THE Masked Singer host Joel Dommett has sparked feud rumours after appearing to take a pop at one of the show’s judges.
Joel has been hosting the ITV guessing game since its first series in 2020 but did not hold back when it came to having his say on one of the show’s former judges.
During an appearance on the Hits Radio breakfast show, Joel appeared to make a cryptic dig at popstar Rita Ora who left the panel ahead of the start of the current series.
Rita had previously appeared on the first five editions of the programme but after landing a job on the US version of the contest has opted to focus on her role there instead.
She was replaced by Love Island host Maya Jama who made her debut on the panel over the weekend.
Speaking this morning, Joel suggested Rita was no good at her role to uncover who was behind the mask and confessed that Maya was a “great replacement”.
He told show host Fleur East: “She would not really know who anyone was – and she had no guesses.
“She would go through her phone and pick the first person who came up in her contacts, just pick someone really, really famous!
“She was great but Maya is a great replacement too…”
Maya currently sits alongside fellow panellists Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan.
Both Davina and Jonathan have been on the panel since the first episode, with Mo joining in the second series replacing US-based actor Ken Jeong.
Elsewhere in the interview, Joel confessed that he has been bombarded by fans turning up at his home asking him to “take it off” in response to the show’s catchphrase.
It forced the host to make some major changes in order to ensure his privacy at the house.
Joel revealed: “I do get ‘take it off’ shouted at me a lot – at one point people were shouting it at my house.
“I had to get a gate and make the hedge bigger because people kept knocking on my door shouting ‘take it off’ and then running away…”
Much to the delight of telly fans, The Masked Singer is back in 2025.
Twelve celebrities have been hidden behind intricate costumes, with their identities concealed.
Sadly, not all of this year’s whacky and wonderful characters can make it to the end of the show, as there can only be one winner.
Here’s who has been unmasked so far:
Pegasus – the mythical horse was revealed to be Prue Leith, with judge Jonathan Ross correctly guessing her identity
Spag Bol – this character was first to be unmasked and was none other than Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway.
Plus there was one extra unmasking this season, with Giant Joel – a caricature of host Joel Dommett – unveiled as double-double Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah.
