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‘The Masked Singer’ host Nick Cannon tests positive for COVID-19
The Masked Singer host Nick Cannon has tested positive for COVID-19.Producers have recruited actress Niecy Nash to replace Cannon, as he was due to host the first few episodes of the fifth season of the hit reality show, Variety has confirmed.Panellists set to return to the show for the new episodes include Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke.Since the end of season four, spin-off show The Masked Dancer has started airing, featuring Vinny Guadagnino, Elizabeth Smart, Bill Nye and Ice-T as contestants.LeAnn Rimes was crowned the winner of the fourth season of The Masked Singer last December, while Aloe Blacc came in second place after dressing up as Mushroom, and Nick Carter, performing as Crocodile, was