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Maisie Lillywhite

ITV's The Masked Singer: Dame Joan Collins gets the Rita Ora treatment as she guest judges the semi-final

The Masked Singer semi-final is on tonight (February 5), and a very special guest has joined the panel to mark the occasion.

Sitting alongside Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan, Rita Ora, and Davina McCall, Dame Joan Collins is one of five judges to be sitting on the panel this evening, as the five remaining contestants sing their hearts out to save themselves from elimination.

A double elimination is on the cards this evening, with Panda, Traffic Cone, Rockhopper, Robobunny and Mushroom scrambling to make it to the finals.

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And although Dame Joan Collins may have initially wowed viewers with her appearance on the panel this evening, viewers of the show are giving her the Rita Ora treatment.

For those who do not know, Rita is often mocked for her guesses - and fans are not holding back when it comes to Joan's guesses, either.

Shortly after Rockhopper's rendition of Harry Styles' 'Adore You', judges chimed in with their guesses as to who the penguin could be.

Rita Ora guessed Jamelia, whilst Mo Gilligan went for Nicole Sherzinger. Jonathan Ross thought Fergie could be behind the mask, whilst Davina McCall believes Faye Tozer might be unmasked.

The Masked Singer fans have ridiculed Joan's guess (ITV)

Meanwhile, Dame Joan Collins wondered whether she had just seen Zendaya perform on stage.

Zendaya's name had previously been mentioned before by Rita Ora, who faced harsh criticism from viewers for her 'stupid' guess. And now, Dame Joan Collins is in the firing line.

Accompanied with a gif of a woman spitting tea everywhere, one viewer said: "Zendaya!? Joan, think Z list !!"

Meanwhile, another fan of the show remarked: "Zendaya... taking time out of her life as one of the biggest young actresses on the planet to appear as a f***ing penguin on ITV on a Saturday night is RIGHT up there on her to do list Joan. #maskedsingeruk"

Tom Holland and Zendaya are said to have bought a house in London together (Cindy Ord)

But it appears that Rita and Joan are not alone in their guesses, with some viewers wondering whether they could be right.

Jamie said: "@MaskedSingerUK rockhopper is @zendaya for sure"

Joy said: "Rockhopper is the one who's stumped me - I think it's either Zendaya or Fergie. I said those two over the last couple of weeks. But after that clue, could be one of the Steps girls - Claire? #MaskedSingerUK"

Euphoria lead Zendaya is currently dating Tom Holland, and the pair are said to be settling down in South West London in a £3million home, according to The Mirror.

The couple met whilst on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016, but direct confirmation of their relationship was not given until the pair were spotted kissing last summer.

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