'The Masked Singer' host Nick Cannon tests positive for COVID-19, Niecy Nash to fill in

Nick Cann,  host of Fox's  Masked Singer, has tested positive for COVID-19 and will sit out of hosting fifth season of show at least for a few episodes. According to reports by Entertainment Tonight, actress and comedian Niecy Nash will fill in as  Masked Singer host.

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Nick Cann Gets Coronavirus

40-year-old star has been tested positive for COVID-19 and h to pull out of hosting first few episodes of fifth season of  Masked Singer. A rep of Nick Cann told Variety magazine that comedian is in self-quarantine and is resting. Nick and his partner Brittany Bell welcomed ir second child toger, a little girl named Powerful Queen Cann in December. Nick and Brittany began dating in 2014 are also parents to a boy named Golden who is three w. Nick is also far to nine-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with ex-wife Mariah Carey.

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Masked Singer Host

A source confirmed news on Feb 3 to Entertainment Tonight that Niecy will fill in for Nick as  Masked Singer host for first few episodes as show is scheduled to start production for Feb 4. Niecy Nash was one of guest panellists in fourth season of show along with Wayne Bry, Cheryl Hines, Joel McHale, Jay Pharoah, and Robinson.

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Niecy has also appeared in  series I Can See Your Voice, hosted by Jeong.  Masked Singer Season 4, which premiered in September, h to change up its format due to coronavirus pandemic. While show was still filmed in a studio, re was a smaller live crowd, plus viewers at home got to vote on ir favourite performers each week. And to cut down on number of filmed segments due to safety concerns, makers used animation to display contestants' clue packs. 

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fifth season of Masked Singer is set to air in March with Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke, Nicole Scherzinger, and Jenny McCarthy as panellists. Once Nick recovers he is scheduled to return to hosting. 

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