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The Masked Dancer has returned to our screens as a celebrity panel and viewers at home attempt to guess the identities behind the elaborate outfits. A new batch of celebs are aiming to bewilder and bamboozle with their fancy footwork whilst dancing in disguise on the zany ITV show.

Mo Gilligan has reportedly "secretly split" from his girlfriend of four years Sophie Wise as he tries to crack America.The comedian, 34, and former Hollyoaks actress, 27, are said to have "amicably" broken up, after moving in together this year – with Mo's work commitments and travel for new projects to blame. Mo, who hosted the Brit Awards for the first time earlier this year, will present the upcoming UK version of game show That's My Jam, which will air on the BBC but is being filmed in Los Angeles.

Hollyoaks actress for four years, with the couple having set up home together at the start of the year. But with Mo travelling between the UK and Los Angeles to shoot his upcoming TV show That's My Jam, the pair have said to have called time on their romance.  A source told The Sun: 'The split is totally amicable and they are still friends despite what’s been a difficult time.

As The Masked Dancer is set to take over our screens this Autumn, it's clear there is strong camaraderie between this year's panelists who told us about a mishap at a recent press call. Presenter Davina McCall, who is on the panel alongside Peter Crouch, Oti Mabuse and Jonathan Ross, revealed when posing for pictures earlier day there was an awkward moment with Peter. "Earlier, me and Oti were having our pictures taken and we put our arms around Peter’s waist and we realised we were both hugging his bottom," the 54 year old said when speaking to OK! at the ITV Autumn Entertainment launch yesterday at White City House in London.

BBC Studios has taken a 25% minority stake in former Channel 4 Deputy Head of Programmes Kelly Webb-Lamb’s Mothership Productions.

The Masked Singer and I'm a Celebrity. . .

Former professional footballer Peter Crouch has said his four children with wife Abbey Clancy are more interested in him joining the panel of The Masked Dancer than his extensive sporting career.The ex-striker, 41, is stepping in for Mo Gilligan for the second series of the surreal ITV guessing game as the comedian is unavailable due to touring commitments. Peter joins returning celebrity detectives, former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse, chat show host Jonathan Ross and TV presenter Davina McCall on the panel for the show, which sees celebrities don masks and and costumes and dance before their true identities are guessed. Comedian and presenter Joel Dommett will return to host the show with his usual comedic style.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 was the big winner at the Edinburgh TV Awards, winning six of the 20 awards on offer, including Channel of the Year. The awards returned as an in-person event this year as part of the Edinburgh TV Festival, supported by Screen Scotland. Jodie Comer, who won the 2021 Variety Outstanding Achievement Award, won the best TV actor in a drama award for her performance in Jack Thorne’s Channel 4 drama “Help.” Actor, writer and director Diane Morgan received the 2022 Variety Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of her extensive body of work, which ranges from Ricky Gervais’ “After Life” to “Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe” and includes fan-favorite “Motherland” and and her much loved character Philomena Cunk.

Apple TV+’s Pachinko and Netflix’s Sex Education are among the big winners at the Edinburgh TV Awards. Jodie Comer, Mo Gilligan and Sharon Horgan’s indie also scooped goings at the event, held this evening in Scotland’s capital as the Edinburgh TV Festival’s second day comes to an end.

The upcoming British version of Jimmy Fallon’s show That’s My Jam will shoot entirely in LA after a successful pilot, Universal Television Alternative Studio chiefs confirmed today here at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

The new series of Strictly Come Dancing will kick off on September 17, former contestant and TV presenter AJ Odudu has announced.The 34-year-old, who was forced to withdraw from the final of the dancing competition last year after suffering a torn ligament, revealed the news on The Big Breakfast alongside co-host Mo Gilligan. She said: “We do have the exclusive that the launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2022 is going to be September 17.

Hollie RichardsonEllie Goulding, Sam Ryder, Chris McCausland, Poppy O’Toole and Fuse ODG join hosts Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu. Judi Love will also be grilling a guest on her bed, while Melvin Odoom and Harriet Rose have a sausage-eating contest. HRAnita Rani returns for a second season of this idyllic journey around the nation’s best seasides.

READ MORE: Chloe Madeley welcomes first child with husband James Haskell as couple say they are 'besotted' Former Big Brother contestant turned TV host Alison Hammond is now the frontrunner to host ITV’s reboot of the classic reality TV show, reports The Mirror. Big Brother bosses are said to think she would be perfect to front the new series. The show was a ratings hit from its first series in 2000, won by Craig Phillips and presented by Davina, 54.

reality TV show. Instead, it is thought that This Morning's Alison, who found fame in the Big Brother house, is now the frontrunner to be the next host. Show bosses are said to think she would be perfect to front the new series, which will air on ITV next year.

, reports the Mirror Now they are launching their own TV show - and their relationship is really going to be put to the test. The lovebirds are set to spend even more time side by side and will travel around Europe and cook for each other.

Fans of Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti will be delighted to know that the pair have confirmed they have landed their own TV show just days after leaving the villa. The couple were announced as the Love Island 2022 winners last Monday and scooped the £50,000 prize money as a result.

Love Island fans were quick to celebrate on Saturday after it was officially announced live on Channel 4, that Ekin-su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti would be returning to our screens in their very own road trip TV show. The loved up couple officially scooped the 2022 Love Island crown just two weeks ago after captivating the hearts of the nation with their dramatic and passionate relationship.

It has been confirmed that Denise Van Outen will make a sensational return to hit TV show The Big Breakfast when it relaunches on Channel 4 this week. The former host will hand over the reins to new presenters Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu.

Manori Ravindran International EditorFormer Channel 4 deputy director of programs and head of popular factual Kelly Webb-Lamb has set up a new production company.Mothership Productions will focus on global formats and “ideas of scale” across the unscripted genres. Webb-Lamb’s senior team includes Charlotte Desai, Gilly Greenslade and Gudren Claire on board.“After 25 years in the industry on both sides of the pitching/buying table, it felt like it was time to take the leap and have a go at doing it for myself,” said Webb-Lamb.

celebrity singing show will include huge names disguised as Tomato Sauce, a Cactus, Scissors and an Astronaut. Former England footballer Peter Crouch and professional dancer Oti Mabuse will join returning panellists Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall as they try to work out who is behind the mask.

Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman has apologised to former professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff after revealing that she and Ben Cohen began their romance whilst participating in the dance show back in 2013.MORE: Claudia Winkleman reveals surprising Strictly Come Dancing secret you never knewClaudia, 50, made the comment on Monday, whilst recording Friday's edition of The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan on Channel 4.WATCH: Tess Daly & Claudia Winkleman's 5 Style Lessons"The couple I knew had got together were Ben and Kristina," Claudia revealed, according to MailOnline's Richard Eden.READ: 'Heartbroken' Claudia Winkleman struggling to come to terms with separation from eldest sonRELATED: Claudia Winkleman urged to go to the doctor amid this worrying symptomFollowing Claudia's comments, Kristina threatened to take legal action against the presenter but was soon contacted with a heartfelt apology. Kristina and Ben began their relationship in 2014In the message, seen by Richard Eden, Claudia reveals she is "so, so sorry," before clarifying that she misunderstood the question she was asked on stage."I thought the question was about who has found long-time love [via Strictly]," she wrote.Kristina and Ben were partnered together in the 2013 series of Strictly and made headlines when they embarked on a relationship a year later, in 2014, following the end of his marriage to Abby, his wife of 11 years.At the time, Abby spoke of the betrayal to a newspaper and branded Kristina "a [explicit] Russian dancer", something she has since confessed she deeply regrets.