The Dragon has been unmasked on The Masked Singer. It turned out to be Sue Perkins.

None of the panel, including guest Matt Lucas, guessed who it was. Sandi Toksvig was among the suggestions.

After the big reveal Perkins said: "Being Dragon is liberating and brilliant - I have been able to be playful and silly and childlike, and things you can’t be...I would never ever sing, I am terrified of performing in public. What would be interesting is me singing without the mask, let’s see if it broke the spell for me...“I’m usually up a mountain or down a river these days - so I’m probably the last person that anyone would think of in a musical entertainment context. I got an awful lot of joy out of hoodwinking the panel.“

Perkins later tweeted: "What an absolute RIDE. I loved every second of it. Thanks to all of MS team who helped me keep the secret - and most of all to Anna my voice coach and Steve the MD who helped drag the wee voice out of Dragon. Xxxxxx (Ps. love to ⁦@michellevisage and ⁦@courtneyact.)"

The comedian/presenter managed to keep the secret from everyone around her. Her friend Emma Kennedy tweeted: "Oh she spent the best part of the week assuring me it was Susan Calman."

In the semi-final double elimination Harlequin was revealed to be pop singer Gabrielle.

The final between Sausage, Badger and Robin (I can't believe I'm writing this) will be on ITV1 next Saturday night at 7pm.