‘The Masked Singer’ Finale: How Medusa Pushed Through the Competition Just Months After Giving Birth

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WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Wednesday night’s episode of “The Masked Singer”Wednesday’s finale of “The Masked Singer” unveiled its winner Medusa as singer Bishop Briggs in a reveal many fans saw coming — except judge Jenny McCarthy, who couldn’t make up her mind about her final guesses, finally landing on Ellie Goulding and Fergie.

As Briggs performed two songs near and dear to her heart to mark the season’s close — My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade” and Sia’s “Elastic Heart” — the “River” singer reflected on her journey on the show just months after welcoming her first child.“At the time I was six months postpartum and so I was pumping and then I was running around on stage,” Briggs told TheWrap. “It really felt like I got to be these different facets of my life and my personality, so I could really embody Medusa when I needed that strength … Even in postpartum and even in being a new mom, I’m still capable and I can still roar.”Briggs also noted that she felt empowered by Medusa, whose versatility pushes the boundaries on what patriarchal society typically encourages of women and working mothers.“I feel like Medusa is someone that is really misunderstood,” Briggs said. “I think as a woman living in the world today, I feel that so consistently, that being a woman you’re allowed to be multiple, different things at once, and I think that’s something new that we’re really leaning into as as a society.”While Briggs coped with missing her son by FaceTiming him and writing him notes during rehearsals and production, the time away gave her husband and my son an opportunity to bond and have their own adventures.