It’s January, so you know what that means? It’s time to guess which celebrities are singing songs while dressed in ridiculous costumes.
Yes, The Masked Singer UK is back for a new season of wonderful warbling and desperate detective work.
Since first hitting the small screen in 2020, we’ve had six seasons of the show, hosted by Joel Dommett, and the format is brilliantly simple.
Basically, judges Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama watch a costumed performer belt out a song and then they have to guess who’s under the mask.
If they get stuck, they’ll be given clues to help them figure things out.
For this season, the ten concealed contestants are Moth, Can of Worms, Red Panda, Conkers, Arctic Fox, Toastie, Monkey Business, Yak, Sloth, Gargoyle, Disc Jockey and Teabag.
So with the competition kicking off tonight, here’s everything we know about Moth so far…
What clues are there for Moth’s identity?
- ‘It’s time for me to face the music’
- ‘I’ve grown bigger than my wildest dreams,’ the Moth said, offering imagery of flourishing from larvae to butterfly, indicating a growth of fame over their life.
- They then cited three things a successful Moth-dition needs: ‘Grace, power and presence’.
- ‘I’ve served in the West’ – potentially meaning the West End.
- During the clue package, we were given glimpses of a carrot, a candlestick and a framed picture of comedian Ronnie Corbett.
- At the end, Moth is holding a blue jay.
- Everything Moth said was delivered with a posh accent.
- On the stage, Moth sang Hero by Mariah Carey, providing stunning vocals.
Who could Moth be on The Masked Singer be?
Jessie J
Running with the theory that it is a singer, and weaving in the glimpse of a blue jay in the clue package, Jonathan Ross said it could be Jessie J.
The Price Tag hitmaker certainly has the vocals to perform such a gorgeous rendition of Mariah Carey’s emotional ballad.
Notably, Jessie J has also been on the West End, where she started her career young at the age of nine on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down the Wind.
Molly Ringwald
Davina McCall came in with another strong suggestion, noting that US actor Molly Ringwald not only starred in the 1993 movie, Face the Music, but also has red hair – hence the carrot reference.
There was also a lit candle as part of the clues, and Molly famously starred in Sixteen Candles as a young actress (another element to her career trajectory, which fits into the moth transforming into a butterfly).
Keisha Buchanan
Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan might not have been guessed by the panellists, but social media sleuths are pretty sure Moth is her.
Although they didn’t necessarily point to how the clues fit in, viewers are convinced that that set of pipes can only belong to one person – the 41-year-old girl group icon.
Other potential stars that could be hiding under the disguise are Paloma Faith and Alexandra Burke – both with powerhouse voices and a connection to the West End.
The Masked Singer 2026 will begin on Saturday, January 3 at 6.30pm on ITV1
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