The Masked Singer Returns With Host Joel Dommett and Judge Jonathan Ross

The Masked Singer is back and with more unmaskings than ever before!

Hosted by Joel Dommett, the ITV1 singing competition, which sees celebrities perform while wearing elaborate costumes, is returning for a new series in January. In a first for the TV series, the first two shows will see a band take to the stage – Goldfish and the No Trout band on Saturday January 3, and Emperor Penguin and the Antartic Funkeys during the show on Sunday January 4 resulting in four unmaskings across the Masked Singer launch weekend.

Host Joel said: ‘At the start of the first two episodes we have a live band. We’ve never done it before and it just gives it so much energy in the room. Also the lead singer of the band is someone we have to guess. They’ve mixed the whole first two episodes and it has this energy which is really great. Also those first two unmasking are pretty substantial.’

Jonathan Ross added ‘What’s fun is, if you like unmaskings it has more unmaskings than ever before. There is so much more happening. We can barely keep up. Every week, we’ve barely got time to guess one and the mask’s off! You’re going to have a lot more fun playing at home.’

This year’s characters include Moth, Can Of Worms, Red Panda, Conkers, Arctic Fox, Toastie, Teabag and Gargoyle.

The Masked Singer launches on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th January at 6:30 pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player, and returns weekly on Saturday evenings.