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Who is Candlestick on The Masked Dancer? Celebrity identity clues and theories revealed

24 September 2022, 14:56 | Updated: 11 October 2022, 06:09

Candlestick is competing to win The Masked Dancer. Picture: ITV

Who is The Masked Dancer's Candlestick? Here's everything we know about the mystery celeb...

The Masked Dancer is set to return to our screens and we are so excited.

This time around, judges Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Oti Mabuse and Peter Crouch will be introduced to 13 new celebrities dressed as weird and wonderful characters.

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One of the brave stars who hoped to come out on top was Candlestick, let’s find out all about the person behind the disguise…

Liam Charles was revealed to be Candlestick. Picture: ITV

Who is Candlestick?

Candlestick was revealed to be Great British Bake Off star Liam Charles.

While judges Peter Crouch and Mo Gilligan were convinced that Olly Murs was behind the outfit, they were completely stunned when Candlestick was unveiled as Liam.

Clues given include:

'I hold court' and 'I might be an authority'
Here to light up the party
Don't have any dance experience
‘I need to let you know, I went via Tinseltown on my way to success’
Dundee written on sugar cubes
Two truths and a life: Hanging with my chums is #goals; when you’re around me time is of the essence and I keep circular shapes in one of my chambers

Many fans were left guessing Candlestick could be none other than Judge Rob Rinder.

One Twitter user said: "We’re all thinking Judge Rinder aren’t we?", while another said: "Lemon rind = rinder Just ice?! = JUSTICE it’s judge rinder."

Oti Mabuse also guessed judge Rinder, while others at home thought Tom Daley could be behind the mask.

"Tom Daley!!!", said one, and another added: "Candle stick’s voice and way of speaking really reminds me of Tom Daley! So I’m going with Tom for candle stick!"

The Masked Dancer judges are back. Picture: ITV

Who are the Masked Dancer judges?

The Masked Singer judges Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall will be returning for season two of the dancing version of the show, while Oti Mabuse and Peter Crouch are also on the panel.