Warning: This story reveals the winner ofThe Masked Singerseason 3.
We finally have a female winner!
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Early on,Jenny McCarthysaid you were going to win.
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Did it give you chills when you heard that?
KANDI BURRUSS:Well, when she first said it, it made me feel really good.
But at the same time I was like, “Is she saying that to everybody?”
it’s possible for you to’t see the other performers, so I don’t know.
Are they just trying to give us positive feedback so we’ll feel good about it?
I didn’t know what to think.
I had a lot of self-doubt in the beginning of this season.
Was there a week when you felt like you had this in the bag?
But there definitely were a few times where I really felt good about my performance.
When I did “Rise Up,” I felt really good about it.
I felt like I was definitely gonna make it to the next round on that one.
Your song choices were outstanding.
Fans in particular went nuts over your cover of “How to Love.”
I loved “How to Love”!
I was like, “Let’s do a hip-hop record!”
In my group Xscape, I always sing the really low parts.
I started in the music industry in a group.
We had three successful albums together.
You never know how people will feel about you once you’re outside of your group.
Stepping away from it and doing something on your own is very scary, for me especially.
Where did the Night Angel idea come from?
At first I was actually supposed to be a different costume.
They gave me a couple options when they first offered me the opportunity to be on the show.
When I saw it, I was like, “Oh, I gotta have that one.
That’s me all day.”
Now that you’ve watched the show, who were you most surprised to see get eliminated before you?
I’m a huge fan ofChaka Khan,Dionne Warwick.
I was like, “How did I get put in this whole competition with them?”
I was always kind of worried.
I don’t get to see any of the other people perform.
But one time I did happen to hear the Frog practicing.
I knew who he was immediately.
Is this a game-changer for you?
I think it’s a boost of confidence.
I didn’t know I was going to win.
Of course, you would love to win.
I guess in my mind I wasn’t totally sure.
I wasn’t totally confident about it.
You just go in there and do your best.
There’s no limit to what you’re able to accomplish.
Like, stop psyching yourself out.
Stop getting in your own head, telling yourself what you could’t do.
Those are the things that I say to other people.
This show made me apply that to my own life.
