The Masked Singer 'to return for a second series'

26 January 2020

'The Masked Singer' is set to return for a second series.

Rita Ora

The ITV reality singing competition - which sees celebrities don masks and costumes while a panel tries to guess who they are - has proven to be a major hit with viewers in the UK, and TV bosses have wasted little time in commissioning a second series.

An insider told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "It was a ­no-brainer to go for a second series. The show has been a massive hit.

"It's has the whole country talking. People either love it or hate it

but everyone seems to have an ­opinion on it."

ITV bosses have already committed themselves to a second series of the show.

The insider added: "After some high-level meetings, everything was agreed and now a second series is definitely happening.

"Everyone at ITV is thrilled 'The Masked Singer' will be back."

ITV executives are eager to retain the panellists - Rita Ora, Ken Jeong, Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall - for the next series of the show.

The bosses are also keen to keep hold of presenter Joel Dommett.

The source explained: "Producers would like to keep the same line-up as the show has gone down so well. They hope it won't be hard to convince them to do a new series."

The popular programme first aired in South Korea in 2015 and since then, the hit format has been sold to more than 20 countries around the world.