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Lottie Gibbons

Masked Dancer: ITV confirm start date, time and how many episodes there are

The Masked Dancer will start this weekend as celebrities take to the dance floor.

Following the success of The Masked Singer, The Masked Dancer will start on May 29 on ITV.

The new series, taking place over one week, will see celebrity contestants perform unique dances, whilst covered from head to toe in outrageous costumes and face masks leaving the viewers and star panel to guess their identities.

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On the judging panel, Oti Mabuse takes up a seat alongside Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall as they all watch closely to see which celebrity has twinkle toes.

Joel Dommett will return as host, while 12 celebrities step onto the dancefloor to take on character alter egos.

Clue packages will accompany every Masked Dancer to help the panel and at home detectives crack the case of who the famous faces behind the masks are.

Time, date and episodes of Masked Dancer

The Masked Dancer will start on May 29.

It will begin on ITV at 7pm on Saturday and 7.30pm on Sunday and weekdays.

There are seven episodes.

Saturday night will see Zip vs Knickerbocker Glory, Beetroot vs Llama and Viper vs Scarecrow.

Masked Dancer characters

  • Zip
  • Carwash
  • Beagle
  • Squirrel
  • Scarecrow
  • Frog
  • Beetroot
  • Viper
  • Rubber Chicken
  • Flamingo
  • Knickerbocker Glory
  • Llama

The Masked Dancer, from Saturday, May 29 at 7pm on ITV and the ITV Hub

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