The Masked Singer’s Maya Jama secretly revealed identity of Giant Joel hours before episode aired – did you spot it?
MAYA Jama secretly revealed the identity of Giant Joel hours before The Masked Singer aired.
The Love Island host has joined the fifth series of the hit ITV show, having replaced singer Rita Ora.
But it appears Maya, 30, has made a huge gaffe just hours before her debut on the panel.
Taking to social media, the brunette star showed off her incredible first show look.
Maya stunned in a skin-tight leopard print dress, with matching wrist-length gloves.
However, in one of her studio snaps, she posed with Mo Farah on the panel, letting slip there was a special guest.
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During The Masked Singer's intro the Olympic legend was unveiled as host Joel Dommett's doppelganger.
One fan had warned Maya about her 'leak' hours before the show, writing: "The 6th one… you may wish to delete that."
Replying, Maya said: "Mo is a guest panelist episode 1 it’s not a secret x."
The fan followed up, writing: "Yes but *why* is mo a guest judge episode 1…"
The character has been teased since the end of the Christmas special, which aired on Boxing Day.
Joel was left open-mouthed when the hilarious lookalike walked out at the end of the seasonal episode.
Viewers have had to wait for over a week to find out the identity of the mysterious figure.
Joel and his spitting image appeared on a series of shows including This Morning and GMB to promote the mystery.
The Masked Singer Judges and Host
The Masked Singer has been a smash-hit for ITV since launching in 2020. Here's a look at the show's familiar on air team.
Judges
Current:
- Jonathan Ross: Presenter and film critic Jonathan has been part of The Masked Singer since its first series.
- Davina McCall: Long Lost Family co-host Davina is also one of the show's original panellists.
- Mo Gilligan: Comedian and presenter Mo joined in series two, replacing US star Ken Jeong.
- Maya Jama: Love Island presenter Maya is set to join in series six, replacing Rita Ora.
Former:
- Rita Ora: Singer and actress Rita appeared as a judge for the first five series. Her departure from the show was confirmed in September 2024.
Host
Joel Dommett: Joel has presented every series of The Masked Singer so far.