OHMYGOSSIP — Aston Merrygold wanted to strut like Conor McGregor in his ‘Masked Singer’ suit. The 33-year-old singer starred as Robin on the ITV show, and he’s admitted to mimicking the UFC star’s unique stride in a bid to throw the judges off the scent. Aston shared: “I was really kind of Conor McGregor, you know, swagger. It was outland-ish. It was fun. “It took a lot of mental strain on you as well because you need to really think about this character. You kind of get a bit paranoid because I needed to be ruffling the feathers a little bit. “Anyone who could have tapped into my brain at that point would be like, ‘This guy’s f****** nuts’, because just the thought processes were so out there.” Aston – who finished third in ‘The Masked Singer’ final – has spent his career performing on stage, but he admitted the hit show was completely different to anything he’d ever done. He told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “I’ve been on stage my whole life trying to take clothes off, not clamp outfits on. It’s a bit nuts. But it was nice not tensing my abs all the time.” Aston – who first found fame in JLS – revealed he even kept his identity a secret from his bandmates. He explained: “They did obviously message a few times and I was just like, ‘What you talking about? “Like, guys, I don’t have time for this, the kids are running around’. I just kept batting it away. “They would kind of go, ‘OK Ast, all right mate. Nice one. OK’. “You can’t be working with people for ten-plus years and be friends for longer, then expect them not to know exactly what I sound like. “They’ve heard it flippin’ every day. Who am I kidding? I just thought I was being clever!”