Osher Günsberg reveals they were TWO hours away from filming The Masked Singer before COVID struck

The Masked Singer host Osher Günsberg has revealed they were hours away from filming the epic grand finale, before production was suspended on Saturday.

Speaking to The Project via video link, the 46-year-old began: ‘We were literally two hours away from hitting record on our grand finale.’ 

‘The pyrotechnics were loaded, everyone was in costume and we’re ready to go,’ he said.

Osher explained that a young person had put their hand up and said they were not feeling well, before production was immediately suspended.

‘They were brave enough to pull the emergency brake on the freight train. We hit stop and everyone shut down,’ he said.

Osher continued: ‘Nothing is as important as everyone’s safety. I hope we can see them as an example if you’re not feeling great, it’s not worth it.’

The Channel 10 host also said that he and judge Jackie ‘O’ Henderson were scheduled to fly back to Sydney on Sunday, however are now in self-isolation. 

The COVID-19 bombshell came on the night of the show’s grand final being filmed, however, producers expect the episode to broadcast as scheduled at a later date.

‘We were fortunate to have already filmed all the episodes except the finale,’ a Network 10 spokeswoman told the publication.  

The temporary suspension of production will not affect the show, with filming for the next three weeks already complete.

The show’s set is in Melbourne, which is at the centre of Australia’s second wave of coronavirus. 

Contract tracing is underway as authorities scramble to determine the cause of the outbreak.  

The zany show was allowed to continue filming under state government regulations as it had commenced production prior to Victoria’s Stage four lockdown.