{"id":22941,"date":"2022-09-30T11:41:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1714244"},"modified":"2022-09-30T11:59:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:59:14","slug":"the-masked-dancer-star-forced-to-pull-out-of-series-after-injury","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-masked-dancer-star-forced-to-pull-out-of-series-after-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"The Masked Dancer star forced to pull out of series after injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 30 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The second season of ITV\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/masked-dancer-2022-contestants-theories\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Masked Dancer<\/a> is now well underway, and while we\u2019re used to seeing celebrities unmasked each week, one star will be leaving the show under different circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> understands that one Masked Dancer contestant was forced to quit the show after injuring their ankle, with the star\u2019s identity being revealed in tomorrow night\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>That means that there will be three contestants unmasked in tomorrow\u2019s fifth episode, which ITV previously confirmed was due to be a double elimination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/themaskeddancersr2ep207-4d29d43.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C410&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Sea Slug performs on The Masked Dancer.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>A show insider told <a href=\"\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/19960815\/masked-dancer-star-quit-show-fall\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s really bad luck. ITV obviously aren\u2019t revealing who the injured character is, they\u2019ll wait for Saturday\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s ironic they got injured while they were not even wearing their crazy costume because the celebrities are barely out of them backstage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are currently <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/masked-dancer-2022-contestants-theories\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">eight acts<\/a> still remaining in the competition \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tomato-sauce-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tomato Sauce<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/sea-slug-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sea Slug<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/scissors-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Scissors<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/pillar-and-post-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Pillar and Post<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/pearly-king-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Pearly King<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/onomatopoeia-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Onomatopoeia<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/odd-socks-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Odd Socks<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/candlestick-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Candlestick<\/a> \u2013 however, it is currently unknown which is the injured contestant.<\/p> <p>So far in the competition, we\u2019ve seen the identities of four celebrities be revealed, starting with Desperate Housewives star Jesse Metcalfe as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/astronaut-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Astronaut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin and Stacey\u2019s Joanna Page was the next to be eliminated, with the sitcom star unmasked as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/pig-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Pig<\/a>, while Stacey Dooley and choirmaster Gareth Malone were revealed to be <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/prawn-cocktail-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Prawn Cocktail<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/cactus-the-masked-dancer-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Cactus<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow night\u2019s episode will see Oti Mabuse, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Peter Crouch return to the judging panel ahead of the double elimination, while Joel Dommett continues in his hosting duties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Masked Dancer continues on Saturdays at 6:30pm on ITV. 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