Which ‘Masked Singer’ Alums Are Returning to the Show? Season 12 Is Bringing Back Familiar Faces

The Masked Singer is ever afloat of surprises! In play 12, respective acquainted faces will beryllium making their return to nan show for immoderate typical reasons.

Who Is Returning to ‘The Masked Singer’?

In a promo for nan show released connected September 9, 2024, it was revealed that Joel McHale would beryllium returning to nan show. It’s becoming a Masked Singer contented to person him connected arsenic a impermanent judge aliases commentator.

One of Ken Jeong’s champion friends, Joel is simply a fan-favorite impermanent prima connected nan show astatine this point. The promo revealed that comedian Nikki Glaser will besides beryllium returning. She antecedently competed connected nan show arsenic Snowstorm successful play 8 and is perfectly hilarious.

“There will beryllium masks, location will beryllium singing, location will beryllium guessing,” Joel said successful nan promo. Nikki added, “There will beryllium blood,” to which Joel replied, “What?”

Joel will besides beryllium 1 of the Masked Ambassadors this season. A Masked Ambassador is personification who has been connected nan show earlier but has a relationship to 1 of nan caller contestants.

It was besides revealed up of nan play premiere that Nick Lachey would beryllium 1 of the Masked Ambassadors arsenic well. He competed and won nan show arsenic Piglet successful play 5. Additionally, Dick Van Dyke was announced arsenic 1 of nan Masked Ambassadors. He competed arsenic play 9’s Gnome, while Jewel, who won play 6 arsenic Queen of Hearts, will besides beryllium making an appearance.

Showrunner Rosie Seitchik told Entertainment Weekly that Masked Ambassadors will beryllium “presenting nan caller singers to america successful newfangled hint packages successful their premiere episodes. I’ll time off it astatine that for correct now. But they’re fundamentally being ushered into nan play via nan endorsement of an aged masked singer.”

William Shatner Will Also Be Making an Appearance

The show’s promo revealed that William Shatner would beryllium taking nan shape to footwear disconnected play 12. The Star Trek fable competed arsenic Knight successful play 8 of nan series.

Who Are nan Season 12 ‘Masked Singer’ Judges?

As for nan judging sheet for play 12, Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke and Jenny McCarthy will beryllium joined by Rita Ora. Rita antecedently filled successful for Nicole Scherzinger connected nan judging sheet past season, and play 12 is nary different.

Nicole spent this past summertime moving arsenic a judge connected nan caller Netflix bid Building nan Band pinch Liam Payne, Kelly Rowland and A.J. McLean.

“Building nan Band is simply a brave and bold undertaking for each progressive arsenic we manus complete powerfulness to nan singers themselves to shape their ain set based connected chemistry first,” executive shaper Cat Lawson said. “With looks retired of nan equation, tin they create a deeper relationship pinch their bandmates? With constricted bands, location are difficult decisions and heart-stopping moments on nan way, but yet nan result is genuinely amazing, pinch bands forming who successful my sentiment are worthy of nan very biggest stage!”

It is not yet clear if she plans connected returning to nan judging sheet successful nan future. However, we tin expect location will beryllium speculation arsenic to whether aliases not she is secretly performing nether 1 of nan masks successful play 12.

The Masked Singer play 12 premieres connected Fox connected Wednesday, September 25 from 8-9 p.m. ET.