Who Is the Cricket on ‘Masked Dancer’? Clues and Guesses for Mystery Star

“Honestly, I never thought I would do a show like this,” he said. “Me, Cricket, dancing? No way. But I’ve always bet on myself. I had to give it a try. I’ve been pretty lucky in life. But when it came to love, it always felt like I was getting punked. I needed support, a foundation to stand on. But then, it was love at first sight. I hit the jackpot, and we became the ultimate power couple. She was my rock, and I was her apprentice. She taught me the art of balance. Tonight, I’m ready to jump for my love.”

As the Cricket gave us his life story, we saw some visual hints that may or may not relate to his identity: a $90,210,000 grand prize, a “x10 x10 x10” jackpot, and four aces. And when it came time for the Cricket to give us a one-word “Word Up” clue in his real voice — after he danced to “Jump (For My Love)” by the Pointer Sisters, Cricket said, “Accomplished.”

And in an Instagram clue before the premiere, Cricket said, “I’ll be home, not alone, for Christmas. You can count on me.”

Also, in a press release, Fox listed the accolades among the Season 1 contestants: “Between all of the celebrity competitors on the show, they’ve amassed more than 38 million albums sold worldwide, 20 Emmy Award wins, 20 Grammy Award nominations, 10 World Dancing titles, five New York Times bestselling author titles, four Olympic gold medals, and three Broadway show appearances.”

A GoldDerby recapper agrees with panelist Brian Austin Green’s guess that the Cricket is Brian’s former Beverly Hills, 90210 costar Ian Ziering. That would explain that “$90,210,000” prize and the Las Vegas references. As Brian pointed out, Ian danced with the Chippendales in Vegas in 2013. Plus, we already know Ian can dance: He competed on Dancing With the Stars in 2007.