The seventh series of the British version of The Masked Singer premiered on ITV on 3 January 2026, following a Christmas special episode on 26 December 2025, and concluded on 14 February 2026. Joel Dommett returned as the show's presenter, whilst Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Maya Jama and Jonathan Ross returned as panellists. The series is the second in another two-year commissioning by ITV. The series was accompanied by companion show The Masked Singer: Unmasked hosted by Harriet Rose on ITVX. The series was won by singer Keisha Buchanan as "Moth", with television presenter Ben Shephard finishing second as "Conkers", and singer/actress Mica Paris placing third as "Toastie". == Production == The commissioning of the seventh series was announced along with the previous series by ITV in October 2024, as part of a further two-year contract. Filming for the series took place in October 2025 at Bovingdon Studios in Hertfordshire, with the public being invited to apply for tickets to be in the audience. The series began airing on 3 January 2026, following the show's Christmas special episode that aired on 26 December 2025. The first trailer for the series aired on 7 December 2025, during the final of the twenty-fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. It featured a preview of the costume masks for the series, followed by host Joel Dommett who removed a beanie hat before teasing "the most unmaskings ever". It was also confirmed that this series would feature special "Masked Bands" during the course of the series. Two exclusive masks, "Goldfish" and "Emperor Penguin", fronted their own bands "No Trout" and "Antarctic Funkeys" in the first and second episodes respectively. An additional mask, "Mole Dommett", appeared in the fifth episode to provide extra clues for the panel; "Mole Dommett" was revealed as Olly Murs in the following episode. == Panellists and host == Prior to the series, it was announced that Joel Dommett would return as the show's presenter, with Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama all returning to the panel. Anne-Marie and Matt Lucas served as guest panellists in the first and second episodes after being unmasked as "Goldfish" and "Emperor Penguin" respectively. Freddie Flintoff served as a guest panellist in the third episode. Ben Shephard, who would later be revealed as "Conkers" in the final, served as a guest panellist in the fourth episode. Perrie Edwards served as guest panellist in the fifth episode. Olly Murs served as a guest panellist is the sixth episode after being unmasked as "Mole Dommett". Katherine Ryan, who appeared in the fourth series as "Pigeon", served as a guest panellist in the semi-final. Samantha Barks, who won the previous series as "Pufferfish", served as a guest panellist in the final. == Contestants == The fifteen costume masks, including the three exclusive masks, were revealed prior to the show's airing. Red Panda was edited out of the first episode due to their song choice being deemed inappropriate following the 2026 Crans-Montana bar fire in Switzerland. == Episodes == === Episode 1 (3 January) === Guest panelist: Anne-Marie "Goldfish" and their masked band "No Trout" performed "APT." by Rosé and Bruno Mars. "Goldfish" was revealed to be Anne-Marie, who subsequently joined the panel. Anne-Marie later sang her signature song "2002" unmasked. On the day this episode was due to air, ITV announced schedule changes with the episode duration being cut. It was later announced that "Red Panda" would be edited out of this episode due to their song choice not being appropriate following the then-recent 2026 Crans-Montana bar fire in Switzerland. The performance was however included on the video-on-demand version on Sky UK's Catch Up TV. === Episode 2 (4 January) === Guest panelist: Matt Lucas "Emperor Penguin" and their masked band "Antarctic Funkeys" perform "Pinball Wizard" by The Who. "Emperor Penguin" was revealed to be Matt Lucas, who subsequently joined the panel. === Episode 3 (10 January) === Theme: Sports Group number: "Lionheart (Fearless)" by Joel Corry and Tom Grennan Guest panelist: Freddie Flintoff === Episode 4 (17 January) === Theme: Halloween Group number: "Larger than Life" by Backstreet Boys Guest panelist: Ben Shephard After being unmasked, Detroit sang "Stay" by Shakespears Sister as her encore performance. === Episode 5 (24 January) === Guest panelist: Perrie Edwards === Episode 6 (31 January) === Guest panelist: Olly Murs "Mole-Dommett" was revealed to be Olly Murs, who subsequently joined the panel. === Episode 7: Semi-final (7 February) === Guest panelist: Katherine Ryan === Episode 8: Final (14 February) === Guest performance: Samantha Barks perform "Golden" by HUNTR/X Guest panelist: Samantha Barks In a change to this year's format, instead of performing one of their previous songs from the series, the final two contestants, "Moth" and "Conkers" took part in a "Final Face Off", in which they took turns to sing a different song, before duetting together. == Notes == == References ==