The third series of the British version of ''

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'' premiered on

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on 1 January 2022, following a Christmas singalong episode which aired on 25 December 2021, and concluded on 12 February 2022. The series was won by singer

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as "Panda", with singer

Charlotte Church Charlotte Maria Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed, 21 February 1986) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress, television presenter and political activist from Cardiff. Church rose to fame in childhood as a classical singer before branching i ...

finishing second as "Mushroom", and singer

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placing third as "Robobunny".

Production

Prior to the airing of the second series' finale, panellist

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revealed that the programme would be returning for a third series. Filming for the series took place between 1 and 13 November 2021.

Panellists and host

Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by

that

Joel Dommett Joel Patrick Dommett (born 8 June 1985) is an English actor, author, comedian, and television presenter. He is known for his television roles in '' Live in Chelsea'', ''Impractical Jokers UK'', '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!,'' ''Joel ...

would return to present the series, whilst

Davina McCall Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She was the presenter of the reality show ''Big Brother (UK), Big Brother'' during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She also hosted Channel 4's '' ...

Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut studi ...

and

Mo Gilligan Mosiah Bikila Gilligan (born 19 February 1988) is a British stand-up comedian. He is known for his observational comedy. After several years of uploading comedy clips to social media, he found global success in 2017. He hosted '' The Lateish Sho ...

would all return to the panel. Guest panellists included

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in the sixth episode,

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in the seventh episode and

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winner

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in the eighth episode.

Contestants

A series of teasers revealing all twelve costumes were released on 27 November 2021.

Episodes

Episode 1 (1 January)

Episode 2 (2 January)

Episode 3 (8 January)

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Episode 4 (15 January)

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Episode 5 (22 January)

Episode 6 (29 January)

Episode 7: Semi-final (5 February)

Episode 8: Final (12 February)

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Ratings

Official ratings are taken from

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, utilising the four-screen dashboard which includes viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones, and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast.

References

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