Joel Dommett has admitted to a major blunder during filming of The Masked Singer Christmas special.
Joel Dommett has disclosed how he plunged The Masked Singer festive special into complete pandemonium during recording following an inadvertent gaffe.
The presenter is making his comeback to the cherished ITV contest, working alongside panellists Jonathan Ross, Maya Jama, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan.
They’ll be attempting to uncover the true identities of the famous participants alongside audiences at home, using a series of cryptic hints.
Four well-known personalities will perform on stage whilst concealing their identities, disguised as Santa’s Sack, Mistletoe, a Goose A-Laying and Figgy Pudding.
The yuletide episode broadcasts on Boxing Day, with a complete series following several weeks afterwards, reports Wales Online.
It’s now emerged that recording for the seasonal show spiralled into mayhem when Joel inadvertently revealed one of the concealed celebrities.
He confessed to recognising the distinctive giggle from behind Mistletoe’s mask, blurting out their actual identity before realising his error and collapsing to the ground.
The I’m A Celebrity Unpacked presenter told The Sun: “I can’t believe I did it. This person was chuckling in the costume and it’s a chuckle I know well and I said their name. It just came out. Their actual name!”
He continued: “Thankfully, [the judges] had pretty much guessed who it was.
“But producers did reiterate to me that I wasn’t to do that again. I was on the naughty step.”
The Masked Singer UK Christmas special will also showcase a collection of pantomime legends, including Fairy Godmother (Su Pollard), the dame (Christopher Biggins), Wicked Stepmother (Lesley Joseph) and Prince Charming (Basil Brush), who will be offering hints to the judging panel.
This follows Joel’s recent mishap several weeks back whilst recording I’m A Celebrity’s companion show Unpacked.
The presenter was compelled to say sorry after inadvertently cursing, when his regular broadcast was dramatically disrupted after being “assaulted” by a flying insect.
He frantically jumped up from his chair whilst frantically batting at a fly, exclaiming: “Ohhh f***ing hell, that’s massive.”
He swiftly bounced back from the blunder, remembering he was on live television.
“I’m sorry I swore,” he said apologetically, before adding: “That was absolutely petrifying.”
The Masked Singer Christmas Special airs Boxing Day at 7.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.