TV & Streaming6 October 2026
Ellie Taylor Rushed to Hospital After Painful Mishap and Begs Strictly Crew for Help
Strictly: It Takes Two host Ellie Taylor ended up in hospital after an unexpected injury, sharing her backstage plea with the BBC team.
Comedian, actor, and TV presenter
Ellie Taylor
Best known for Playing Sassy in Ted Lasso and making Britain laugh on The Mash Report and Strictly
- Born
- 1983
- From
- British
- Working since
- 2011
- Also known as
- Ellie Jane Taylor
Ellie Taylor has that rare knack for making everyone feel like they're sharing a bottle of wine with their funniest mate. She started out doing stand-up gigs in dingy rooms before ITV's Show Me the Funny put her on the map. Soon enough, she was fronting viral news spoofs on The Mash Report, delivering deadpan one-liners that racked up millions of views online.
Then Hollywood called. Landing the role of Flo 'Sassy' Collins in Apple TV's mega-hit Ted Lasso turned her from a British panel-show staple into a global face. Add a glittering spin around the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom and a painfully honest bestselling book about motherhood, and you've got one of the sharpest comics working today.
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Ellie Taylor in brief
- —Broke through on ITV talent show Show Me the Funny back in 2011.
- —Stole scenes as fan-favourite Flo 'Sassy' Collins on Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso.
- —Danced her way to week ten on Strictly Come Dancing in 2022.
- —Wrote the Sunday Times bestselling parenting memoir My Child and Other Mistakes.
- —Became a viral hit delivering deadpan monologues on BBC Two's The Mash Report.
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