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

24 September 2022, 15:36

Oti Mabuse drops The Masked Dancer clue on This Morning

Who is behind the Pearly King mask and what clues are there? Everything you need to know...

The Masked Dancer is making a huge comeback this September.

The second series will see a new batch of celebrities competing to impress the likes of judges Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Oti Mabuse and Peter Crouch.

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One of those brave stars is Pearly King, who will be hoping to show off their best moves on the dance floor.

But who is Pearly King on The Masked Dancer? Find out all the clues…

Pearly King has joined the Masked Dancer line up. Picture: ITV

Who is Pearly King?

Some of the clues so far include:

They’re from ‘the streets of London’, the East End
'Part of a long tradition’
Not afraid of hard work
Apples and pears
‘My mane is sometimes all I need to feel confident’

We don’t know who is behind the Pearly King mask but some guesses include Danny Dyer due to the EastEnders references, or even Shane Ritchie.

Oti Mabuse may have given away a huge clue as the former Strictly Come Dancing judge appeared on This Morning to chat all about it.

Reflecting on the new series – which has been filmed in advance – Oti admitted how ‘weird’ some of the costumes are, telling presenters Rochelle Humes and Vernon Kay: “They’re so weird! I’m almost nervous to say anything about the Masked Dancer because I give away clues! I’m actually shaking”.

Oti then went on to say that Pearly King is an early front-runner, saying: "We have a Lion....Pearly King...I think he steals...or she steals the show.”

The Masked Dancer is back on ITV. Picture: ITV

Realising her mistake, she gasped: "You see, I'm so nervous...why did they bring me on."

Rochelle and Vernon couldn’t help but laugh before swiftly moving on from the conversation.

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.