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The Masked Singer kicked off for the first of eight episodes tonight as celebrities were pitted against each other in pairs as they attempted to stay behind the mask. Viewers quickly took to social media as they were left divided by the Saturday night show - what did you think?

The show has had success in the US amongst other countries, and the UK is the latest nation to pick up the franchise. The panel features presenter Davina McCall, singer Rita Ora, chat show host Jonathan Ross and The Hangover star Ken Jeong. Tonight, the audience and judges were frantically guessing who was behind the mask as viewers quickly took to Twitter to express their feelings about the new show. Viewers were left divided this evening as the show took to screens for the first time. READ MORE: The Masked Singer: Jonathan Ross takes swipe at Simon Cowell

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READ MORE Rita Ora boyfriend: The Masked Singer judge’s ‘chemistry’ Some appeared to become instant fans of the show as they admitted to being “weirdly addicted” to the new concept. One fan said: “I’m living for this show! #TheMaskedSinger.” “Weirdly addicted to #TheMaskedSinger - Queen Bee is Maisie Williams... that’s my first guess,” added another. A third commented: “I honestly have no idea what’s going on with #TheMaskedSinger but I think I’m enjoying it!!?”

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Another wrote: “#TheMaskedSinger I just don't get it. Why would professional singers do this if they were successful? I honestly thought it would be a celebrity we don't know for singing. Will get to the end before totally writing it off. But at the moment a big pile of s***.” Another said: “A chameleon is on the idiot box singing Creep badly. Weird #TheMaskedSinger.” Newfound fans quickly got guessing who they thought the stars behind the mask might be. As the second pair took to the stage, unicorn vs butterfly, even host Joel Dommett joked about how “weird” the show was.

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