EXCLUSIVE: The Masked Singer was supposed to be filmed this month but will be delayed as COVID-19 continues to impact the television industry
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Lindsay Lohan wouldn’t be able to return to Australia to film The Masked Singer due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
And there may be more changes to come, after Melbourne was plunged into stage-three lockdown this week following a spike in coronavirus cases.
Season two of The Masked Singer was scheduled to begin filming later this month in the Victorian capital, but has been delayed because of the escalating pandemic.
EXCLUSIVE: The Masked Singer was supposed to be filmed this month but will be delayed as COVID-19 continues to impact the television industry. Dave Hughes (pictured), one of the celebrity guessers, confirmed to Daily Mail Australia this week, ‘It’s delayed as far as I know’
Domestic travel restrictions between NSW and Victoria have disrupted filming, with judge Dave Hughes confirming to Daily Mail Australia: ‘It’s delayed as far as I know.’
Fellow judge Jackie ‘O’ Henderson is based in Sydney for her KIIS FM breakfast show, and the new rules mean she may not be able to travel interstate for a while.
This is despite the fact Channel 10 has already confirmed her return to the franchise.
Setback: Domestic travel restrictions between NSW and Victoria have disrupted filming. Jackie ‘O’ Henderson (pictured) is based in Sydney for her KIIS FM breakfast show, and the new rules mean she may not be able to travel interstate for a while
Host Osher Günsberg is also based in Sydney.
It possible that Jackie, Osher and anyone else unable to travel to Melbourne will have to perform their duties remotely via video link.
On Tuesday, Channel 10 announced it would be impossible for Lindsay Lohan to travel to Australia to join the local production due to the government’s restrictions on international travel.
Instead, she will be replaced by a local celebrity on the judging panel.
No internationals! Earlier this week, it was revealed that Lindsay Lohan wouldn’t be able to return to Australia to film The Masked Singer due to COVID-19 travel restrictions
It comes after it was revealed the Warner Bros. production was being relocated from Sydney’s Fox Studios to Melbourne.
The show was forced to move because Disney and Marvel had hired the entire Fox Studios backlot for the upcoming superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel 10 and Warner Bros. for comment.
Watch this space: There may be more changes to come, after Melbourne was plunged into stage-three lockdown this week following a spike in coronavirus cases. Pictured (left to right): The Masked Singer judges Jackie O, Dannii Minogue, Dave Hughes and Lindsay Lohan
