"Anytime I go in the public eye is to remind people of overcoming the hardships in life," Hamilton, 34, tells PEOPLE exclusively as she's unmasked as Macaron on the Wednesday, Nov. 13 episode of the show.

When Bethany Hamilton was asked to be on The Masked Singer, she initially thought she would be a judge. It took a couple of weeks for her to find out not only would she be a participant, but also donning a confectionary costume as "Macaron.

Professional Surfer, Author, and now Singer–Bethany Hamilton traded in her surfboard for a microphone the other evening making her singing debut on Fox’s The Masked Singer. She joined Wake Up 2Day to spill all the details on her impressive and challenging journey.