Four new stars took to the stage for ITV’s Christmas special

Davina McCall

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Davina McCall apologised to a star after an unmasking(Image: ITV)

For those of us who look forward to The Masked Singer Christmas special every year, Boxing Day was a treat for viewers as four new celebrities took to the stage in the hopes of being the final one to be unmasked.

Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Maya Jama and Mo Gilligan have returned for the glitz and glamour of the festive season, with Maya replacing previous judge Rita Ora last year.

Presenter Joel Dommett also returned to fulfil his role on the ITV show, but made a blunder after the first performance as he stated: “It’s definitely Dermot O’Leary” following Mistletoe’s song.

After the first head to head, however, it was time for one star to be unmasked in front of the judges and the audience. After a vote, it was Goose-A-Laying who was to be eliminated.

Everyone was in shock when Coronation Street star Maureen Lipman lifted off her mask, before naming Joel as a Ryan Gosling lookalike.

It was then the next reveal, and Figgy Pudding managed to defeat Santa’s Sack in the second voting round. The judges placed their final guesses, with Roman Kemp, Charlene White and Lord Alan Sugar called out.

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However, as the audience chanted “take it off” it was children’s television presenter and Baroness Floella Benjamin who stood upon the festive stage.

Floella Benjamin

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Floella Benjamin was behind the mask(Image: ITV)

As soon as the judges saw, Davina exclaimed: “I am so sorry I called you Lord Alan Sugar!” as Floella laughed in response. When asked how she feels, Floella admitted: “It was absolutely wonderful. You know, I love singing.

“It’s a joe for me to come onto the show and sing my heart out. I was really quite surprised that you didn’t guess me! I thought you would have guessed it by my voice.”

She then gave a performance unmasked, and viewers were equally as shocked that Floella was on the ITV show. Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), @lisajon64241298 wrote: “It’s the mother of childhood TV”.

@kingofsunshine penned: “Dame Floella! What a legend” as @michellepryde added: “Floella Benjamin. Never would have got her in a million years unless we had longer to watch”.

Last year, presenter Joel Dommett was surprised with a giant version of himself on the Christmas special. He shared: “My wife has said that I’m not allowed to keep it because we don’t have space, so I have told her that we need to buy a marginally bigger house.

“Maybe we can turn it upside down and turn it into a really cool laundry bin or something.” He added: “I actually haven’t shown my family yet! I’m excited for them to see it. The only thing weirder than watching your son on the telly is watching a big version of your son on telly standing next to your son on telly!”