Ben Shephard has explained how he pulled the wool over the eyes of the Masked Singer judges in order to be a performer and a guest judge on the most recent season. The 51-year-old presenter was revealed as the star beneath the Conker costume in the 2026 finale. Show judges Mo Gilligan, Maya Jama, Davina McCall and Jonathan Ross were gobsmaked when the runner up contestant was revealed as This Morning star Ben. And they were especially stunned as he had acted as a guest judge just weeks earlier