ITV has announced that Lidl is the first ever sponsor of the brand new entertainment show The Masked Dancer. The sponsorship will see The Masked Dancer stage turned into a Lidl store, with a specially created Masked Dancer character, Goose, who tantalises viewers to guess who they are with clues linked to Lidl products. Goose’s identity will then be unveiled in the idents during the final show of the series.

Bandicoot co-founders, Derek McLean and Daniel Nettleton, said: “Bandicoot are delighted to welcome Lidl aboard The Masked Dancer as sponsor. We particularly enjoyed the collaboration of producing the show idents and can’t wait for the world to meet our exclusive Lidl Masked Incarnation - Goose!”

Launching on 29 May at 7pm, The Masked Dancer will see celebrity contestants perform unique dances, whilst covered from head to toe in extravagant, colourful costumes and face masks leaving the viewers and star panel to guess their identities. Bringing a wealth of dance expertise to the panel, Oti Mabuse takes up a seat alongside Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall as they all watch closely to see who knows their sashays from their pliés. Hosting this most unusual of dance parties will be Joel Dommett. 

Claire Farrant, Marketing Director, Lidl GB, said, “The huge popularity of The Masked franchise, locally and globally, makes it the perfect platform to showcase what Lidl has to offer, for everyone. Through this partnership we will be sharing more of our tongue in cheek personality, whilst reinforcing our position of offering the highest quality and best value for all of our customers.”
 

In addition, the sponsorship package, brokered by OMD UK, includes licensing and digital assets including branded posts across The Masked Dancer’s social platforms and homepage takeovers on ITV Hub.