'The Masked Singer' Fans Can't Stop Talking About Season 5's Seashell

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From Good Housekeeping

  • Who is Seashell on The Masked Singer season 5? Below are the internet’s top guesses based on the clues revealed so far.

  • Right now, it appears most fans are guessing Seashell is Sister, Sister star Tamera Mowry-Housley.


The Masked Singer is drawing inspiration from the sea once again. At the start of season 4, Masked Singer judges and fans quickly named American Idol alum Tori Kelly as Seahorse. Now, the hit Fox competition show is featuring another singing underwater character — Seashell.

While The Masked Singer season 5 has just begun, fans are already sharing their guesses about who could be behind the dazzling pink costume. Take a look below at what folks are saying about Seashell.

Who is Seashell on The Masked Singer?

First, let’s take a look at the clues we have so far:

  • Seashell has a conch for a head, one right eye and small lips.

  • Seashell is wearing a colorful sequined bodysuit. The contestant also has on a skirt made of pink, blue and purple seashells. Her ensemble is completed with starfish and a pink train.

  • In the first clue package, Seashell says that she was “pulled by the tide all around the world with [her] family.”

  • Seashell is seen next to a hotdog with sauerkraut, a green chameleon, a broom and a bell.

  • Seashell says that when her career took off, "it was like a massive tsunami of success." But much like her childhood, she "still drifted, wearing many hats." She also puts on a cowboy hat.

  • Seashell is nervous because she hasn’t sung in a really long time, but she wants to face her fears.

Putting all of these clues together and watching Seashell's first performance a few times over, here’s who Masked Singer fans believe it could be:

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Photo credit: Paul Archuleta - Getty Images
Photo credit: Paul Archuleta - Getty Images

Tamera Mowry-Housley was born in Gelnhausen, Hesse, Germany, which could be why Seashell's first clue package features a hotdog with sauerkraut. Tamera's parents both served in the U.S. Army, which could explain her family traveling around the world. What’s more, the green chameleon could be hinting at her role in the ‘90s TV series Are You Afraid of the Dark. In 1995, Tamera appeared in the episode entitled “The Tale of the Chameleons,” where she played the Evil Chameleon. Plus, the broom could hint at her 2005 TV movie, Twitches. Meanwhile, Tamera has said in the past that despite being known for acting, she also loves to sing.

“I want to sing so badly. I want to do like a Christmas album, an inspirational album,” Tamera told Oprah Magazine last year. “I will sit there in the morning in my shower, at night in my room, and I will just sing.”

Mandy Moore

Photo credit: Paul Archuleta - Getty Images
Photo credit: Paul Archuleta - Getty Images

Why Mandy Moore? Turns out, the This Is Us star voiced Rapunzel in Disney’s animated movie Tangled and continued voicing the princess in several other projects, including the Disney Channel TV series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. In the show, Rapunzel has a pet chameleon named Pascal, who is green (see the connection?). Plus, the cowboy hat may reference Mandy’s role in the TV series short Sheriff Callie’s Wild West.

Do you agree with one of these guesses or do you think it could be a different celebrity? Tell us in the comments below!

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