Rita Ora: The Masked Singer is 'exactly' what people need

6 February 2021

Rita Ora thinks 'The Masked Singer' is "exactly" what people need right now.

Rita Ora

The 'Let You Love Me' hitmaker sits on the panel of the ITV guessing game - alongside Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan - and she believes the programme is just what people need to get them through the coronavirus pandemic at the moment.

She said: "They are all hilarious, and I think the dynamic is so brilliant you have a bit of everything between us. We have the best chemistry, we genuinely have such a laugh, and I think it’s exactly the sort of show people are looking for at the moment. People can’t wait to see it every week — it’s such a laugh, so funny and warm-hearted, how could you not love it?"

And Rita thinks it is "amazing" that the stars' names never leak.

She added: "It’s amazing that the names never leak - even among the judges. The team do such a good job keeping the identities a secret. They even walk around backstage with masks on. They don’t even take them off when they walk in the building - it’s very genuine guessing.

"We have no idea when they first come out. There have been some really good ones this year already, which had me totally stunned when it was revealed who they were. Mel B was just a dream. My first concert I went to was The Spice Girls, so I was blown away by her being there."

Rita likes how the show is about guessing and is "quite different to your average talent show".

Speaking about the show, she told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "We don’t really critique the singers. This is a guessing show so it’s quite different to your average talent show with judges. The characters are already very successful and talented. Some have won multiple awards, so we are not there to judge them, we are there to guess who they are. The people on the show already have massive fan bases, but I like that we’re all having fun too. It’s such a fun show, it’s the mystery that makes it, it’s compelling. Guessing games have always been the best when we were all growing up and this is like the ultimate guessing game for the nation. The outfits are insane too - I love them so much."