So much good and beauty can come from some of the most awful things in life,” the surfer, who lost her arm in a shark attack at age 13, said.

"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.

Bethany Hamilton made her debut on Fox's The Masked Singer this week. She joined Wake Up 2Day to spill all the details on her impressive and challenging journey.

W hen 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 part