Who is the masked Olympic opening ceremony torchbearer? Viewers give best theories

A mystery torchbearer running across the roofs of Paris has left Olympic opening ceremony viewers baffled over their identity.

First appearing with the flame on a boat to Phantom of the Opera music, with garments resembling those seen in Assassin's Creed, the mysterious character then leapt across buildings to break up coverage of nations arriving in boats on the river Seine. Our masked friend was then seen once again heading into the Louvre.

The cutaways to the mystery person, which have featured have sparked deep interest online with speculation rife as to who lies under the hood.

One X user jokingly guessed: "If this masked torchbearer isn't revealed to be Celine Dion then what are we even doing." Another said: "For some insane reason I’m half expecting Leonardo DiCaprio."

Bizarrely, or perhaps purposefully, Louis Vuitton's official account posted on X: "A masked torchbearer crosses the roofs and ateliers of the Maison at Pont Neuf, revealing the savoir-faire of the craftsmen of the #LouisVuitton Medals Trunks for the Olympic Games Paris 2024."

We know for a fact who is not in the hidden man behind the mask: Snoop Dogg. The American rapper is being paraded around practically everywhere along the Seine and certainly basking in all of the attention.

Some of the locals may not be happy with how much Snoop is dominating proceedings, prompting one user on X to tweet: "Please tell me it is not an American star! But an actual French legend."

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