MO GILLIGAN is left red-faced on The Masked Singer on Saturday when he accidentally calls Joel Dommett the wrong name.
As the judging panel gets stuck into guessing the identity of Maypole, the comedian turns to the show host to offer his suggestion and confuses him with another TV presenter.
Slipping up, but quickly realising, Mo says: “Oh, Dermot O’Leary – which is not you.”
A shocked Joel responds: “Did you just call me Dermot? You can’t even guess me, and I don’t have a mask on. You can’t even get me right. This is unbelievable!”
When Mo is left blushing, Joel gives him a taste of his own medicine by referring to him as fellow stand-up comic Babatunde Aleshe.
Joel jokes: “It’s OK, Babatunde, don’t you worry.”
This week the ITV1 show’s judging panel, which also includes Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Rita Ora, will be joined by guest Sir Lenny Henry.
Comedian Lenny – who has revealed he is stepping down as host of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day telethon after 37 years to make way for new presenting talent – was last seen on The Masked Singer in 2021, when Davina correctly guessed he was the character Blob.
MICHELLE Keegan returns as nurse Kate Thorne in Ten Pound Poms’ second series.
She rejoins Faye Marsay and Warren Brown as Annie and Terry Roberts in the 1950s drama, along with Leon Ford as Bill, Declan Coyle as Stevie, Stephen Curry as JJ and Hattie Hook as Pattie.
In the new series, the Roberts family will clash with landlord Benny Bates and the Skinner clan as they continue their bid to make a better life Down Under.
Writer Danny Brocklehurst said: “We told stories which reflected the realities of the real Poms that made the trip, so I couldn’t be more thrilled to continue our characters’ adventure.”
The BBC One series begins filming in Australia this month.
JAMIE Laing leaps into action in front of team captain Josh Widdicombe and fellow guest Stacey Dooley to help kick off Rob Beckett’s new comedy panel show, Smart TV.
The former Made In Chelsea star and his documentary maker teammate were pitting their wits against comedian Jon Richardson and Being Human actor Russell Tovey, led by Alison Hammond.
The show, on Sky Max and Now from February 28, sees host Rob and team captains Alison and Josh joined by famous faces each week to battle it out in trivia rounds about TV.
Also set to appear in the eight-part series will be Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan, Countryfile’s Chris Packham, EastEnders’ Natalie Cassidy and The Masked Singer’s Joel Dommett.
Romesh Ranganathan, Rob’s co-star on Sky comedy Rob & Romesh Vs, will also feature, as will MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace, Doctor Who’s David Tennant and SAS hard man Jason Fox.
THE Traitors’ Jaz Singh is aiming for his own telly series after being dubbed “Jazatha Christie” by fans due to his knack for piecing together clues.
While Harry Clark won the BBC series’ £95k prize pot, wily Jaz became its people’s champion due to his detecting skills.
The business manager said with a laugh: “I’m going to keep the Jazatha Christie and try to get my own series.
“I had no idea who Agatha Christie was. I had to google her and thought ‘why do people think I look like this old woman’?
Coleen Rooney, wife of footie star Wayne, was labelled Wagatha Christie for her sleuthing skills in 2019.
Jaz added: “I was so confused when people began posting pics of me and Coleen together saying we’d make a great detective duo.
“I’ve reached out to Coleen and tagged Wayne as well – we need a new series Jazatha and Wagatha Christie.”
I’d pay to see that.
IDRIS Elba wil return for another high-octane run as Hijack’s Sam Nelson after Apple TV+ confirmed it has commissioned a second series, as I revealed last year.
The first outing saw businessman Sam using his negotiation skills to help a hijacked plane make a safe landing and save its passen-gers’ lives.
For the second series, Idris will be joined by Archie Panjabi, Max Beesley and Ben Miles.
The new scenario is yet to be revealed, but is unlikely to involve another aircraft.
Idris, who is also executive producer, told website Deadline: “I was floored by the audience response after season one.
“It’s top secret what new situation unfolds for Sam but I can assure you we will bring the high octane back.”
