The Masked Singer: Who is Rat? All the clues so far

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The Masked Singer, the ITV singing competitors, is again to show a nation of viewers into couch detectives.

Presented as soon as once more by comic Joel Dommett, the programme exhibits 12 thriller celebrities singing acquainted tunes on stage, whereas dressed up in a costume obscuring their identities.

Guessing together with the in-studio viewers and the viewers at residence are the judges: Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross.

This yr’s contestants are hoping to hitch the earlier Masked Singer UK winners, who embrace Nicola Roberts, Joss Stone, Natalie Imbruglia and Charlie Simpson.

One of the hopefuls is in disguise as Rat – right here’s what we learn about them so far…

In an ITV press pack launched forward of the collection, Rat stated: “The nerves I had for The Masked Singer are the worst nerves I’ve had in my entire life.”

In Rat’s second efficiency on Saturday (13 January), she carried out the Toy Dolls music “Nellie the Elephant” with the assist of some insect-looking pals in tutus, and of, course Nellie.

Rat dropped loads of hints in her pre-recorded video bundle, saying that “rodents like to run around with others”. Judges took this to imply that she could also be in a woman group.

Jonathan Ross prompt that Rat’s Liverpuddlian accent may very well be faux, particularly contemplating it couldn’t be heard throughout her efficiency that evening.

There had been a number of references to Doctor Who, with Rat saying: “Tell you what doc, I’m a champion companion”, including that they’ve “regenerated more than once”.

Stranger Things was additionally included in the video, with the Netflix present’s theme-song taking part in in the background.

Other clues seen in the clip included a shirt studying Alan, a tattoo machine, and a device belt.

Although Jonathan Ross initially went for Stranger Things Millie Bobby Brown, he finally landed on Carol Smilie as a result of she was the presenter on the residence makeover present Changing Rooms.

Last yr, Charlie Simpson was topped as the winner of The Masked Singer UK.

The Busted star, who carried out secretly as Rhino all through the competitors, rose to fame with the boyband behind the hits “Year 3000” and “Crashed The Wedding”.

In the finale, he beat Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, who was disguised as Phoenix.

Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts gained the first ever collection of The Masked Singer disguised as Queen Bee.

The Masked Singer airs on ITV on Saturday nights, with the ultimate anticipated to happen in February.