{"id":350214,"date":"2026-01-03T16:26:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/350214\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T16:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:26:23","slug":"the-masked-singer-2026-contestants-who-are-the-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/350214\/","title":{"rendered":"The Masked Singer 2026 contestants: Who are the characters?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a joyful Christmas episode, The Masked Singer is making a return for a brand new series, with more unmaskings than ever before, plus some format changes.<\/p>\n

For the first time in The Masked Singer history, headlining the first two shows is The Masked Singer Band!<\/p>\n

Up first is Goldfish and their band No Trout in show 1 (3rd January) and Emperor Penguin and the Antarctic Funkeys in show 2 (4th January).<\/p>\n

Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama are back and will once again be guessing at the true identities of these masked characters.<\/p>\n

There’s elaborate costumes aplenty, but which characters will take to the stage? Read on to find out more about each of The Masked Singer 2026 characters.<\/p>\n

The Masked Singer 2026 contestants: Who are the characters?MothCan of WormsRed PandaConkersArctic FoxToastieMonkey BusinessYakSlothGargoyleDisc JockeyTeabag<\/p>\n

Scroll on for the initial clues about this year’s characters.<\/p>\n

This article will be updated regularly with the latest clues, guesses and songs as the season continues.<\/p>\n

Moth \"Moth.\"<\/p>\n

Moth.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

They\u2019re a LARVA not a fighter…. it\u2019s Moth!<\/p>\n

Can of Worms\"Someone<\/p>\n

Can of Worms.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

The early bird catches the… Can of Worms!<\/p>\n

Red Panda\"Red<\/p>\n

Red Panda.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

They\u2019re not black and white – but they are red all over\u2026 it\u2019s Red Panda!<\/p>\n

Conkers\"Someone<\/p>\n

Conkers.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

They came, they saw, they CONKER-ed\u2026 it’s Conkers!<\/p>\n

Arctic Fox\"Someone<\/p>\n

Arctic Fox.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

SNOW-body does it better…. it\u2019s Arctix Fox!<\/p>\n

Toastie\"Someone<\/p>\n

Toastie.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

They\u2019re an absolute SNACK. It\u2019s Toastie!<\/p>\n

Monkey Business\"Someone<\/p>\n

Monkey Business.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

They\u2019re CHIMP-ly the best\u2026 it\u2019s Monkey Business!<\/p>\n

Yak\"Yak.\"<\/p>\n

Yak.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

Not one to toot their own horn…. it’s Yak!<\/p>\n

Sloth\"Sloth.\"<\/p>\n

Sloth.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

Always hanging around…. it’s Sloth!<\/p>\n

Gargoyle\"Someone<\/p>\n

Gargoyle.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

Are you craving to meet this carving…. it’s Gargoyle!<\/p>\n

Disc Jockey\"Someone<\/p>\n

Disc Jockey.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

They\u2019re in it to SPIN it\u2026 it\u2019s Disc Jockey!<\/p>\n

Teabag\"Someone<\/p>\n

Teabag.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

Time to spill the Tea…. it’s teabag!<\/p>\n

The Masked Singer returns on Saturday 3rd January at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.<\/p>\n

Add The Masked Singer to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a> \u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/p>\n

Check out more of our Entertainment<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what’s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a joyful Christmas episode, The Masked Singer is making a return for a brand new series, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-350214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}