It’s almost time for lucky season 13 of The Masked Singer, and Us Weekly has an exclusive first look at the show’s first set of contestants.
The Wednesday, February 12, premiere will introduce five new singers competing for the coveted Golden Mask trophy: Ant, Coral, Paparazzo, Fuzzy Peas and Honey Pot. (The remaining 10 singers will be introduced in later episodes.)
Not pictured is new season 13 addition Lucky Duck, who Fox describes as a “delightfully mischievous” character that “will pop in throughout the season to offer cheeky and luck-related clues.” Lucky Duck will be unmasked at the end of season, and the network notes that “there could be a very special connection to someone on the show!”
Lucky Duck’s role seems to be similar to that of Cluedle-Doo, who periodically interrupted the competition to share additional clues from his lair. He eventually performed “Return of the Mack” by Mark Morrison and was unmasked as Donnie Wahlberg, who happens to be married to panelist Jenny McCarthy. (McCarthy, 52, was completely shocked by her husband’s appearance.)
Us also has a sneak peek of a new promo for the season, which introduces additional characters whose names have yet to be revealed: a dinosaur-esque monster, a cowboy that’s also an alien, some sort of bird, a dog wearing sunglasses and a few other unidentifiable creatures.
“I didn’t think this show could get any crazier,” judge Rita Ora says in the clip.
Another scene shows Ora, 34, packed into an elevator with fellow panelists McCarthy, Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong.
“I’m having a hard time breathing,” Jeong, 55, jokes in the clip.
After Thicke, 47, suggests “putting your arms above your head,” Jeong replies, “Shut up!”
In the season 12 finale last month, the Buffalos — revealed to be Boyz II Men — were crowned the winners, becoming the first group to take home the Golden Mask.
“It allowed us to be ourselves, believe it or not,” Shawn Stockman exclusively told Us of competing on the show. “The masks allowed us to reveal things about who we are as singers, who we are as people, music lovers, ’cause a lot of people wouldn’t connect Boyz II Men to Toto or other songs that we did on the show, so it was nice for people to get a glimpse of our playlist, songs and music that we love from artists that we enjoyed ever since we were kids in some cases. So it was nice and it became deeper than just winning the whole thing.”
Keep scrolling to see the first five contestants from season 13 of The Masked Singer.
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