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“Sesame Avenue” introduced Damar Hamlin to “The Masked Singer.”
On an episode that aired Wednesday night time, the Buffalo Payments participant, who collapsed after struggling cardiac arrest throughout a recreation in January, shocked the viewers and judges with an look.
The present opened with a gaggle of “Sesame Avenue” characters, together with Massive Fowl, Cookie Monster, the Depend Elmo, Grover and Oscar the Grouch, performing the BTS hit, “Dynamite.”
Later, Damir Hamlin got here out to sit down on the stoop and discuss to Elmo who requested his title and who he was there with. When the teen mentioned he was there along with his brother, Elmo mentioned, “Let’s convey him out!”
These current went wild when the elder Hamlin appeared and host Nick Cannon declared, “Girls and gents, Buffalo Payments within the constructing! Damar Hamlin, the person that introduced the entire world collectively, inspiring us all!”
Hamlin flashed the center signal he makes along with his fingers, which has come to be related to him.
Choose and actor Ken Jeong jumped up and down earlier than yelling out, “Thanks!” Fellow decide Nicole Scherzinger famous that “Ken is freaking out!”
“I’m simply so glad you’re right here, however extra importantly, I’m simply so glad you’re wholesome,” Jeong mentioned. “The entire world loves you! The entire world loves you!”
The skilled soccer participant thanked him and defined why he was there.
“Primarily due to my brother,” he mentioned. “That’s my world. I put household first and he loves ‘Sesame Avenue’ greater than most issues so we needed to make it tonight.”
There was an outpouring of assist for Hamlin since his medical incident.