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Chess Piece won’t be calling “checkmate” on season 12 of The Masked Singer.
The mystery actress was sent home during the Fox singing competition series’ Oct. 23 Barbie-themed episode. But prior to the unknown celebrity’s elimination, she teased her true identity to the audience and special connection to the iconic toy doll.
“As a kid, I was a rich target for others to tease,” Chess Piece shared in a video package. “It seemed like every piece of me was something others could poke at. And, on top of that, I loved Barbie. But the part that hurt was that I wasn’t allowed to play with her.”
The star added, “The criticism and scrutiny continued over the years and made me question everything I love about myself.”
“So, I had to take control of my own board and the one thing that helped me heal was the one thing I was missing all along: Barbie,” she recounted. “I started buying them for myself and realized it’s never too late to have a happy childhood, even decades later. And now, they even modeled one after me. Barbie can be anything. She made me and every woman feel like we can be anything too.”