Davina McCall throws her support behind The Masked Singer UK guest panellist Olly Murs following his shock axe as a judge on The Voice

Davina McCall has thrown her support behind Olly Murs after he was given the axe as a judge on The Voice. It was later announced Olly would make an appearance as a guest panellist on The Masked Singer UK to temporarily fill in for regular Rita Ora alongside Davina, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan. Ahead of Saturday's launch of the new series of The Masked Singer UK, Davina told the Mirror: 'I’ve known Olly his entire career so it feels like he’s part of my work DNA. Davina McCall has thrown her support behind Olly Murs after he was given the axe as a judge on The Voice Pop star Olly, 39, was given the chop from his long-running role on the ITV singing competition earlier this year In September, Olly admitted he was left 'gutted and shocked' by the decision for him to leave The Voice and vowed not to 'bulls***' fans by saying the choice was his She added: 'I was surprised about because I often look at Olly and think he’s as good a TV presenter as he is a singer, and it’s very difficult to get those two things right.' Olly is to make an appearance as a guest panellist on The Masked Singer UK to temporarily fill in for regular Rita Ora alongside Davina, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan Olly will appear on The Masked Singer UK panel later in the series Meanwhile, Dionne Warwick was the first contestant to leave The Masked Singer UK on Saturday.