Masked Singer Shake-Up: Nicole Scherzinger Out, Rita Ora In for Season 11
For the first time in Masked Singer history, a new face will be joining its lineup of celeb panelists.
When the truly puzzling singing competition returns for Season 11 in 2024, singer-songwriter Rita Ora will step in for longtime panelist and former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, who will be temporarily sitting out while she performs on London’s West End. (Scherzinger will, however, be featured in Season 10, which returns to Fox Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8/7c; watch the trailer embedded above.)
Ora will of course sit beside fellow panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg and Robin Thicke, while Nick Cannon continues his role as host.
Best known for her four No. 1 UK singles, Ora received a BRIT Billion award this year, acknowledging her landmark one billion streams in her home country. Her new album, You & I, features the No. 1 U.S. Dance Radio hit “Praising You (feat. Fatboy Slim)” and “You Only Love Me.” It follows her previous releases titled Bang, Phoenix and Ora. Here in the States, her singles have earned her seven Top 10 hits on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.
Ora’s TV credits include The Voice: Australia, The X-Factor UK, Empire, America’s Next Top Model, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight and more importantly, The Masked Singer UK, where she served as a panelist for four series.
Excited to see Ora step onto the Masked Singer stage? Sound off in the comments!
From what I’ve seen of Masked Singer UK, Rita pretty much is their Nicole.
Wish they just get rid of Jenny McCarthy completely.
I like her, but she IS annoying on there.
I think they are ALL annoying, because they have to say the same thing over and over and over: “Who IS that?”. Duh. The whole point of the show. If I had to pick one judge I like the most it is Jenny. ‘Cuz if Donnie likes her, I like her!
Awe love Nicole. Hope it’s only for one season!
Can’t stand Ken. It’s why I stopped watching. If they’d replace him, I might be back.
Thank you. I thought I was the only one.
He’s actually pretty decent when he stops playing “Dr. Ken Jeong, as seen on TV” for a second.
So the stripper got fired now they need to get rid of that song stealing theif robin think
learn go spell before you go disparaging others, you worthless bimbo.
Staring in a Andrew load wavior play. Isn’t getting fired. She just want to be in the play.
They are all annoying and wouldn’t mind if they replaced them all, espeially
the anti-semite Nick Cannon
At least Nick apologized and talked to some rabbis to learn a little. Way more than most people do. Google it, he did the work, straight up.
Never heard of her. ????
Well she a huge star from 2017 to now. So if your not up to date with newer stars. It is understandable
She’s more well known in the UK.
I don’t watch anything with Jenny McCarthy in it. She is super annoying….a blonde Katy Perry…who is also annoying and hates old people. What is up with that? But I digress.
Nicole’s my favorite judge so I’m sad/disappointed she’ll miss at least a season.hopefully it’s it’s just one season.
She doing a 16 week ALW play from September 15- January 15. The mask singer fild from September 10 to October 19th nicole can be a guess spot but she not joining the competition as she could literary be in two episodes.
I love Rita Ora, but I hope Nicole comes back. Maybe Jenny McCarthy can take a break. Would be great for Nicole and Rita to be on the panel together and maybe perform together.