Love Lives of ‘The Masked Singer’ Judges: All About Ken Jeong’s Wife, Rita Ora’s Husband & More
Over the past 13 seasons, The Masked Singer fans have gotten to know dozens of celebrities in a different light as they disguise themselves underneath costumes and test out their vocal skills. But while their stints on the reality competition show only last for a season at most, its star-studded panel of judges has stuck around (aside from Nicole Scherzinger, that is). Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Robin Thicke, and Rita Ora are back to helm the latest batch of episodes.
If you’ve been watching The Masked Singer week-to-week for a good while, you’ve probably become well-acquainted with the judges — but how much do you know about their personal lives? It makes sense if you’re curious about their lives beyond the screen, when they’re not sitting behind a desk and guessing who’s underneath the costumes. Who’s married? Who has kids? Swooon has everything you need to know about The Masked Singer judges’ partners and families below, ahead of Season 14.
Ken Jeong
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Who is Ken Jeong’s wife?
Dr. Tran Ho is the actor’s longtime love. Her husband has openly shared details about their relationship since he entered the spotlight, including when she was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after he was offered a role in The Hangover. “I was going to turn it down, but Tran encouraged me not to,” he wrote for the HuffPost in 2011. “She would not let her diagnosis change our lives or strip us from our dreams.”
He even went on to reference her name in the title of one of his comedy specials, You Complete Me, Ho. “I ran every joke by her. It just shows what thick skin she had. She’s like a comedian’s dream for a wife, or a girlfriend. Because she’s just so secure in herself. Her last name’s Ho, and I’m doing like the worst, hackeyiest ho jokes,” he said on the Death, Sex & Money podcast.
How long have Ken Jeong and Tran Ho been together?
They met before Jeong got started in the entertainment biz, back when he was still working as an internal medicine doctor. She was working in family medicine at the same hospital at the time. “I remember we would pass by each other in the hospital occasionally when we were rounding. She was very pretty, very together. She just seemed very together,” he said on Death, Sex & Money.
They officially met at a happy hour for doctors, according to NPR. “It was almost like the lonely hearts club, you know — at a Dave & Buster’s [restaurant],” he said during a Morning Edition interview. “Just kind of like, ‘Oh, it’s just so hard being single, and in LA, but also being a doctor.’ We’re all just kind of lamenting. And we were like, ‘Oh wow. We have our misery in common. So — wanna go out?'”
Tran has some comedic chops of her own, which helped her connect with her future husband before they tied the knot in 2004. “She was really the first person I ever met that made me laugh so hard,” he said. “She’s just so funny. We really bonded by our love of comedy. You don’t meet a lot of people in medicine, much less date them, who like that, but we had that in common.”
Do Ken Jeong and Tran Ho have kids?
Three years after they got married, the couple welcomed twins Alexa and Zoe. Shortly after she gave birth, Tran got a cancer diagnosis. “Everything in our tracks stopped,” Jeong told NPR. “And you know, I credit my wife with being so strong. And I remember right before she started her chemo, and she just said, ‘I would not,’ you know, “We have two beautiful girls. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.'”
Rita Ora
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Who is Rita Ora’s husband?
The musician’s husband is also no stranger to Hollywood. Ora is married to director and actor Taika Waititi, known for popular movies like Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit. Though they work in different mediums, their work has been known to cross over. Fans of The Masked Singer may remember when Waititi surprised his wife during Season 13, when he disguised himself as the Lucky Duck. Plus, Ora’s You & I album is inspired by him.
How long have Rita Ora and Taika Waititi been together?
Ora and Waititi were first romantically linked in 2021, making their red carpet debut later that year, but they knew each other long before that. During a 2023 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, the singer revealed that they began as friends and didn’t start a romance until six years in. “It’s a really cool dynamic and we both kind of do our own thing, and I’m very happy right now,” she added. They married in 2022, which Ora sings about in a You & I track.
Do Rita Ora and Taika Waititi have kids?
They don’t have children together, but Ora is a stepmom to Waititi’s two kids from a previous marriage. In June 2025, the singer offered rare comments about her relationship with 13-year-old Te Kāinga o te Hinekāhu and 9-year-old Matewa Kiritapu, whom Waititi shares with ex Chelsea Winstanley.
“It is so fun. I just have the best time with them,” Ora told People. “I’m like the fairy godmother [who] gives them all the sugar and all the ice cream, and then sends them back. And their mother, who I love dearly, is like, ‘They’re bouncing off the walls.’ I think that’s the fun part of being a stepmom, like you can do those naughty things. I take them out, and I took them to an Ed Sheeran concert.”
Jenny McCarthy
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Who is Jenny McCarthy’s husband?
McCarthy is famously married to singer and actor Donnie Wahlberg, known for New Kids on the Block and Blue Bloods. Since they’ve both been in the spotlight for decades, they’ve often offered insights into their marriage, including via an A&E reality show called Donnie Loves Jenny. Before it ended in 2016, the show followed the couple’s busy schedules during Wahlberg’s New Kids on the Block tour.
How long have Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg been together?
The couple’s meet-cute is very Hollywood: They met when they were both guests on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in 2012. According to Wahlberg’s Instagram, Cohen encouraged Wahlberg to ask McCarthy out, but that wouldn’t happen until they reunited a year later for an episode of The Jenny McCarthy Show. They made their red carpet debut in August 2013, and they married the next year.
Do Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg have kids?
They never had any kids together, but they do have a blended family. They’re parents to McCarthy’s son, Evan, who was born in 2002. The actress shares her son with her ex-husband, John Asher. Wahlberg has two sons from his previous marriage to Kimberly Fey: Xavier and Elijah. They were born in 1993 and 2001, respectively.
Robin Thicke
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Who is Robin Thicke’s wife?
Thicke has been with his wife, April Love Geary, for years. Geary is a model who began her career at just 12 years old. The 31-year-old is a California native.
How long have Robin Thicke and April Love Geary been together?
Shortly after his divorce from Paula Patton, Thicke started dating Geary, who is 18 years his junior, in late 2014. “We’re out here LIVING while most of y’all are still bothered by an age gap 😴😴,” Geary captioned an Instagram post from when they were dating. They debuted their relationship at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015, got engaged in December 2018, and married in May 2025, according to People.
Do Robin Thicke and April Love Geary have kids?
In August 2017, the couple announced they were expecting. “Robin and I are very excited to share with you all that we’re having a baby!” Geary captioned an Instagram post.
Their first daughter, Mia, was born in February 2018. Six months later, they revealed that they were pregnant again with their second daughter, Lola. Their third child, a son named Luca, came along in 2020. Thicke also shares a son with his ex-wife, Paula Patton.
The Masked Singer, Season 14 Premiere, Wednesday, January 7, 8/7c, Fox
