The Masked Singer's costume secrets - Disney link, strict item rules and code names
dailystar.co.ukThe Masked Singer is Britain's most mysterious TV talent show, but behind the scenes secrets have come to light.It's one of the most secretive TV shows around, because the aim of the game is to figure out which celebrities are hiding behind their masks.Each week, different masked celebs take to the stage and sing songs in front of the nation, but they're disguised by elaborate costumes.The hit ITV show, hosted by comedian Joel Dommettt, sees the public join panelists Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall as they try to expose the anonymous stars.However, despite the show's secretive nature, some fascinating behind the scenes facts have emerged about the show's costume department.The costume designers are tasked with making the stars' incredible costumes, but that doesn't mean they know who they're making them for.In fact, the majority of the costume team don't actually know which stars will be sporting their wonderfully-wacky suits on TV.Apparently, the costume team are sent measurements for each of the celebrities so they get the sizes right, and they use a stand-in with the same body shape to fit the costumes.Designer Tim Simpson told Huffpost UK that most of his team will only find out who the stars are when they're revealed on TV.The Masked Singer's beautifully-crafted costumes never fail to stun on the stage, so it's no surprise that they take a while to create.The show's designers are able to start building the head of the costumes first, before the celebrities are confirmed.However, they can't build the rest of the costume until they get sent the measurements.Tim said the process can be "stop-start" until the producers have finalised the line-up, which usually consists of 12 celebrities.Once the.
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