>>> IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THE MILLIONS OF FANS OF "THE
MASKED SINGER," THE WAIT IS
OVER.
OVER. THE HIT REALITY CELEBRITY
COMPETITION WHERE CELEBRITIES
FACE OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER
DISGUISED IN CRAZY COSTUMES IS
BACK, BABY.
BACK, BABY. >> THE PREMIER SEASON DREW IN
MORE THAN 17 MILLION VIEWERS,
AND "THE MASKED SINGER" WAS LAST
YEAR’S HIGHEST RATED SHOW, AND
RETURNING AS ONE OF THE JUDGES
THIS SEASON, OUR BUDDY JENNY
McCARTHY WAHLBERG.
McCARTHY WAHLBERG. >> HI, GUYS.
>> FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATS ON THE
SHOW.
SHOW. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT
ON PAPER PEOPLE PROBABLY LOOKED
AT IT AND SAID, MY GOD, IS THIS
THING EVER GOING TO AMOUNT TO
ANYTHING?
ANYTHING? >> IT’S TRUE.
>> IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WHERE IT’S EITHER THE BEST IDEA
IN THE WORLD OR THE WORST.
>> THANK GOD IT WAS THE BEST
IDEA.
IDEA. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN YOU
HEARD THE IDEA?
>> I ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS
GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD, THE
ONLY THING I WAS WORRIED ABOUT
IS WHO IS GOING TO BE ON THE
SHOW WITH ME.
EVEN ANDY AND I TALKED ABOUT IT
FOR A SECOND.
IF YOU DO IT, I’LL DO IT.
OF COURSE, ANDY WAS TOO BUSY BUT
I GOT ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE
OTHER JUDGES AND TOOK THE
CHANCE.
CHANCE. >> YOU’RE SO GREAT ON THE SHOW.
YOU’RE GREAT ON EVERY SHOW.
>> I WISH I COULD TAKE CREDIT AT
ALL FOR THIS SHOW, BUT THE SHOW
ITSELF, IT’S BROUGHT SO MANY
FAMILIES BACK TOGETHER THAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING, MY SON, WHO
HAS NEVER LEFT HIS COMPUTER,
SITS DOWN AND WATCHES TV WITH ME
NOW.
NOW. >> OH, MY GOSH.
YOU GET SOME GREAT SINGERS, TOO,
THAT’S THE OTHER THING.
>> WHEN GLADYS KNIGHT CAME OUT
IN THAT COSTUME --
>> RIGHT?
>> RIGHT? >> YES, THAT WAS AMAZING.
>> THIS SEASON I HAD HEARD WE
TURNED DOWN CELEBRITIES BECAUSE
THE SHOW GOT SO POPULAR, I WAS
LIKE, YOU KNOW YOU’RE BIG WHEN
YOU TURN PEOPLE DOWN.
AND THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO
MUCH INFORMATION, BUT GIVING IT,
ANYWAY, THE MOTIVATION SOMETIMES
IS I WANT TO DEBUT MY VOICE.
BUT THIS YEAR IT’S, I WANT TO
TRICK MY KIDS.
THESE ARE SOME BIG NAMES TRYING
TO TRICK THEIR KIDS.
>> IS IT TRUE THAT YOU AND YOUR
HUSBAND -- I DIDN’T KNOW THIS --
MET EACH OTHER ON ANDY COHEN’S
SHOW?
SHOW? >> WE DID.
WE SAID HI AT NEW YEAR’S AND
THEN WE MET --
>> SO RYAN IS TRYING TO --
>> RYAN IS TRYING BUT THERE WAS
SOME HEAT.
SOME HEAT. >> THE THREE OF US, I GO, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?
GET HER CELL NUMBER.
>> I SAID, DONNIE, IS THAT TRUE?
HE SAID, YEAH, ANDY WAS SAYING,
GET HER NUMBER.
>> AND YOU’RE CELEBRATING YOUR
FIFTH ANDY-VERSARY.
FIFTH ANDY-VERSARY. >> WE STILL HAVE YOU IN A FRAME
IN OUR HOUSE, AND IT’S BEEN FIVE
YEARS.
YEARS. >> HOW DO YOU KEEP IT SO HOT?
YOU TWO SEEM LIKE BUNNY RABBITS,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
>> WE TRY OUR BEST.
WE’RE STILL BUSY.
WE HAVE A ROOM DEDICATED TO
THOSE BUNNY MOMENTS.
WHEN YOU’RE A PARENT, HOW MANY
TIMES DO YOU HAVE TO BE QUIET
DURING CERTAIN MOMENTS?
>> HOW MANY TIMES WOULD YOUA WEE
YOU SAY YOU GO INTO YOUR BUNNY
ROOM?
ROOM? >> IF WE’RE HOME, IT’S ABOUT
ONCE A WEEK.
IT’S NOT LIKE "SHADES OF GREY."
WE TOOK ONE OF THOSE OLD ROOMS
THAT PEOPLE DON’T GO IN ANYMORE
AND PUT A --
>> WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE
CHEMISTRY IS THERE BUT YOU
HARDLY SEE THEM -- YOU’RE ALWAYS
FACETIMING, TEXTING.
FACETIMING, TEXTING. I DON’T KNOW HOW THAT IS.
>> I DON’T KNOW, BUT PEOPLE SAY
WHEN YOU MEET THE ONE, IT’S THE
ONE.
ONE. WE TEXT EVERY HOUR, WE FACETIME
SLEEP.
SLEEP. HE’S ON A PILLOW AND I’M
WATCHING HIM.
WATCHING HIM. WE HAVEN’T MISSED A NIGHT IN
FIVE YEARS.
FIVE YEARS. >> WOW.
>> WOW. >> WE HAVEN’T MISSED A NIGHT IN
FIVE YEARS.
FIVE YEARS. >> FACETIME SLEEP?
>> I KNOW.
I FEEL LIKE I’VE KNOWN HIM MY
WHOLE LIFE BUT I’VE ONLY BEEN
MARRIED FOR A MONTH.
I’M SO EXCITED TO GET OFF THE
PHONE WITH HIM.