Why Scheana Shay Did The Masked Singer After DWTS Aspirations

TooFab spoke to the Vanderpump Guidelines alum after her elimination and unmasking Wednesday evening, the place she revealed why The Masked Singer trumped her years-long dream of being on Dancing with the Stars.

“This was my Dancing with the Stars. It was. I all the time had pictured myself on Dancing with the Stars because the first season. I am like, ‘At some point I am going to do that present.’ I by no means pictured myself on The Masked Singer,” she shared. “And this was one thing like, by no means in my wildest desires — in the event you went again and requested little Scheana, ‘Do you assume at some point you will be on nationwide primetime tv singing in a dressing up of a bat?’ No. So, to have the ability to get this chance, and to not must audition for it, to have it supplied to me like, ‘Hey, we wish you for this character.’ It felt so wonderful.”

She continued, “it gave me that confidence enhance that I really feel like I’ve misplaced in 11 years of being on a actuality present, and I am like, what? Whether or not I sound good or not, whether or not I get made enjoyable of or not, I am engaging in one thing big for myself and I am actually freaking proud, and I hope my daughter is simply too.”

Shay initially turned down the provide to be on TMS, telling TooFab concern and her nerves received one of the best of her, however finally, she determined to “face her fears” head on and go for it.

“I’ve received actually gnarly OCD, and this was publicity remedy on 100. It was actually a tough no at first. Took a bit of convincing, a terrific name with [producer] Deena Katz, and … I considered it, and I used to be like, ‘ what? I need to say sure to extra issues. I do not need to miss out on alternatives as a result of I am afraid, afraid of being made enjoyable of’ — however singing on nationwide tv on prime time, stay, with no backing monitor or auto-tuned mic? I used to be similar to, ‘I do not find out about this. I do not know if that is for me,’ however we did it,” Shay stated.

“Unbelievable expertise. Essentially the most wonderful manufacturing staff. I used to be simply so unhappy. It was over so quickly,” she added.

Being behind the masks of The Bat gave Shay some freedom as properly.

Separated from the “villain” character she’s been portrayed to be over time on VPR, when she stepped on The Masked Singer stage, Shay was in a position to simply be herself.

“So free,” she stated of what that second felt like. “I imply, to only come out on stage, I did my excessive kick and I used to be similar to, ‘That is so enjoyable. Nobody is aware of it is me. My voice is distorted.’ I had no thought I used to be going to have as a lot enjoyable as I did. And I am simply so glad that I did not let concern overcome me. And I stated sure.”

The costume, which Shay referred to as “iconic,” really wasn’t as cumbersome because it seemed, giving the fact star the room to bounce and saunter throughout the stage as she carried out her rendition of the Sabrina Carpenter hit, “Espresso.”

“The top really wasn’t as heavy as I believed it was going to be. There was room to breathe. They did must put like a bicycle helmet beneath it as a result of my head is small and it was sort of tilting. And I am like, ‘If I transfer a bit of bit and it falls off.’ So that they cranked the bicycle helmet actually tight. And I used to be like, ‘We’re good. We’re not going to fall off,’” Shay revealed.

“After which they added a slit into the costume as a result of if I made it to my second music, there was going to be that splits second,” Shay stated of the dance transfer she was going to do had she superior to the subsequent spherical. “So I used to be like, ‘I would like the slit on this costume to do the splits.’ And we did not get there, however that is okay. I had a lot enjoyable doing it.”

Trying forward, Shay, who is ready to star in season 2 of The Valley, is not ruling out any extra competitors reveals, significantly if The Traitors comes calling.

“I believe this season has been so entertaining. So it is such an unimaginable present. I fell in love with it final season,” Shay stated of the Peacock sequence. “This season, I imply, it would not disappoint. And I am like, ‘That is my new tremendous fan second.’ Like, I am obsessive about that present. It is simply, it is so good.”

She added, “This was new for me with the competitors sequence, however you understand, whether or not I get despatched dwelling the primary evening, which I imply, it is all the time disappointing, but additionally in hindsight, I am like, ‘ what? Let’s depart them wanting extra as a substitute of being like, ‘why is she on this present?’ So I am very happy with my efficiency. I am so proud of how every little thing shook out for me. And we’ll see what’s subsequent.”

The Masked Singer continues subsequent Wednesday with “Ghostbusters Night time” at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.