The studio audience has been welcomed back to the set this season after two years of navigating Covid restrictions, which Simoneau says makes a major difference to the atmosphere of the show. That’s hugely lifted by the fact that we’ve got our in studio audience back, which feels so special this time around.” “ The judges almost bring a premiere season energy to it, because it’s their premiere season. That says it all, really!”Īs well as what’s happening on the stage, what’s happening off it is just as important. There’s a sweet zombie – what even is a sweet zombie? – a thong, and a blowfly. “The big thing is obviously the masks: what they will be and what they’ll sound like. ![]() Upping the ante in a show as over the top as The Masked Singer is no easy task, but Simoneau says that there are a few factors that will bring this season to the next level. ![]() Pictured left to right: Chrissie Swan, Abbie Chatfield, Mel B and Dave Hughes She’s such a powerhouse on socials – I think her superpower is the socials and how she works them to figure out who’s behind the masks.” “ Abbie Chatfield is just an absolute natural born TV star, and such a super sleuth. So she was really, really keen to have a go on the panel and see it from the other side. “ Mel B has been behind the mask twice in overseas versions of the show. It was an easy switch for her to shake off the slippers, put on some sequins, and come join us in the studio. She’s the show’s number one couch fan along with her daughterr. ![]() “Chrissie was a pretty easy choice because, well, she’s Chrissie Swan and we adore her. “ Hughesy appointed himself team captain, but he might have a mutiny on his hands because his new fellow panellists are that good and that invested in getting it right!” says Simoneau.Īs for the three new guessers making their debut, Simoneau says they all bring different strengths to the team. This year there has been a shake up on the panel, with Dave Hughes the only one staying on from last year. At the heart of the show is the guessing panel, who have the job of trying to look past the masks and nail down the voices that are coming out of them.
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