The long, cold nights are here, which means we’re officially due a brand new season of The Masked Singer.
The ITV series, in which a celebrity panel (and viewers at home) guess which famous faces are singing their hearts out while disguised as a raft of larger than life creatures, made its UK debut last year and became an instant hit, so much so that a third season was given the thumbs up.
But when will the show be back on our screens? And what outlandish costumes will the 2021 cohort be rocking? Plus, is host Joel Dommet returning alongside judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan?
Here’s everything we know so far about The Masked Singer season three.
The Masked Singer season 3 release date
Season three of The Masked Singer will arrive in January 2022.
Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com about the upcoming season, executive producers Dan Nettleton and Derek McLean said that they were planning some “very crazy, high concept ideas”.
“We have got so many ideas!” Nettleton said. “We do not intend for this to be the same every year, and partly because the beauty of the format you can do bonkers things.
“In a traditional kind of talent show, there are limits to where you can take the show, but with a show that relies on Badgers singing against Sausages and Blob there really isn’t a limit.”
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The Masked Singer season 3 judges
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McCall, Ross, Ora and Gilligan will all be back for the new season, as will Dommett as host.
Ross previously told The Mirror: “We’re doing a third series. And I’m doing the third series. And I shouldn’t speak about who the other judges are but you’re not going to be surprised.
“I’m looking forward to doing it because it’s a fun way to spend the evening. On The Masked Singer, I’m as much a viewer as a participant, for part of the evening.”
The Masked Singer season 3 costumes
As you’d expect, the season three costumes are as weird and wonderful as ever.
The creatures you can expect to see are:
Chandelier
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Bagpipes
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Lionfish
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Doughnuts
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Traffic Cone
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Panda
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Rockhopper
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Mushroom
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Firework
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Poodle
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Snow Leopard
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Robobunny
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Watch the video below to meet the new “contestants”.
The Masked Singer season 3 contestants
While we won’t know which celebs sign up for The Masked Singer’s third series until they’re unveiled on stage during their elimination, we can get an idea of the types of famous faces we could see on the show from previous contestants.
In series one, the line-up featured a mix of singers, actors, athletes and even politicians – from Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts, Katherine Jenkins, CeeLo Green, former Secretary of State Alan Johnson and comic Jason Manford.
While throughout series two, we’ve seen the likes of Spice Girls star Mel B, Love Actually’s Martine McCutcheon, A-ha’s Morten Harket, comedian Lenny Henry and presenter Sue Perkins take part on the show – so it’s hard to predict who we’ll be seeing in the next series. What we do know is that they’ll all be in some fabulously colourful costumes, which we can’t wait to see.
The Masked Singer arrives on ITV and ITV Hub in January.