Warning: This article contains spoilers aboutThe Masked Singerseason 3, episode 10.
Sorry, White Tiger: you only get one life, not nine, onThe Masked Singer.
Rob, how’d you decide to do this?
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ROB GRONKOWSKI:To tell you the truth, I really didn’t know what I was getting into.
I mean I’ve heard all about the show.
I’ve seen commercials about it, but I didn’t really know the full-on details and everything.
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I’ve always wanted to learn how to sing.
I’ve actually always wanted to learn how to dance, too.
Once I got the opportunity, I really didn’t know exactly what I was getting into.
Now that I got some time on my hands, I thought, why not?
I’ve always wanted to be part of a singing show.
They won’t know it’s me underneath.
It took a little pressure off.
You just go out there and own it without anyone even knowing.
I kind of felt like that.
It grew me a pair.
Why you pick that costume?
They showed me, like, three different costumes.
The White Tiger just stood out to me.
I don’t know why.
It just kind of fit me.
How difficult was it to move around in the costume?
You definitely got to get used to that.
That’s another conditioning level right there.
You’re sweating by the time the song is over, like insane amounts of sweat.
It’s definitely hard to move in.
Let’s talk about your exhaustion level.
It seemed like during “Good Vibrations” you dropped some of the lyrics.
Did you get pooped?
That is 100% correct.
I missed a couple of the lyrics.
But that was not the case.
That just shows how difficult it is, no matter who you are.
Talk about some of your song choices.
I always just sung the lyrics off of the karaoke machine.
It actually took me about five hours to even learn the song.
How does the physical part of this show compare to nine seasons in the NFL?
And what about your nerves?
They are very similar.
It’s definitely different conditioning.
It’s just opening up a whole new aspect in your body.
It feels good when you’re done.
Jenny McCarthy figured it out rather quickly.I think a lot of people sort of figured you out.
You kinda want to go through the whole show without people knowing who is underneath the mask.
Jenny figured it out right away ‘cause her husband’s a big New England fan.
She kinda had my movement down.
Did you hear from any of your former teammates saying, “dude, is that you?”
You weren’t the only big cat on screen.
Have you been keeping up with it?
I’ve haven’t seen the show yet.
I hear it’s about people with tigers.
It’s just incredible.
So tigers are doing big things right now.
How are you handling the pandemic?
I saw that you donated masks to a Boston hospital.
My girlfriend came up with the idea.
Her friend’s husband works there and they were struggling for equipment.
We’ve got some more big things coming up in the next week.
Right now, I’m stuck with my mom.
I won’t saystuckwith my mom.
I’m here with my mom.
We’re playing Scrabble and just trying to do the best we can during this time.
And to stay positive.
