Peter Crouch says kids find his The Masked Dancer stint more interesting than football

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Former professional footballer Peter Crouch has said his four children with wife Abbey Clancy are more interested in him joining the panel of The Masked Dancer than his extensive sporting career.The ex-striker, 41, is stepping in for Mo Gilligan for the second series of the surreal ITV guessing game as the comedian is unavailable due to touring commitments.

Peter joins returning celebrity detectives, former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse, chat show host Jonathan Ross and TV presenter Davina McCall on the panel for the show, which sees celebrities don masks and and costumes and dance before their true identities are guessed.

Comedian and presenter Joel Dommett will return to host the show with his usual comedic style. Ahead of the first episode of The Masked Dancer, Peter, who is father to Sophia, 11, Liberty, seven, Johnny, four, and Jack, three, said: “It’s madness.

Completely different to anything that I’ve ever done before. “My kids love the show. I played football for England and Liverpool, I played in cup finals, played in the Premier League and played in world cups, but my kids, the only thing they want to talk to me about is The Masked Dancer. “They absolutely love it.They came and watched one of the shows and absolutely loved it and it’s all they’ve talked about since.” Peter said that after his footballing career he was now doing things “because they look like they’re going to be a lot of fun”.