Shock as former Tottenham defender is unmasked on major TV show

The previous Tottenham participant confirmed a really completely different aspect to himself when he was unveiled on a serious tv present in his homeland

Ask Tottenham followers to explain Toby Alderweireld they usually’re extra prone to bear in mind an unflappable centre-back than a singing owl, however that is precisely what the Belgian was revealed as on Friday night time.

The 36-year-old defender performed for Tottenham over six years and fashioned one of many membership’s greatest ever central defensive partnerships together with his compatriot Jan Vertonghen. Alderweireld turned out 236 instances for the north London outfit and was a key a part of Mauricio Pochettino’s aspect that reached the Champions League closing in 2019.

When Alderweireld left Spurs in 2021, he had a quick stint in Qatar earlier than embarking on a memorable closing chapter in his profession at his hometown membership Royal Antwerp. The Belgian scored a dramatic last-gasp objective to land them their first league title in 66 years in 2023 after which led them into the Champions League group levels for the primary time of their historical past earlier than asserting his retirement on the finish of final season.

Many questioned what the subsequent transfer can be for Alderweireld, who performed 127 instances for his nation, however few would have anticipated it to return on Belgium’s model of The Masked Singer.

But it was revealed on Friday night time that the previous Ajax, Atletico Madrid and Southampton defender had been strutting his stuff and singing songs similar to The Killers’ traditional Mr. Brightside as Oehoe, the present’s eagle-owl. When Alderweireld was lastly unmasked in the newest episode, regardless of singing and dancing with a large owl head on to Liquido’s Narcotic, his hair was unsurprisingly excellent when the masks was taken off.

It is maybe value noting that Royal Antwerp’s mascot is an owl and the membership’s stadium, Bosuilstadion, can be known as The Owl’s Nest.

“This hurts a bit of bit,” Alderweireld mentioned on the present after his run got here to an finish. “As a aggressive particular person, I’d have preferred to remain in it a bit longer.”

He added: “I thought-about giving up a couple of instances, however ultimately, I made a decision to maintain going. I look again on it with a giant smile.”

Alderweireld posted on Instagram after the episode aired: “And that’s a wrap for me on The Masked Singer! I had one of the best time performing and conserving the key alive. Large due to my associate in feathers, Oehoe. What a journey!”

Some in Belgium had begun to suspect it was the previous Tottenham man and he was requested about it in a latest podcast look.

‘I have been requested that query a couple of instances,” he mentioned throughout his look on HLN Voetbalpodcast. “I do know of the query, however who is aware of? Who is aware of? Do I’ve a set reply to that query? Effectively, no, I do not know myself. So perhaps that is the reply I’ve to offer.”

It seems these eagle-eyed, or eared, viewers have been proper as Alderweireld was lastly unmasked this week on the hit tv present.