Here’s everything we know about Maypole on The Masked Singer. <\/p>
Twelve new masked mavericks will take to the stage for The Masked Singer season 5, and it\u2019s up to our detective panel \u2013 Davina McCall<\/a>, Jonathan Ross<\/a>, Mo Gilligan<\/a> and Rita Ora<\/a> \u2013 to decipher who\u2019s behind the mask.<\/p>\n Hosted by Joel Dommett, the fifth season of the acclaimed game show arrives an award winner, as they took home the Best Entertainment Show gong at the most recent BAFTAs.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople always took us seriously, but now people really have<\/em> to take us seriously,\u201d Dommett said. \u201cWe\u2019re a BAFTA winning show. It\u2019s just entertainment at its finest and, yes, it\u2019s silly, but maybe that\u2019s what entertainment should be. It\u2019s just silly, ridiculous telly that we can all really enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n The new season kicked off on December 30, five days after the flagship\u2019s show first-ever Christmas special. But we\u2019ve already gotten a sneak peek at the new dazzling dozen<\/a>, including Rat, Cricket, Eiffel Tower and, of course, Maypole.<\/p>\n But who is Maypole on The Masked Singer, and who could potentially be behind this especially-seasonal mask?<\/p>\n Right now, the character\u2019s identity has been kept firmly under wraps, but we\u2019ve scoured the stage for hints on the masked figure\u2019s potential origin \u2013 so, here\u2019s everything we know about the season 5 character.<\/p> Here are the clues we\u2019ve had so far about the identity of Maypole.<\/p>\n Clues:<\/strong><\/p>\n If the character is used to hiding \u201cin plain sight,\u201d we have a feeling that we might have met Maypole before, likely as another guest judge or even as another contestant.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also pretty obvious that this character has a dancing background, as one of the hints talks of how this character is set to lead us on a merry dance.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll keep you updated with everything you need to know about Maypole.<\/p>\n The Masked Singer begins on Saturday 30th December<\/strong> and will air on Saturday nights on ITV1, ITVX and STV.<\/b><\/p>\n The Masked Singer airs on Saturdays on ITV1, ITVX and STV.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Looking for something to watch? 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