The Masked Dancer UK will feature a triple elimination during the next episode after a contestant was reportedly forced to pull out of the show due to injury. The series had originally teased a shock triple elimination on Saturday, October 1, but one celebrity will be unmasked under different circumstances.
According to reports, one star injured themselves during rehearsals and had to withdraw from the competition. ITV bosses have not named the celebrity and viewers will have to tune into the programme on the weekend to find out who is going home.
"It's really bad luck," an insider told The Sun. "ITV obviously aren't revealing who the injured character is, they'll wait for Saturday's show.
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"It's ironic they got injured while they were not even wearing their crazy costume because the celebrities are barely out of them backstage."
According to the publication, judges Oti Mabuse, Davina McMcall, Peter Crouch and Jonathan Ross will still have to work out who is behind the mask before the big reveal. So far, four celebrities have been unmasked on the second series of the ITV show.
American actor Jesse Metcalfe, best known for his role in Desperate Housewives, was first to be unveiled on the show. He danced under the guise of Astronaut but failed to impress the judges.
Next up was Welsh actress and Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page who was unmasked as Pig. The star managed to bamboozle the judges despite her clue package. You can read more on this here.
Third to be unmasked was Stacey Dooley as Prawn Cocktail and fourth was Gareth Malone as Cactus. You can see a full list of the celebrities unmasked on The Masked Dancer UK so far, here.
Still to be unmasked are Onomatopoeia, Tomato Sauce, Sea Slug, Scissors, Pillar and Post, Candlestick, Pearly King, and Odd Socks.
The Masked Dancer UK continues on Saturday at 6:30pm on ITV. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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