Following a sold-out exhibition in Bradford in 2025 of portraits created for the show, the artworks produced in the new series will once again go on public view at the city’s Loading Bay arts venue in May.
Wilson said: “I’m also really pleased that we’re announcing the new series in Bradford.
“Growing up in West Yorkshire gave me a love of creativity, humour and community and seeing the city buzzing with culture over the past year has made me prouder than ever.”
He is best known as the singer in rock band Kaiser Chiefs, who have had a string of hit singles, including Ruby and I Predict A Riot, and have won three Brit Awards across their two-decade career.
Speaking about the upcoming fifth season of the BBC Arts show, host Bailey, 61, said: “It’s wonderful to be back on the show and to see our crack team of artists pouring everything they have into the work, and the sitters putting their trust in them and really opening up.”
“The results are extraordinarily powerful and incredibly moving and in this series I think we see what portraiture is really capable of.”