Masked Dancer star 'quits after horrific backstage fall leaves them injured'

Singer Kimberley Walsh appeared on ITV This Morning on Monday following her elimination from The Masked Dancer over the weekend, when she was revealed as the character of Odd Socks. The mum of three joined hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary to talk about her time on the show and revealed the reason why she chose to take part in the Saturday night programme.

Odd Socks is the second character to be unveiled on The Masked Dancer 2022, following Sea Slug's elimination. After panellists Jonathan Ross, Oti Mabuse, Davina McCall, Peter Crouch and guest panellist John Bishop, deliberated – they decided to boot Odd Socks, unmasking the character as Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh. As host Joel Dommett revealed there had been a Girls Aloud nod in every single clue package, Kimberley, 40, said: “I did this for my kids, they love this show.They have no idea." She continued: "I had to pick Odd Socks, I’m a mum of three boys, that’s my life.” Fans were quick to comment as one person wrote: "OMG Kimberley Walsh! Never had guessed that! Thought it was a soap star! #MaskedDancerUK #MaskedDancer #GirlsAloud".

The Masked Dancer's Sea Slug has been unveiled as none other than Olympic gold medalist Denise Lewis. In the semi-final show, the panel, which consists of Jonathan Ross, Oti Mabuse, Davina McCall, Peter Crouch and guest panellist John Bishop, put their heads together to try and figure out who was behind the mask.

ITV show sees judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Oti Mabuse and Peter Crouch guess which famous faces are behind the costumes as they take to the stage to perform dances. This week saw the final six cut down to five as one more star was unmasked. Candlestick was revealed to be The Great British Bake Off’s Liam Charles, much to the delight of fans watching at home.

It’s time to get those thinking caps on again because TV’s favourite guessing game – The Masked Dancer – is back for a new series. Joel Dommett has returned to front the show, as 12 more mystery celebrities don some elaborate costumes and bust a move, in their bid to outwit judges Jonathan Ross, Oti Mabuse, new judge Peter Crouch and Davina McCall – as well as try and baffle the folks at home.

Mo Gilligan may have not believed it, but it turns out it was The Great British Bake Off star Liam Charles behind the Candlestick on The Masked Dancer. Hosted by Joel Dommett, the spin-off form The Masked Singer sees judges Jonathan Ross, Oti Mabuse, Davina McCall and Peter Crouch guess which disguised celebrity is dancing in front of them. This time around none of them were right when it came to the Candlestick’s identity, with Mo believing it was Olly Murs, while Davina thought it was Take That legend Jason Orange.

The Masked Dancer UK spoilers follow. The Masked Dancer has unveiled another celebrity in its latest episode (October 8).

Fearne Cotton addressed whether she is Odd Socks on ITV's The Masked Dancer as Lorraine Kelly grilled her on Thursday's Lorraine show. During an interview, where Fearne, 41, spoke about her new Happy Place app, Lorraine, 62, asked: "Now look, there's a huge and important question I have to ask you.

There was an unusual unmasking on ITV's The Masked Dancer as it was revealed that duo Pillar & Post had sadly had to withdraw from the competition after Pillar took a tumble in rehearsals and injured her ankle. Host Joel Dommett said it had been a "particularly eventful week" as he announced that they would be forced to say goodbye to the zany dance show's first couple during Saturday night's show (October 2).

The Masked Dancer 's Tomato Sauce was finally revealed on Saturday's show as the contestant admitted that their outfit choice was the "perfect disguise". During the latest instalment, the panel - Jonathan Ross, Oti Mabuse, Davina McCall and Peter Crouch - chose to unmask Tomato Sauce, who turned out to be none other than chat show host Steph McGovern.Talking about taking part, Steph, 40, said: "I love the show and I love dancing.

The Masked Dancer has suffered a blow as one of the mystery stars took a tumble and injured their ankle so badly they have been forced to pull out of the ITV dance contest. A show insider told The Sun: “It’s really bad luck.

Gareth Malone has said he lied to his parents and told them he was working with Tom Cruise in order to keep his participation in The Masked Dancer a secret. The British choirmaster, who is best known for his role on TV programme The Choir, was unmasked as Cactus on the hit ITV dance show on Saturday evening.