{"id":285404,"date":"2026-02-15T14:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/285404\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T14:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:33:10","slug":"masked-singer-uk-host-confesses-moment-he-gave-away-stars-identity-tv-radio-showbiz-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/285404\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked Singer UK host confesses moment he ‘gave away’ star’s identity | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Joel<\/p>\n

The Masked Singer final aired last night (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

Joel Dommett, host of The Masked Singer<\/a>, has revealed the charming moment he inadvertently disclosed a contestant’s identity.<\/p>\n

The popular ITV contest<\/a>, which features celebrities performing in elaborate disguises whilst judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Maya Jama and Mo Gilligan try to decipher their true identities, concluded on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Sugababes’ Keisha Buchanan emerged victorious as Moth, with Mica Paris securing third place as Toastie, and This Morning’s Ben Shephard being unmasked as Conkers<\/a>, finishing in second place.<\/p>\n

The former Good Morning Britain host left the audience and judges astounded when he removed his mask, as no one had suspected it was him.<\/p>\n

Joel, the show’s host, was so taken aback by Ben’s reveal that he fell to the floor, especially since Ben had served as a guest judge on an episode where he didn’t perform.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

Ben Shephard was unmasked beneath the Conker costume (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

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Joel, who is also known for his stint on I’m A Celebrity, has now shared the endearing moment he let slip the secret to his young son, risking the exposure of Moth’s identity.<\/p>\n

As he was tucking his son into his cot, the little boy, born in September 2023 to Joel and his wife Hannah, said: “Ben Shephard<\/a> is Conker,” reports the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To which Joel responded: “Don’t tell anybody else ok.”<\/p>\n

In his post, Joel humorously advised: “Don’t tell a 2 year old secrets.”<\/p>\n

He added on his Instagram<\/a> Story: “I got him to sign an NDA and he still told everyone.”<\/p>\n

\"Conkers<\/p>\n

Fans were gobsmacked to find out who was behind the Conkers mask (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

Ben joined in the fun in the comments, joking: “I told him in secret I promise.”<\/p>\n

This Morning’s Sian Welby responded with a string of laughing emojis, whilst Loose Women’s Brenda Edwards penned: “Love this.”<\/p>\n

Ben left fans gobsmacked when he unveiled his participation in the ITV contest, having even interviewed other ousted contestants on This Morning.<\/p>\n

He characterised it as an “extraordinary” and “emotional” journey, stating: “Having turned 50, I thought, ‘I’ve gotta do a few more scary things,’ and this was my favourite.”<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

Joel fell to the floor in shock (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

“The bizarre thing is, I have been interviewing all the unmasked celebrities on This Morning. They have no idea I’m on the show and still in it!” he revealed.<\/p>\n

“It’s an isolating experience going on this show, as you can’t tell anyone. I can’t wait to be able to talk to everyone about it.”<\/p>\n

When questioned about deceiving the judges, he confessed: “I’ve loved it. The experience has been remarkable. Really special. I loved that side of it. As a rule, I think I’m pretty straight down the line and the fact I got to do something so under-hand.<\/p>\n

“Davina was talking to me in the most minute detail about what happens when you’re a contestant on the show. I was asking her loads of questions.”<\/p>\n

\"Joel<\/p>\n

Joel accidentally gave the game away to his son, sharing an adorable clip (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

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Discussing his mask, he continued: “You might not have realised that I’m not necessarily the best singer. The costumes are incredible, my costume particularly had so much going for it. I fell in love with it immediately.<\/p>\n

“I just worked on the idea that Conkers wants to be really brave, he is a knight, but he [Conkers] is actually just a little bit nervous as well and actually wants people to be his mates.”<\/p>\n

Speaking about seizing the opportunity to don the outfit, he continued: “I think it was destiny. They talked me through some ideas but when they showed me Conkers I fell in love with it.”<\/p>\n

The Masked Singer is available to watch on ITVX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Masked Singer final aired last night (Image: ITV) Joel Dommett, host of The Masked Singer, has revealed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285405,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2896,158929,156,7386,158927,111,139,69,118477,158928,437,158930],"class_list":{"0":"post-285404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-ben-shephard","9":"tag-conkers-the-masked-singer","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-itv","12":"tag-joel-dommett","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-newzealand","15":"tag-nz","16":"tag-the-masked-singer","17":"tag-the-masked-singer-final","18":"tag-tv","19":"tag-who-was-conkers"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}