ITV Masked Singer fans praise 'utter professional' Jonathan Ross for 'rescuing' awkward moment

ITV viewers have heaped praise on The Masked Singer UK judge Jonathan Ross for 'rescuing' an awkward moment on stage during the latest episode.

On Saturday night, fans watched American R&B star Macy Gray reveal herself as the singer behind the Toad in the Hole mask. But the reveal didn't quite go to plan as the star had to be convinced to return to the stage for the unmasking after initially walking away when it was announced she would not be going through to the next stage of the competition.

After singing in the head-to-head against Bear, Jonathan told the star that the judges had decided to vote her off as they were "pretty certain" they knew who she was and they were "desperate" to find out if they were right.

But Macy seemingly didn't take the news very well and walked off stage leaving host Joel Dommett and the judges looking confused about what was going on and whether the show could continue.

Eventually, Joel told the audience that Toad would be returning to the stage to reveal their identity. After she took off her mask, Joel attempted to quiz Macy about her time on the show but viewers at home noticed that the downbeat singer didn't seem very happy about the result. Asked by Joel if she had fun on the show, Macy simply answered: “Yeah”.

Some fans branded her a 'sore loser' as they pointed out that she looked 'raging' to be heading home. "Macy Gray having a tantrum dressed as a toad on stage will go down in pop culture history," one fan wrote.

But viewers also picked up on Jonathan's reaction to the 'awkward' moment, with some viewers praising the judge for 'rescuing' the interview with the star.

Jonathan attempted to ask Macy about some of the clues the panel had heard during the show, asking her about