Actress Zikhona Sodlaka was the latest celebrity to be exposed as the feisty Fox on The Masked Singer South Africa at the weekend.

From all the clues in the past weeks of the show, the three detectives guessed that Fox was part of a litter of five, who lost their mama and papa Fox, and now adores her only cub.

She also studied on the coast, lived in the City of Gold, is a multi-talented artist who had been around for generations, and danced her way to the top.

Furthermore, they ascertained Fox was a serious thespian but playful in nature. 

In one of The Masked Singer South Africa’s early episodes, Somizi figured Fox might be Zikhona, which had Skhumba in stitches.

However, Skhumba changed his mind in a later episode, all because of Fox’s flirty on-stage behaviour.

Skhumba was convinced Fox had a crush on him, pointing out how excited she was every time presenter Mpho mentioned his name.

Fox was slightly embarrassed, covering her eyes with her manicured paws.

Her reaction confirmed Skhumba’s suspicion, as he knew Zikhona was the type of star who blushed when someone complimented her. 

With their final guesses, Sithelo sided with Somizi and Skhumba since it was evident that Fox is a goal-driven actress who also shines in theatres.  

J’Something admitted that Fox left him confused. As he insisted that Fox is a singer, he went with the most consistent name in his notes, Amanda Black.  

After taking off her mask, Sodlaka continued to entertain the audience with the va-va-voom Fox became known for.

Instead of replying to a serious question from Mpho about her heavy mask, Zikhona engaged with Somizi and the audience and requested to say something about J’Something first. 

Then Sodlaka dropped her mic and turned around to display how floored she was every time J’Something complimented her singing. 

When Mpho enquired if she saw music in her future following J’s response, Sodlaka directed the question to the detectives and audience, receiving a resounding “yes”!

Sodlaka said: “The limitations of the mask are vast because it’s a seriously heavy thing. But we just want to put on a beautiful show because we’re artists and we’re performers, and that’s what we do.”

Next week, one of the remaining four masked singers – Lion, Lollipop, Rhino, and Tree – will be crowned the king or queen of The Masked Singer South Africa.

The king or queen of the show will take home the coveted Golden Mask trophy.

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Mbalenhle Zuma