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ITV viewers have quickly become obsessed with The Masked Singer which made its debut last month. One thing which has been a talking point is the bizarre costumes the stars of the show are hidden in. Now, lead costume designer Tim Simpson has opened up about the costumes that didn't quite make it to air.

The show instantly grabbed the attention of those at home as they quickly turned into detectives from the comfort of their sofas. From the first reveal, which saw Patsy Palmer dressed as Butterfly, fans have been trying to guess who might be behind each mask. Last weekend saw the first double elimination as Duck and Unicorn were both unmasked to the public. Duck was revealed to be Skin from band Skunk Anansie, with Unicorn exposed as Jake Shears, the lead singer of Scissor Sisters. READ MORE: The Masked Singer UK spoilers: Who has been revealed so far?

The Masked Singer: ‘Too sexy’ show reveals costumes that never made it to air

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READ MORE The Masked Singer: Axed star reveals how fans could guess her identity Now, there are only five stars remaining as one will be crowned the winner in the coming weeks. One thing which hasn’t escaped becoming a talking point is the weird and wonderful costumes the stars wear each week. Lead costume designer Tim Simpson recently spilled the beans to Metro.co.uk as he revealed the reason some outfits didn't make it onto the screen. He confessed: “There was one idea that the team just thought was a little bit too sexy. It was just a bit raunchy so we had to park that one."

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Speaking of the huge reaction to the costume, Tim admitted: “It hadn’t even crossed my mind. “The number of people you see running down the street in sportswear and cycling shorts wearing tight clothes, it just hadn’t occurred to me. “I think if they’d been see-through then we really would have had a story, but you know, men’s bodies being men’s body shapes, I couldn’t quite see why it was an issue. It felt quite bizarre. “When it came up on set we thought, did we overlook something here? I don’t think we did because what people should have been looking at was the whole costume and particularly the mask,” he continued.

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