Rita Ora turns heads in a LBD as she poses for sizzling snaps ahead of The Masked Singer return

Rita Ora dressed to impress on Sunday as she posed for a series of glamorous snaps on Instagram to kick off The Masked Singer’s new series in style.

The 32-year-old singer looked nothing short of sensational in a strapless black dress that sported a series of dazzling silver bows down the front.

The garment featured a velvet skirt and a sheer corset-style top that cinched at the waist with a woven belt detail.

Phenomenal: Rita Ora dressed to impress on Sunday as she posed for several glamorous photos on Instagram to kick off the new series of The Masked Singer in style

Phenomenal: Rita Ora dressed to impress on Sunday as she posed for several glamorous photos on Instagram to kick off the new series of The Masked Singer in style

Rita turned up the heat by accessorizing with a coordinating lariat choker and two matching bracelets.

The TV personality added inches to her frame with a pair of towering silver heels and added a pair of dangling earrings to the look.

The hitmaker styled her long blonde locks into a sleek, wavy high ponytail, leaving her bangs swept to the side to frame her face.

Posing up a storm: The singer, 32, looked nothing short of sensational in a strapless black dress that sported a series of dazzling silver bows down the front

Posing up a storm: The singer, 32, looked nothing short of sensational in a strapless black dress that sported a series of dazzling silver bows down the front

Magnificent: The garment featured a velvet skirt and a sheer corset-style top that cinched at the waist with a woven belt detailing

Magnificent: The garment featured a velvet skirt and a sheer corset-style top that cinched at the waist with a woven belt detailing

She applied a perfect makeup palette to show off her beauty, including a smoky eyeshadow and shimmery lipstick.

Rita posed for a panel selfie with fellow judge Jonathan Ross, 62, who cut a dashing figure in a black suit and bright yellow tie.

She wrote in the post: ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR ✨ 2023… The year of #RO3. And @maskedsingerUK is BACK for another series ❤️ Join us on ITV or @ITVXofficial.’

Rita and Jonathan were joined on the judging panel by Davina McCall, 55, and comedian Mo Gilligan, as Joel Dommett returns to his hosting duties.

Dressed to impress: Rita turned up the heat by accessorizing with a matching bowknot choker and two matching bracelets.

Dressed to impress: Rita turned up the heat by accessorizing with a matching bowknot choker and two matching bracelets.

The clicks come later Rita admitted she sees fellow The Masked Singer panelist Davina as a ‘sister’ after the pair became close while working on the show.

The singer and former Big Brother host Davina have appeared together on the series since the first season in 2020 and are about to participate in the fourth.

And pop star Rita said she respects Davina ‘a lot’ when she opened up about their relationship, telling The Sun: ‘I’ve learned a lot from her, she’s my sister for sure.

Sizzling: The hitmaker styled her long blonde tresses into a sleek, wavy high ponytail, leaving her bangs swept to the side to frame her face

Sizzling: The hitmaker styled her long blonde tresses into a sleek, wavy high ponytail, leaving her bangs swept to the side to frame her face

Racy – She applied a perfect makeup palette to show off her beauty, including a smoky eyeshadow and shimmery lipstick.

Racy – She applied a perfect makeup palette to show off her beauty, including a smoky eyeshadow and shimmery lipstick.

‘When I think of British television, I think of Davina. She has been on my screen for as long as I can remember. I respect her a lot for what she has done.

Davina said: ‘We appreciate each other in a very nice way. I really love Rita. She is a girlish girl.

‘Rita is all about uplifting people. I’ve never heard her put people down. She’s a very, very nice person, which can be rare in this industry.”

Selfie!  Rita posed for a selfie at the panel with her fellow judge Jonathan Ross, 62, who cut a dashing figure in a black suit and bright yellow tie.

Selfie! Rita posed for a selfie at the panel with her fellow judge Jonathan Ross, 62, who cut a dashing figure in a black suit and bright yellow tie.

Stunning: Rita captured her best angles as she showed off her statement chunky rings and a pair of large silver heart-shaped earrings

Stunning: Rita captured her best angles as she showed off her statement chunky rings and a pair of large silver heart-shaped earrings

He added that while they “take the mickey away from each other,” there’s “a lot of love.”

The Masked Singer sees 12 celebrity acts sing dressed in outlandish and outrageous costumes.while a panel of stars tries to guess their identities.

In the 2023 series, audiences will see Fawn, Jacket Potato, Piece Of Cake, Pigeon, Rhino, Rubbish, Ghost, Jellyfish, Knitting, Otter, Phoenix and a duo, for the first time ever, called Cat & Mouse reveal themselves as famous faces. .

The previous series saw pop star Natalie Imbruglia, as Panda, crowned the winner, while ex English footballer Michael Owen was found to be DonutsY singer Charlotte Church was revealed as Mushroom.

Friends: The snaps come after Rita admitted she views fellow Masked Singer panelist Davina as a 'sister' after the pair became close while working on the show

Friends: The snaps come after Rita admitted she views fellow The Masked Singer panelist Davina as a ‘sister’ after the pair grew close while working on the show