“The Masked Singer” Season 5 will look a lot different, and it’s all thanks to Covid-19. As our sister site Variety reports, longtime host Nick Cannon has tested positive for the coronavirus, so he will be replaced by Niecy Nash. Cannon is expected to return to Fox’s reality TV show when he recovers, but Nash will have the reigns for at least few episodes. The fifth season of television’s biggest show is set to debut in March, with production beginning Thursday, February 4.
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Cannon is “currently in quarantine and resting,” his publicist has reportedly confirmed. The actor/dancer/rapper has been with the show since day one, alongside panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger. This core foursome will be back when Season 5 resumes production.
Nash is no stranger to the “Masked Singer” family, having sat on...
See‘The Masked Singer’ Season 5: Everything To Know
Cannon is “currently in quarantine and resting,” his publicist has reportedly confirmed. The actor/dancer/rapper has been with the show since day one, alongside panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger. This core foursome will be back when Season 5 resumes production.
Nash is no stranger to the “Masked Singer” family, having sat on...
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