The sixth series of the British version of The Masked Singer premiered on ITV on 4 January 2025, following a Christmas special episode on 26 December 2024. Joel Dommett returned as the show's presenter, whilst Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross returned as panellists, along with Maya Jama who replaced Rita Ora on the panel. The series is the first in another two-year commissioning by ITV and was also accompanied by a digital spin-off show for the second time, titled The After Mask, presented by Harriet Rose.
The series was won by singer/actress Samantha Barks as "Pufferfish", whilst singer Gregory Porter finished second as "Dressed Crab" and singer Marti Pellow finished third as "Wolf".
Production The commissioning of the sixth series was announced by ITV in October 2024, as part of a further two-year contract. Filming for the series began in September 2024 at Bovingdon Studios in Hertfordshire, with the public being invited to apply for tickets to be in the audience, before concluding in October 2024. The series began airing on 4 January 2025, following the show's Christmas special episode that aired on 26 December 2024. It was also confirmed that the show would be accompanied by a digital spin-off show for the first time, The After Mask, presented by Harriet Rose and airing exclusively on ITVX and YouTube.
Panellists and host
Prior to the series airing, it was announced that Joel Dommett would return as the show's presenter, with Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan all returning to the panel. Rita Ora was confirmed to be leaving the show after five series, with Maya Jama subsequently being announced as her replacement.
Mo Farah served as a guest panellist for the first episode after being revealed as "Giant Joel". Vicky McClure, Suranne Jones, and Tom Daley served as guest panellists for the second, third, and fourth episodes respectively. Gilligan was not present during the semi final and final of the series, filling in for Gilligan were Richard E. Grant and Danny Jones (who won the previous series as "Piranha").
Contestants The twelve costumes for the sixth series were released on 7 December 2024. Also, an additional character, Giant Joel, based on presenter Joel Dommett, was introduced in the 2024 Christmas special, and was unmasked and revealed as Mo Farah in the first episode. Stage name Celebrity Occupation Episodes12345678 Pufferfish Actress/singerSAFESAFESAFERISKSAFE WINNER Dressed Crab Gregory Porter SingerSAFERISKSAFESAFESAFE Wolf Marti Pellow SingerSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFE THIRD Bush Natalie Cassidy ActressRISKSAFESAFESAFEOUT Bear Example MusicianSAFERISKRISKSAFEOUT Snail Andrea Corr SingerSAFESAFESAFEOUT Kingfisher Grayson Perry ArtistSAFESAFESAFEOUT Teeth Mel Giedroyc RISKSAFEOUT Tattoo Carol Decker SingerSAFEOUT Macy Gray SingerSAFEOUT Pegasus Prue Leith RestaurateurOUT Spag Bol Kate Garraway TV presenterOUT
Episodes Episode 1 (4 January) Group number: "Who Do You Think You Are" by Spice Girls Guest panelist: Mo Farah + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Teeth "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" by Tony Christie RISK 2 Snail "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter SAFE 3 Tattoo "Murder on the Dancefloor" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor SAFE 4 Kingfisher "The Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie SAFE 5 Spag Bol "Look at Me" by Geri Halliwell Kate GarrawayOUT 6 Dressed Crab "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers SAFE
Episode 2 (5 January) Guest panelist: Vicky McClure + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Pufferfish "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan SAFE 2 Bush "Wake Up Boo!" by The Boo Radleys RISK 3 Wolf "Let's Dance" by David Bowie SAFE 4 Pegasus "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" by Gordon MacRae Prue LeithOUT 5 Toad in the Hole "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse SAFE 6 Bear "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" from Oliver! SAFE
Episode 3 (11 January) Theme: Summer Holiday Group number: "Hot Hot Hot" by Arrow Guest panelist: Suranne Jones + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Bear "Miami" by Will SmithRISK 2 Toad in the Hole "Sunny" by Boney M.RISK 3 Pufferfish "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi LauperSAFE 4 Bush "Hold My Hand" by Jess GlynneSAFE 5 Wolf "Copacabana (At the Copa)" by Barry ManilowSAFESing-Off Identity Result 1 Bear "Stay" by Justin Bieber and The Kid Laroi SAFE 2 Toad in the Hole "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette Macy GrayOUT
Episode 4 (18 January) Theme: Superheroes Group number: "Titanium" by David Guetta & Sia Guest panelist: Tom Daley + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Dressed Crab "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & FireRISK 2 Tattoo "Human" by The KillersRISK 3 Teeth "Houdini" by Dua LipaSAFE 4 Kingfisher "Iris" by The Goo Goo DollsSAFE 5 Snail "Rule the World" by Take ThatSAFESing-Off Identity Result 1 Dressed Crab "Drift Away" by Mike Berry SAFE 2 Tattoo "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner Carol DeckerOUT
Episode 5 (25 January) +Performances on the fifth episode#Stage nameClue songIdentityResult 1 Bush "Our House" by Madness SAFE 2 Snail "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips SAFE 3 Wolf "The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis Jr. SAFE 4 Kingfisher "Luck Be a Lady" from Guys and Dolls SAFE 5 Dressed Crab "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz SAFE 6 Bear "Tender" by Blur RISK 7 Teeth Neighbours theme by Barry Crocker Mel Giedroyc OUT 8 Pufferfish "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims SAFE
Episode 6 (1 February) +Performances on the sixth episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Pufferfish "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl RISK 2 Kingfisher "Somethin' Stupid" by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra Grayson Perry OUT 3 Bear "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey SAFE 4 Snail "Dance the Night" by Dua Lipa Andrea Corr OUT 5 Wolf "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish SAFE 6 Dressed Crab "California Dreamin’" by The Mamas & the Papas SAFE 7 Bush "A Night to Remember" by Shalamar SAFE
Episode 7: Semi-final (8 February) Guest panelist: Richard E. Grant (in place of Mo Gilligan) +First performances on the seventh episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Wolf "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol SAFE 2 Bear "She" by Elvis Costello Example OUT 3 Bush "Thank You for the Music" by ABBA SAFE 4 Dressed Crab "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean SAFE 5 Pufferfish "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish SAFE
+Second performances on the seventh episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Dressed Crab "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles SAFE 2 Bush "Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb Natalie Cassidy OUT 3 Wolf "Don’t Dream It’s Over" by Crowded House SAFE 4 Pufferfish "One Night Only" from Dreamgirls SAFE
Episode 8: Final (15 February) Guest performance: Joel Dommett, the panel, and Danny Jones perform "One Way or Another" by Blondie Guest panelist: Danny Jones (in place of Mo Gilligan) +First performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song 1 Wolf "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga 2 Pufferfish "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears 3 "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
+Second performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Duet partner Identity Result 1 Wolf "With You I'm Born Again" by Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright Claire Richards (Knitting) THIRD PLACE 2 Pufferfish "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler Danny Jones (Piranha) SAFE 3 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Keala Settle (Air Fryer) SAFE
After being unmasked, Pellow sang "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet as his encore performance.
+Third performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song of the series Identity Result 1 Pufferfish "One Night Only" from Dreamgirls Samantha Barks WINNER 2 Dressed Crab "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz Gregory Porter
Ratings Official ratings are taken from BARB, utilising the four-screen dashboard which includes viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones, and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast.
EpisodeDateOfficial 7 day rating(millions)Weekly rankfor ITVWeekly rankfor all UK TV1 4.87 4 122 4.55 6 183 4.62 5 144 4.13 6 165 3.96 10 286 4.19 5 137 4.31 7 148 4.43 5 8Series average 2025 4.38 colspan="2"
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