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*Caution: Spoilers Ahead!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Masked Singer<\/em><\/a>\u00a0returned on Wednesday for a football-themed NFL night and brought back four contestants from last week’s premiere — and a fifth new wildcard contestant, The Pickle — who all duked it out from inside costumes for a shot at <\/span>the coveted Golden Mask trophy.<\/a><\/p>\n Helmed by host\u00a0<\/span>Nick Cannon<\/a>\u00a0and overseen <\/span>by stalwart panelists<\/a> Robin Thicke, Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger, Wednesday’s exciting episode saw The Cow, The Diver, the Gazelle and The S’more hit the stage to sing their hearts out.<\/span><\/p>\n However, this week’s elimination proved to be the biggest highlight of the night as The Diver ended up getting voted off, and was revealed to be none other than <\/span>Vanderpump Rules<\/em> villain Tom Sandoval.<\/a><\/p>\n The Diver performed second on Wednesday and impressed the crowd with his cover of “I Ain’t Worried” by OneRepublic.<\/span><\/p>\n It’s clear The Diver was trying to make a shot at redemption with his clue package, where he talked about wanting to be famous since he was a kid, but never realized he’d be infamous.<\/span><\/p>\n “I modeled, I acted, and of course, sang. I was always waiting to become a household name,” The Diver said in the pretaped package. “I just didn’t know it would be for everyone hating me.”<\/span><\/p>\n Despite the impressive performance, he still wound up getting voted off — and Jeong and McCarthy were the only ones to correctly guess the secret identity.<\/span><\/p>\n “This was fun. It was so much fun.\u00a0Being able to come out here, perform, you know, behind a mask, not being judged, just being judged on my performance,” a soft-spoken Sandoval shared after unmasking. “It was really nice.”<\/span><\/p>\n “And you’re very good, Tom,” McCarthy shared, before asking if it was hard for the embattled reality star to come out and be “vulnerable” following the controversy.<\/span><\/p>\n “Yeah, it was, but it was nice. I felt protected under the mask,” he shared. “I mean, this costume is incredible. [And] there’s so many talented people here. I’m just honored to be part of it.”<\/span><\/p>\n The reality star became somewhat of a reality villain when revelations surfaced earlier this year that he cheated on his\u00a0girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with their mutual friend, Rachel Leviss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The highly publicized scandal\u00a0<\/span>among the\u00a0Vanderpump Rules\u00a0<\/i>stars<\/a>\u00a0was quickly labeled <\/span>Scandoval<\/a>, and a few months later in May, Leviss and Sandoval called off their relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n Sandoval’s appearance on <\/span>The Masked Singer<\/span><\/em> comes amid <\/span>Madix’ run on the new season of Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a> — on which the reality star has been wowing the judges with her footwork and charisma.<\/span><\/p>\n The Masked Singer<\/em><\/a>\u00a0airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET\/PT on Fox.<\/span><\/p>\n Check out the gallery below for a look at\u00a0<\/span>every single contestant who has ever had to “take it off”<\/a>\u00a0throughout the history of the show!<\/span><\/p>\n