Kerri-Anne Kennerley ‘signs a six-figure deal to appear on The Masked Singer’

TV legend Kerri-Anne Kennerley may have been dumped from Studio 10, but she could possibly make a comeback at the network.

Despite rumours she’s moving to Nine, the 67-year-old has reportedly signed a six-figure deal to appear on season three of Channel 10’s The Masked Singer.

According to New Idea magazine, Kerri-Anne has met with executives to negotiate a role on the celebrity guessing game next year.

‘It was a no-brainer and the deal was signed straight away. She’s getting about $100,000,’ claimed an insider. 

‘She’s left the lowest-rating show on the network to go to one of the highest-rating shows,’ they added.

Kerri-Anne remains under contract with 10 until the end of the year, which means any future appearances on the network in 2021 will require her to sign a new deal. 

Kerri-Anne was one of 25 employees to be made redundant from Channel 10 as a cost-cutting measure last month.

Rumours surfaced recently that she was plotting a return to Nine, after she was spotted playing golf in Sydney with one of the network’s top executives. 

Kerri-Anne hosted Nine’s Midday program from 1996 until 1998, before fronting What’s Cooking the following year. 

She moved to Channel 10 in 2001, but her stint at the rival network was short-lived, and she returned to Nine in 2002, where she was given her own show, Kerri-Anne.

In 2018, she moved back to Channel 10, becoming a regular panellist on Studio 10. 

Regarding Kerri-Anne’s exit from Channel 10, a spokesperson for the Logie winner said last month that she was ‘disappointed’ to be leaving. 

‘Kerri-Anne’s role on Studio 10 was only part-time two or three days a week,’ her manager said in a statement.

‘Nevertheless she is disappointed to be finishing up in September but understands the financial pressures on the network. She wishes everyone at Network 10 the best.’