A recap of The Masked Singer series three 🐼
Panda was crowned the winner!
Last updated 14th Feb 2022
It's the TV show that shouldn’t work, but it really, really does. The Masked Singer is officially one of the weirdest but incredible TV shows that has ever been made, and series three was as entertaining as ever!
The third series, which ran for eight weeks across January and February, featured some brand new characters including Traffic Cone, Doughnut and Chandelier.
After weeks of competing, The Masked Singer final took place on Saturday 12th February, with Mushroom, Robobunny and Panda battling to be crowned the third winner. Here's a recap you all need...
When is The Masked Singer on?
Unfortunately, series three of The Masked Singer is now over!
The series kicked off on Saturday 1st January, running through until Saturday 12th February 2022.
You can catch up on the ITV Hub.
Who took part in The Masked Singer series three?
You can have a look at all the twelve characters below and which celebs were under the masks...
Panda - WINNER
Panda was crowned the third winner of The Masked Singer, with 'Torn' singer Natalie Imbruglia being behind the mask.
Mushroom - SECOND PLACE
Mushroom made it all the way to final, but was pipped to victory by Panda. Turns out it was Welsh singer Charlotte Church behind the mask!
Robobunny - THIRD PLACE
Robobunny had us all guessing throughout the series, but it was Westlife singer Mark Feehily under the mask! The star finished in third place behind Mushroom and Panda.
Rockhopper
RUMBLED: Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams shocked the judges when she revealed herself as Rockhopper during the double elimination on Saturday 5th February!
Chandelier
RUMBLED: Poor Chandelier was rumbled in the first episode of The Masked Singer, but no one guessed that it was soul singer Heather Small - who had voice coach sessions to help hide her incredibly recognisable voice.
Snow Leopard
RUMBLED: Snow Leopard was unveiled as Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford after belting out Shirley Bassey's hit Big Spender.
Judge Jonathan Ross was spot on with his guess, as he admitted he would "recognise that voice anywhere".
Lionfish
RUMBLED: Lionfish was the third celebrity to be unmasked, with Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross correct in their guess - Pop Idol star Will Young!
Bagpipes
RUMBLED: Bagpipes was the fourth celebrity to be unmasked, with Australian Tennis star Pat Cash behind the mask!
Poodle
RUMBLED: After guesses of Gary Barlow, Reverend Richard Coles, Poodle was finally unmasked as Keane frontman Tom Chaplin.
Doughnuts
RUMBLED: Doughnuts was unveiled as former England footballer Michael Owen, who later apologised for 'burning ears' of viewers.
Firework
RUMBLED: Actress Jaime Winstone identified herself as Firework. The actress was in shock to learn her close friend and judge Rita Ora didn't guess her identity.
Traffic Cone
RUMBLED: Welsh singer Aled Jones was unmasked as Traffic Cone during a double eliminated on Saturday 5th February.
Following the success of series one and two last year, ITV bosses confirmed the news that the show will return in October.
Sharing a video on social media, the caption read: ‘I spy, I spy with my little eye 👁 The Masked Singer SERIES 3! 🦞🎶🍄🐩🐰❄️ #MaskedSingerUK’. (sic)
When was The Masked Singer final?
The 2022 final of The Masked Singer took place at 7pm on Saturday 12th February.
Who hosts The Masked Singer?
Joel Dommett was back to his hosting duties, and he was very excited about the new series as the live audience is back to spur him on (they didn't have an audience last series because of COVID precautions.
He said before the show: "Having an audience has really changed everything. The energy in the studio has stepped up a notch and having full families in front of you enjoying it in the same way they enjoy it in their lounge is super important. It's made it the best series yet."
However, Joel admitted that he wishes he could go into hiding when the show is on as he can't walk down the street without getting hounded with questions: "Basically, when the show is on television I just hide in my house. It's not worth going out."
Who is on The Masked Singer judging panel?
All of the judging panel, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan have returned to guess who is behind the costumes. There may even be some guest judges as there has been in previous series.
Rita has revealed that she is adamant that she really wants to beat Jonathan this year and has been swatting up on her techniques.
She said: "I tend to try and remind myself of names and things, just to refresh my brain but there is no real way of setting yourself up because it could be anybody. It’s fun going in blind actually.
"I always listen to the voice, Jonathan and Mo are so strong on the comedy side of things, Davina knows everyone! It’s hard for me now because they’re adjusting their accents and their singing voices which is what I always rely on."
Jonathan has revealed that this year is harder than ever, revealing: "I think it’s about the same as it's always been really as it’s always been hard. The problem is you go down a certain track and you begin to convince yourself, because you’ve got no real idea and you’re staring at it and without seeing it and the voices are often disguised, maybe more so this series than previous series. They’ve made it harder for us."
Who has won The Masked Singer?
Nicola Roberts was unmasked as the winner Queen Bee in the first series and series two was won by Sausage - AKA Joss Stone! Sausage kept us all guessing for weeks, and the panel didn't even guess her right at the end.
Where did The Masked Singer originate?
The Masked Singer was originally created in South Korea and named The King of Mask Singer, the TV franchise has been a huge hit over in the US as well, and totally took the UK by storm for its first series in January 2020 and second series in January 2021.
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