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The Masked Singer is finally back!

The hit Fox celebrity singing competition returns tonight (March 10) with an all-new season full of masked singers, as guest judges Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy and Robin Thicke take turns guessing who’s behind the mask.

Nick Cannon and Niecy Nash are on hosting duty for the season.

The season will kick off with two groups of five: Group A and Group B, and will introduce an all-new “wild card” twist, which will find mystery contestants entering the competition throughout the season for a chance to unseat another contestant.

The contestants have a combined “26 Grammy nominations, nine multi-platinum singles, four Oscar nominations, three Super Bowl appearances, six gold medals and two world records among them.”

Wondering who’s competing this season?

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Niecy Nash is stepping in for Nick Cannon on The Masked Singer.

The 40-year-old host of the reality competition show on Fox has tested positive for coronavirus, Variety reports of the reason behind the change in the upcoming fifth season.

The site says that Nick will be absent “in at least the first few episodes” and is currently in quarantine and resting.

Season four of the series just wrapped up and crowned LeAnn Rimes, who was masked as The Sun, as the winner. Aloe Blacc and Nick Carter placed second and third.

The upcoming season five is filming now and is on par to premiere in March.

Niecy will join returning judges Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke on the show.

Niecy Nash has landed a new daytime talk show!

The 50-year-old Reno 911! and Claws actress has a new talk show in the works with CBS Television Distribution, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

CBS Television Distribution is also the studio behind The Drew Barrymore Show, which premiered back in September.

Presentation of Niecy‘s show is set to be filmed in the near future.

Niecy hosted Style Network’s home makeover show Clean House from 2003 to 2010, which earned her a Daytime Emmy award in 2010. She has also guest hosted Today and Access Hollywood Live.

Earlier this month, Niecy starred in new wife Jessica Betts‘ music video for “Catch Me.”

Shortly after getting married to Jessica back in August, Niecy explained why she doesn’t consider her wedding to be a “coming out.”

Niecy Nash and wife Jessica Betts are celebrating their marriage!

The 50-year-old Claws actress appears alongside her new wife in Jessica‘s new “Catch Me” music video.

In the video, Niecy frolics in a stunning wedding gown while at the beach with Jessica.

The video also includes the newlyweds reciting their wedding vows, after tying the knot back in August.

“I promise to always love you and to always choose you. You are a testament to the magic that happens when your heart is opened,” Niecy says. “I will meet you there, wherever there is. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me.”

“I’ve watched you pour into so many people, but now you’ve got somebody to pour into you. I’m going to pour into you,” Jessica vows. “You deserve nothing but happiness. Love you. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me.”

Shortly after getting married to Jessica, Niecy explained why she doesn’t consider her wedding to be a “coming out.”

Niecy Nash is opening up about her marriage to Jessica Betts, who she wed late last month.

The 50-year-old star chatted with People about her surprise ceremony and announcement, and shared that she doesn’t consider her marriage to be a coming out moment for her at all.

“I don’t feel like my marriage is my coming out of anywhere, but rather a going into myself and being honest about who I love,” Niecy told the magazine. “And I’m not limiting myself on what that love is supposed to look like.”

She continued, “I was not suppressing my sexuality my whole life. I love who I love. At one point in my life, I married twice and I love those people, and today I love this person. I’ve done everything I wanted to do on my own terms and my own way.”

Before marrying Jessica, Niecy was married to Don Nash for 10 years, and just recently, Jay Tucker. She and Jay‘s divorce was finalized in March of this year.

Niecy also talked about her relationship with Jessica blossomed into love.

“I loved her before I was in love with her because she is such a special human being,” she said. “But we began to see each other in a way we never had before. Sometimes you get so broken by love, you run from it. But I’ve learned that you should always hold space for magic because it can happen at any time.”

Just recently, Niecy was also invited to join The Academy alongside these other celebrities.

Niecy Nash is married to musician Jessica Betts!

The 50-year-old actress and comedian – known for her work on shows including Claws, Scream Queens, and Reno 911! – announced the wedding in a photo posted to her Instagram.

“Mrs. Carol Denise Betts 💍 @jessicabettsmusic #LoveWins🌈,” Niecy wrote on Instagram. If you don’t know, Niecy is a nickname and her real name is Carol. It appears from the caption that Niecy is taking her wife’s name!

“I got a whole Wife 👽💍 @niecynash1 #Bettsofbothworlds #LoveWins,” Jessica captioned the same photo on her page.

Niecy filed for divorce from her husband Jay Tucker back in December after announcing their split in October. She was also previously married to Don Nash from 1994–2007.

Niecy had not previously spoken about her sexuality before announcing this amazing news, so fans are taking this as her coming out moment. It’s unclear how long they have been together, but fans uncovered an Instagram that Jessica posted of the two of them together back in June of 2018! See it below.

Congratulations to Niecy and Jessica on this wonderful news!

You can see the wedding photo below, as photographed by Robert Ector.

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Kerry Washington, Billy Porter, and Janelle Monae hit the carpet while attending the 2020 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon on Thursday (February 6) at the Four Seasons’ Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The stars were all at the event to celebrate some of the most successful and inspiring black women in Hollywood!

No Time to Die‘s Lashana Lynch, When They See Us‘ Niecy Nash, Queen & Slim director Melina Matsoukas, and Pose‘s MJ Rodriguez, Angelica Ross, Hailie Sahar, and Janet Mock were all presented with awards during the annual event.

Some more stars who stepped out for the luncheon included Gabrielle Union, Insecure‘s Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji, Aja Naomi King, Alfre Woodard, Eve, Dewanda Wise, Nafessa Williams, Naturi Naughton, Tia Mowry and husband Cory Hardict, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Logan Browning, Gina Torres, Loretta Devine, Danielle Brooks, Garcelle Beauvais, Loni Love, Aisha Hinds, Tika Sumpter, and Jenifer Lewis.

FYI: Kerry is wearing a Lanvin dress and Harry Kotlar earrings. Janelle is wearing a Marc Jacobs dress. Gabrielle is wearing a Rosie Assoulin dress. Issa is wearing a Solace London dress. Yvonne is wearing Sergio Rossi shoes, and Lulu Dharma jewels. MJ is wearing a Halpern dress. Janet is wearing a Prada dress. Angelica is wearing a Celestino dress. Naturi is wearing a Jovani dress. Aja is wearing a Prabal Gurung outfit. Garcelle is wearing a Tadashi Shoji dress. Ava is wearing Malone Souliers shoes and a Longchamp bag. Logan is wearing Tasaki jewelry. Danielle wore Kurt Geiger shoes. Eve wore Genny.

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