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The Masked Singer has said good knight to one of its contestants.

After all, Royal Knight was unmasked as a former star of One Tree Hill during the Fox singing competition’s Peanuts Night episode on Nov. 28.

And in honor of Thanksgiving, the iconclad maiden gave a sweet shoutout to her family, which includes three little knights-in-training.

“I have more to be thankful for this year than ever before because, finally, I’m living my happily ever after,” she shared in a video teasing her identity. “Tonight, my knights’ table will truly be a feast to behold. First, there’s my eldest, who helps cut the turkey—so loving and kind.”

Royal Knight continued, “Then, my middle child, who sets the table. My sensitive, sweet, little soulmate.”

Rounding out the medieval mom’s brood is her “miracle baby,” who she revealed is a little boy.

“It’s days like this that I realize how far I’ve come from that shell of a girl I once was,” Royal Knight continued. “I’ve been through a lot in life—judged and ridiculed—and it’s taken me a long time to stand here bravely.

She added, “Now, I try to teach all my children to love themselves from the start. So, today’s performance is for them, a thank you for making me the luckiest mom in the world.”

Unfortunately, her rendition of Madonna‘s “Holiday” failed to impress the studio audience and she was catapulted home—but not before the judges revealed their final guesses into her true identity.

Ken Jeong made a convincing case for Kelly Ripa, while Rita Ora placed her bet on Anna Faris and Robin Thicke guessed Busy Philipps. However, Jenny McCarthy was the only judge to get it right by correctly identifying Royal Knight to be Jana Kramer, who starred on One Tree Hill during the early aughts before pursing a career in music and podcasting.

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Jana shares daughter Jolie, 8, and son Jace, 5, with ex Mike Caussin. She and husband Allan Russell welcomed their baby boy Roman last November, just 10 days before Thanksgiving 2023.

But despite her elimination, the Next Chapter author has a lot to look forward to this holiday season. As she previously noted in her hints package, her youngest will finally “get to eat pumpkin pie for the very first time” this year.

But she wasn’t the only contestant to get ousted this week. Keep reading to find out who else was sent home.

The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on Fox.

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