Ellie Taylor: Beyond the Cameras, A Candid Life

Ellie Taylor, a familiar face in British television and comedy, is currently co-hosting Bake Off: The Professionals. Her career began over a decade ago after winning ITV's Show Me The Funny in 2011.

Taylor has since toured five successful comedy shows, with one featured on Netflix. She has appeared on numerous popular shows including Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo, and was a presenter for The Great Pottery Throw Down. Her role in Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso as Flo "Sassy" Collins also garnered acclaim.

In 2021, Taylor published her first book, 'My Child and Other Mistakes', which became a Sunday Times bestseller. The previous year, she participated in Strictly Come Dancing, reaching the tenth week of the competition.

Taylor married journalist Phil Black in December 2014. Their unconventional marriage sees Black as a stay-at-home father to their two children, a dynamic Taylor has discussed as a "weird" shift from traditional roles.

Her book also delves into her experiences with motherhood. Taylor shares her initial hesitation about having children and how conversations with her mother helped her embrace motherhood, encouraging women to release 'mum guilt' and embrace imperfect parenting.