The Masked Singer

No stranger to reality TV; Jones has been a judge on six series of The Voice Kids and recently won The Masked Singer dressed as a Piranha, which he kept hidden from his son.

The new trio of judges replace Olly Murs and Anne-Marie, who departed in 2023.

The singing competition, based on a Dutch format, sees judges listen to contestants with their backs turned, allowing them to focus purely on the quality of singing. If judges like what they hear, they can turn their chair around and vie for a chance to coach the contestant.

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The celebrities won’t be facing terrifying bushtucker trials, but they will be dressed in the most bizarre and extravagant outfits - from a witchetty grub to a kangaroo.

The panel and viewers at home will need to try and guess who the famous faces are behind the costumes before they can scream: "I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!" 

The panel will be comprised of Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan, plus special guest star panellists who will help crack the mystery of who is behind the mask.

Scottish indie Bandicoot Scotland of the Argonon Group will produce the two series, each comprising eight 90 minute episodes.

The announcement comes after the finale of series three scored ITV’s highest overnight audience of 2022 so far, with 7.8 million watching as Aussie winner Natalie Imbruglia was unmasked as Panda, Charlotte Church as Mushroom and Westlife’s Mark Feehily as Robobunny.

Brash, brazen and bonkers, Korean formats such as ITV’s The Masked Singer and BBC One’s I Can See Your Voice (ICSYV) have swept into British homes in Saturday-night primetime, grabbing audiences and plaudits alike.

In slots previously occupied by long-running shows such as The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing, these South Korean formats encapsulate the joy of the new and original.

Crazy and cool with a K” is a good moniker for the jaw-dropping South Korean entertainment formats delivering jaw-dropping audience figures around the world. In the UK, The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice and, most recently, The Masked Dancer have featured celebrities disguised as everything from a bee and an octopus to a sausage, good and bad singers from the great British public hiding in plain sight and dance routines from a llama, chicken and knickerbocker glory.

Joel Dommett will present the seven part series, with dancer Oti Mabuse, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall sitting on the judging panel.

Ross said: “What people don’t know is that secretly I am an expert in dance and can spot a ball change from a box step no problem.

“The title of best detective on the panel is most certainly coming my way!”

Celebrity contestants will have to perform unique dance routines while covered head to toe in extravagant costumes and masks, leaving it up to the panel and viewers to guess their identities.

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby will once again host the proceedings, with John Barrowman joining the judging panel of Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill and Ashley Banjo.

Here are the confirmed contestants.