When it comes to reality stars who are always on our mind,Scheana Shayfrequently tops that list.
“It was exposure therapy for me.
Will this be the last celebrity reality show Scheana Shay does?
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Not if she has anything about it!
SCHEANA SHAY:I’m good.
I’m doing great.
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Congratulations on this fun run onThe Masked Singer.
How hard was it to keep the secret that you were bat?
I literally woke up, like a week later, and I go, “Did I do that?
Was that a dream?”
It was like a blip in time.
It happened so quickly.
I’m like, that’s the point.
I loved watching the video with you dancing with your daughter.
How much fun was it to celebrate with her?
And what was her reaction?
SCHEANA: That was the best.
She did not find out anything until last night.
I showed her a previous episode of the show, just so she understood what it was.
Mommy is on this show tonight.”
I go, “You know how you see mommy on TV?
This is a different key in of TV show, and I’m in one of the costumes.”
And then she was trying to guess which one.
And it was just such a cute moment.
When I took it off, she was so excited.
I did something I was afraid to do.
I stepped out of my comfort zone, and I gotta come home even sooner to you."
So I take this going home the first night as a major win in my life.
What inspired you to join the show?
SCHEANA: Fear, honestly.
Being afraid of the unknown, being outside of my comfort zone, worrying if I’m claustrophobic.
I don’t know, I’ve never worn anything over my face.
I hate being submerged in water.
I’m like, is this going to feel like this?
And it was exposure therapy for me.
Let’s do it."
I don’t want to say no, because I’m afraid.
I’m afraid of what people are going to say, how I’m going to sound.
There was no backing track and autotuned mics.
That was much different for me to perform, just being me, but me as Bat.
And I am so thankful I said yes, because this was such an incredible opportunity.
It was just done a little too soon.
I had at least one more in me, I feel like.
I know you were infamous for your tattoos.
Will we see a bat?
A bat tat soon?
SCHEANA: You know what?
They’re all shaking heads in the background.
Where do we do the bat?
I need to add it on this arm.
Totally doing that, by the way.
Fuzzy Peas is ready to keep on singing!
Singing ‘Espresso’ Was Serendipitous
The panel had some interesting guesses for you.
What was it like to be able to stump them completely?
SCHEANA: That was so fun.
And that was the thing.
It’s like, you want to stump them.
It is a guessing game.
As amazing as so many singers are on this show, it’s not a singing competition.
And I’m like, I mean, technically, yes.
It’s maybe not in the way everyone was thinking, but it absolutely threw them off.
So that was so fun.
Thank you for thinking I’m any of these amazingly talented, entrepreneurial women.
So that was a very fun moment for me.
I think if we got to my second package in song, maybe they would have figured it out.
And you got to sing arguably the biggest Song of the Year, “Espresso.”
SCHEANA: Yes, oh my god.
And singing that, terrifying.
You know, it’s one of the biggest songs.
I have massive shoes to fill.
I don’t want to disappointMiss Carpenter.
I really have to think on it."
I was like, “We’ll work on it.”
I did vocal rehearsals every single day.
I was steaming my voice.
Every day, only drinking water.
I cut out anything acidic.
I was going through really gnarly acid reflux at the time.
I was so terrified to do this for so many reasons, but we did it.
Will we hear new music from you?
Because I know you’ve put out some music in the past.
The EP I have been working on slowly for over a year now.
We just hadn’t put it out yet because, again, fear.
And then I have to explain myself.
So they’re all ready to go.
We just shot the cover for that.
That’ll be out at some point this year.
I don’t know when.
“My Good Side” was priority number one, but new music coming, too.
You are a bona fide reality star.
What is it about the genre that fans just love?
I didn’t know that this is what was quote, unquote, wrong with me."
And being able to relate to someone in the public eye who is putting it out there for everyone.
Could there be more celebrity reality shows in your future?
SCHEANA: I would love to doTraitors.
That is my new dream.
I feel likeThe Masked Singer, you know, this was myDancing with the Stars.
This was my moment.
It was a show I never would have ever thought that I would get asked to do.
And, you know, now I’m like, yeah, what’s next?
I’ve never done a competition show before, and I was just dipping my toes in.
It was just one night and then done.
And what did you think ofTom SandovalonThe Traitorsthis season?
SCHEANA: It’s been a very entertaining season to watch.
It was so much fun watching you having fun.
How does it feel to know that you’ve inspired a lot of people with this one performance?
SCHEANA: I’m so incredibly proud of myself.
And this was me setting that example.
What was it like to be back in that room in a very different circumstance?
I mean, you never know where we’re gonna end up.
I’m not miked.
There’s no responsibility for me to carry storyline.
I just get to be kind of like a fly on the wall.
It was all very organic and real.
And you know, maybe more to come, we’ll see.
SCHEANA: All of the teasers are right here in this book.
This book, it’s not just the good side, it’s everything.
It’s all of me.
And was really therapeutic to write this, but I did it.
It’s scary, and it’ll be out July 22nd.
I am going to have an Espresso Martini in your honor tonight.
SCHEANA: Oh my gosh, that sounds so good.
I might do the same.
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