RITA Ora will miss ITV's new series The Masked Dancer – with Oti Mabuse tipped to take her place on the judging panel. The pop star's busy schedule left her unavailable to film the show after she left the UK for The Voice Australia.
Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan plus presenter Joel Dommett will return to screens in The Masked Singer spin-off series, created to replace Britain's Got Talent on Saturday nights later this year.
Though the timings didn't work out for Rita, ITV bosses hope Strictly's reigning champion professional dancer Oti, 30, will agree to sign up.
A source told The Mirror: "With her dance experience and popularity with audiences, she'd be perfect for The Masked Dancer. "Everyone's very hopeful that she'll sign.”.
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