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Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin surprises audience on “The Masked Singer”
“Sesame Street” brings Hamlin to “The Masked Singer”
Damar Hamlin, a Buffalo Bills player who suffered cardiac arrest during a game in January, surprised the audience and judges of “The Masked Singer” on an episode that aired on Wednesday night.
“Sesame Street” characters perform
The show opened with a group of “Sesame Street” characters, including Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Grover, the Count, and Oscar the Grouch, performing the BTS hit “Dynamite.”
Hamlin appears on stage
Later in the show, Hamlin came out and sat on the stoop with Elmo, who asked his name and who he was there with. When Hamlin said he was there with his brother, Elmo said, “Let’s bring him out!” The audience went wild when the elder Hamlin appeared, and host Nick Cannon declared, “Ladies and gentlemen, Buffalo Bills in the building! Damar Hamlin, the man that brought the whole world together, inspiring us all!”
Judges’ reactions
Judge and actor Ken Jeong jumped up and down before yelling out, “Thank you!” Fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger noted that “Ken is freaking out!” Jeong expressed his joy at Hamlin’s appearance, saying, “I’m just so glad you’re here, but more importantly, I’m just so glad you’re healthy. The whole world loves you!”
Hamlin explains why he’s there
Hamlin thanked Jeong and explained why he was on the show. “Mainly because of my brother,” he said. “That’s my world. I put family first and he loves ‘Sesame Street’ more than most things, so we had to make it tonight.”
Support for Hamlin
Hamlin has received an outpouring of support from fans since his medical incident in January.
Credit: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/16/entertainment/damar-hamlin-masked-singer/index.html
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