The Masked Singer is back!
With 12 new mystery celebrities, the jury must work hard to decipher the crucial clues to who is behind the mask.
This year there are a whole host of wild and crazy characters, from piranhas to the Eiffel Tower.
Here's everything you need to know before the series…
What is The Masked Singer?
The Masked Singer is back! With 12 new mystery celebrities, the jury must work hard to decipher the crucial clues to who is behind the mask
This year Air Fryer, Bubble Tea, Owl, Piranha, Eiffel Tower and Chicken Caesar will be participating
The Masked Singer is a reality singing competition that launched in 2020 on ITV.
Twelve celebrities hide their identities under extravagant costumes to sing in front of a jury, who then have to guess who is behind the mask.
The stars of past series have included football players, actors and singers as well as television favorites.
When does it start and what time is it?
The new series of The Masked Singer starts on Saturday December 30th at 7pm on ITV1, ITVX and STV.
Who are the characters?
12 mystery celebrities take part in the show. They are disguised under elaborate costumes (Cricket, Weather, Maypole, Big Foot, Dippy Egg and Rat).
12 mystery celebrities take part in the show. They are disguised under elaborate costumes that can provide an important clue to their identity.
The characters are:
- Dippy egg
- Weather
- rat
- Owl
- Air fryer
- Bubble tea
- Eiffel Tower
- Chicken Caesar
- Piranhas
- maypole
- cricket
- Bigfoot
Who are the judges and hosts?
Comedian Joel Dommett, 38, hosts the ITV show. The panel includes four jurors; Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross
Comedian Joel Dommett, 38, hosts the ITV show. There are four jurors on the jury who are trying to find out the singer behind the mask.
They are:
- Mo Gilligan
- Rita Ora
- Davina McCall
- Jonathan Ross
Ahead of the series, Davina said: “I think there are so many emotional aspects to this show that I wasn't really prepared for.”
“I hadn't taken into account what it might mean for the singers. For many singers it is the overcoming of a great fear that they had.
“It could be that they are doing something for their children that they wanted to surprise them with.” It could be just for fun.
“And also how strangely emotional it can be.” “Weather from the series is an interesting character because she has such a beautiful costume and a distinctive voice.”
Who has won in the past?
Busted's Charlie Simpson won as Rhino in this year's series
Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts won the first season as queen bee.
Joss Stone won in 2021 as Sausage, Natalie Imbruglia the following year as Panda and most recently Busted's Charlie Simpson as Rhino.
Ainsley Harriott won the Christmas special.