MASKED Singer fans are adamant that Otter is a former soap star.
The giant semi-aquatic mammal has been at the heart of some intense speculation, and the latest name in the frame is ex-EastEnder Josie Lawrence.
The actress played Amanda Best in the soap, who famously had a fling with much-loved Minty [Cliff Parisi].
Not only do viewers think the voice is undeniably Josie’s, but they’ve also matched up the character’s clues with various elements of her career.
Otter has narrated a number of children’s books, which could be a nod to Josie’s work on the audio versions of Julia Donaldson and Jacqueline Wilson books.
And the medical clue – “you might remember me from something a little bit medical sounding” – could be hinting at her roles in TV dramas Casualty and Doctors.
One fan said: “Ever since someone said Josie Lawrence for Otter I can’t get it out of my head. The singing really sounds like her.”
Another wrote: “Otter is 1000000% Josie Lawrence.”
However, others have come to the conclusion it could be Daisy May Cooper.
The This Country star is a prime suspect for the character over on a Reddit thread in which eight ‘tell-tale’ signs make quite the argument it could be her.
Among the clues were a witch’s hat and broom (a supposed indicator of Daisy’s BBC series The Witchhunter), Kim Kardashian (which she parodied her famous ‘break the internet’ pic for on a magazine cover), and a nod to a Vicar – one of the lead characters in This Country.
Other clues included a reference to RADA – the drama school Daisy attended – and a police hat and siren, which could be an indicator to her role in 2014’s The Wrong’Uns beside James Corden and Mat Baynton.
