Pufferfish has been crowned winner of The Masked Singer. The triumphant celebrity, masking their identity in an elaborate costume, was revealed to be musical theatre star and Les Miserables actress Samantha Barks in the final of the ITV1 show. She told the panellists: “I’ve had the best time, I really have had the best time.” The runner-up, Dressed Crab, was Grammy award-winning singer Gregory Porter, who said the show “was just straight-up fun.” TV presenter and comedian Joel Dommett opened the final of the series with a rendition of Blondie’s One Way Or Another before introducing panellists Jonathan Ross, Maya Jama, Davina McCall and Danny Jones – who won the show last year as Piranha. The first set of performances saw Wolf give a rendition of the song Poker Face by Lady Gaga while Pufferfish sang Baby One More Time by Britney Spears. Panellist Jones guessed the singer behind the fish mask could be singer Perrie Edwards, while Jonathan Ross thought it could be Nicole Scherzinger. Elsewhere, Dressed Crab impressed with a performance of Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers, which Dommett said was “beautiful”. The finalists were also joined by past contestants to sing a duet. Knitting (Claire Richards) and Wolf sang With You I’m Born Again, famously performed by Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright, while Pufferfish sang Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart with Piranha (Danny Jones). The last finalist, Dressed Crab, was joined by Airfryer (Keala Settle) and the duo performed Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, as sung by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Scottish singer Marti Pellow was the first finalist to have their identity revealed. After taking off the Wolf mask, the former lead singer of pop group Wet Wet Wet said: “I’ve had a fantastic time. It’s just been an incredible experience for me.” Barks’ final performance was One Night Only from the musical Dreamgirls.