six, with him - went on to add that it was her children who inspired her to take part in the show in the first place because they are all "huge fans" of the ITV franchise.
She added: "I have had the best time. This has made my heart so full. I feel like a little kid again dancing on stage. My kids at home, I have two boys at home and we are huge 'Masked' fans. My oldest - during the pandemic - would make masks himself. He made a Hippo mask out of cardboard so when I got the call for this I just said 'Of course, I'm going to do this, my kids will be in awe of me!'"
Heather then closed out the series with an unmasked performance of her dance choreographed to Aretha Franklin's hit 'R.E.S.P.E.C.T'
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