The Masked Singer judges share intimate details ahead of the new series, including a secret crush and sultry lingerie

The Masked Singer judges have shared intimate details ahead of the new series, which returns on December 30.

Joel Dommett will return to present the ITV show, alongside judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan.

The team has kept the gossip about the show under wraps but has now revealed some spicy secrets to get fans excited for the much-awaited return.

Davina, 56, shared The sun she doesn’t dress the way people would ‘expect’ her and always puts on her best lingerie.

She said: ‘When I’m alone all day, the first thing I do is put on a matching set. Then when you go to a meeting you think, ‘Well, I have a secret.’

It was also revealed that Olly Murs will replace 32-year-old Rita in the regular show on the panel as she has had a ‘number of diary conflicts’.

The 39-year-old singer was given the nod for his long-running role on The Voice earlier this year, but was quickly tapped to join the Masked Singer family.

Olly revealed during the show that he has always been in love with Davina, to which she responded with ‘life done’.

Meanwhile, presenter Joel, who welcomed his first child just three weeks before returning to the ITV studio, admitted he’s going for ‘the Dilf vibe’ this series.

This year the bizarre disguises include an Air Fryer, Bigfoot, Bubble Tea, Eiffel Tower and an Egg.

It comes after it was revealed Davina stormed off stage in anger during filming of the new season.

The judge, 56, admitted she was so shocked and embarrassed after being unable to guess the identity of a singer, who turned out to be a very close friend, that she left the set.

Davina admitted that she had ‘made a fool of herself’ by the revelation and, despite being humiliated, called it the ‘biggest surprise’ she had ever had.

The broadcaster, who appears on the panel alongside Mo Gilligan, Jonathan Ross and Rita Ora, told The Sun: ‘The funny thing was we all met this one character. We were kicking ourselves.”

“I couldn’t help but storm away when I saw who that person was.”

“There have been a lot of people on the show that I’ve met in passing, but this was a true friend, someone I’ve known for years.”

It comes after Carol Vorderman lost to Ainsley Harriott in the show’s Christmas Special.

While the mathematician, 63, was disguised as a reindeer, the TV chef, 66, sang like a partridge in a pear tree.

Despite being pre-recorded, the show was shrouded in so much secrecy that Ainsley had to practice his singing while walking his dog.

The star impressed the judges, who were joined by X Factor winner Leona Lewis, with his rendition of The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, beating Carol who sang Rocking Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee.

Former Ready Steady Cook star Ainsley told the Mail: ‘It’s been hard keeping it a secret, especially when I’m walking around the house or taking my dog ​​for a walk on the public road singing, ‘It’s a Holly Jolly Christmas, it’s the best, and everyone kind of looks at me. It’s still a bit early for that.

“I mean, you try to keep it to yourself, but you have to practice somewhere.”

Carol, who says she didn’t even tell her daughter she was participating, said of her performance that she was “very nervous,” adding, “So the first time I ever sang into a microphone in my life, it was doing Celebrity Stars. in their eyes, 25 years ago.

‘I was the first to arrive. And Celebrity Stars in their Eyes was the very first celebrity version of a regular show. No pressure! That wasn’t good! But I had singing lessons this time, so I felt much better prepared for it.

Ainsley and Carol were pitted against Blackadder actor Tony Robinson, who rapped to a tune he said he wrote himself while dressed as a sprout for the show, which was hosted by Joel Dommett.

Meanwhile, comedian Julian Clary, who wore a Christmas decorations outfit, sang Shakin Stevens’ hit Merry Christmas Everyone.

It was the first time ITV had shown a version of The Masked Singer, which returns for a full series on Saturday, December 30.