ITV The Masked Singer
ITV The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett's life off air - from wife he met on Instagram to sex tape catfish scandal
As the host of The Masked Singer Joel Dommett is now one of the most popular presenters on our TV screens
Megan Shaw
The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett (Image: neil reading pr)
Comedian and presenter Joel Dommett is returning to our screens this evening to host the brand new series of ITV 's The Masked Singer.
The hugely popular and unique singing show will see a whole host of new celebrities dress up to hide their identity in outrageous costumes in the New Year's Day debut.
Funnyman Joel is best known for his roles in Skins, Live in Chelsea and Impractical Jokers, and was also a popular campmate on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! back in 2016, later hosting I'm A Celeb's Extra Camp spin-off show.
For more TV news from YorkshireLive, click here.
The 36-year-old has had a colourful TV career, and his life off-screen is just as interesting, from being catfished by his ex and meeting his wife online to getting caught up in a sex-tape scandal.
Here's everything we know about The Masked Singer presenter, Joel Dommett.
Who is Joel Dommett?
Joel Dommett, from Rockhampton in Gloucestershire, started his career as a stand up comic and quickly made it on to the big screen.
He is recognised for his acting roles in hit E4 drama Skins, as well as BBC 2 sitcom Popatron and later for his appearance as one of the comedians in Impractical Jokers UK from 2013-2014.
In 2015 Dommett became a panellist for Nicole Scherzinger's team on Sky 1's music/comedy panel show Bring the Noise.
The stand-up comedian got his big break when he finished in second place of I'm A Celebrity back in 2016.
He narrowly missed out on becoming crowned King Of The Jungle, losing to Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt.
Since his near-win Joel soared in popularity, and he now regularly appears on TV shows such as Lorraine, This Morning and Celebrity Juice.
And since 2020 he has been the host of The Masked Singer.
Who is Joel Dommett's wife? All about Instagram love story
Joel Dommett and Hannah Cooper got married in September 2019 (Image: Instagram)
Dommett married Hannah Cooper in 2019, they began dating in 2016 after she sent him a "cat with the heart eye emoji" in an Instagram direct message.
Hannah Cooper is a model who is signed to Next Model agency and has over 79,000 followers on Instagram.
Joel previously revealed on Loose Women that his now-wife slid into his private messages six years ago.
During the interview on the daytime show, that aired last year, Joel said: "We met on Instagram.
"She sent me a cat emoji with the heart eyes. That is the modern equivalent of the old phrase 'you had me at hello,' now it's 'you had me at cat emoji'."
The pair made their first public appearance together in May 2017 and have been inseparable ever since, they often share selfies together on social media and have fans in hysterics with their banter.
Shortly after Christmas in 2017 Joel revealed that he had proposed to Hannah and she has said "yes".
He made the announcement by filming a toilet door that turned from "vacant" to "engaged".
Speaking to Metro.co.uk about the decision to get married at the time, he said: "Honestly, it's a really easy decision for me.
"It was a nothing decision, this is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. It's easy. Nothing feels difficult about talking about the future.
"Whereas I felt like in the past it felt weird talking about the future, but now it's like of course, we're going to spend the rest of our lives together."
Joel and Hannah tied the knot on September 10, 2019, in an intimate and beautiful ceremony in Mykonost, Greece.
Sex-tape and catfish scandal
Back in 2015, a video of Dommett masturbating on Skype emerged online. Dommett had previously agreed to have "Skype sex" with someone who was catfishing him as a woman called "Staci Taylor."
She later tried to blackmail him into paying money in order for them not to share the clip.
Joel spoke out on the bizarre encounter after the footage of him masturbating went viral when he starred in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! back in 2016.
The video which then re-circulated saw Joel, whose face was in clear view, sitting in front of his laptop engaged in a solo sex act in his own home.
Joel explained that the sexual incident occurred after an account on Twitter - using Natalia Noir from Swansea's pictures with the name Staci Taylor - added him.
How to get free TV streaming
Amazon Prime has thousands of original series, sport documentaries and films you can subscribe to watch here for just £7.99/ month plus a free month trial included.
Disney+ is here in the UK and if paid for an annual subscription can save viewers 15%, giving you access to Disney and Pixar films, and popular series such as The Mandalorian. New O2 customers, or existing customers who are upgrading their plan, can get up to 6 free months of Disney+.
Also, Apple TV offer a free trial for seven days but just remember that the subscription will renew automatically at £4.99/a month, so don't forget to cancel if you don't want it anymore.
Netflix is available on your smartphone, tablet, smart TV, laptop or streaming device, all for one fixed monthly fee. Plans range from £5.99 to £13.99 a month. No extra costs, no contracts.
Finding her attractive, he said he followed her back and after chatting they went on Skype to have some fun - or so he thought.
Joel reached out to the real Natalia, in a bid to track down the scammer to inform her that somebody was using her pictures to blackmail guys online.
Natalia told him that for years a scammer had been using her pictures to get men to go on web cameras and perform sex acts that the scammer would then use to blackmail them.
The pair got chatting and Joel then met up with the Russian stylist and the pair went on a few dates together.
And despite their romance not lasting, the pair stayed friends.
The Masked Singer UK starts on ITV at 7pm on Saturday, January 1.
To get the latest email updates from Yorkshire Live, click here .
ITV The Masked Singer judge Mo Gilligan's life off air - from being spotted by Drake to Hollyoaks star girlfriend
Married At First Sight UK on the hunt for Yorkshire singles - how to apply
Davina McCall
Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen shares 'bleak' update on Ravenseat Farm
Our Yorkshire FarmAmanda Owen and her family have been entering viewers on their Channel 5 show Our Yorkshire Farm since 2016
Adele cancels shows leaving Yorkshire fans who spent thousands to fly to Las Vegas furious