The Masked Singer is back, and viewers say all clues point to a comedian and TV presenter being inside the Can of Worms costume
Can of Worms on The Masked Singer(Image: ITV)
The Masked Singer was back with a bang and a few new tricks for its seventh series on Saturday night.
For the first time, the ITV show hosted by Joel Dommett features “Masked Bands,” including Goldfish and No Trout and Emperor Penguin and the Antarctic Funkeys who will be revealed each episode.
The 2026 contestants are: Red Panda, Moth, Disc Jockey, Sloth, Gargoyle, Can of Worms, Conkers, Arctic Fox, Toastie, Teabag, Yak, and Monkey Business.
And after Can of Worms performed, viewers were largely agreeing on one star to be the secret performer.
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Appearing to put on an American accent, fans of the show speculated they were hiding a distinctive voice and said the clues all point to Great British Bake Off Extra Slice host Tom Allen.
Clues included:
pastries on a shelfgrowing flowers/vegetablesI have great fingers, runs in the familyA picture of James May and Richard Hammond on top of a fence
The comedian appeared as a studio guest on Top Gear during Series 28, which could easily explain the photo of James May and Richard Hammond.
The pastries could be a clear reference to his hosting on Extra Slice, and he often shares clips of his gardening adventures on Instagram, fitting in with the growing flowers and vegetables clue.
Viewers speculated it was Tonm behind the mask, with one writing on X: “Oh hold on…those pastries, if they have ANY link to Bake Off, it may be to do with their companion show An Extra Slice & Tom Allen is one of the hosts of that show, so might be him.”
“It’s Tom Allen !! Stoke clue his completely tour at Stoke. And he’s always on about gardening,” a second agreed.
And a third added: “Definitely Tom Allen.”
Others speculated that it could be Tipping Point host Ben Shepherd inside the costume.