Quotes from Ellie Taylor

With social distancing restrictions in place, many are finding themselves isolated from their support networks and suddenly navigating parenthood differently than they expected.

I feel like the timbre of your voice as a woman doesn't cut through as well as a loud bassy voice, so you need to noticeably speak up.

I prefer clothes with a waist rather than boxy shapes.

If I see a baby, I don't feel anything. It's like Theresa May walking past a homeless person.

I wear a lot of black, floaty things, but I've got lots of bright, flowery stuff, too.

There was the phase I went through where I'd put streaks of red food colouring in my fringe as some kind of budget instant hair dye. Fine until it rained and I looked like I'd had a head injury.

I once hosted the Butcher Shop of the Year Awards. There's nothing like performing to the personification of the phrase a 'sausage fest' to hammer home how you've hit the big time.

When I've been on shows as a guest, I'm backstage, so I don't usually hear what the warm-up is saying, so I went and watched a couple of people do it and thought, 'Actually, I reckon this is do-able.' The audience is usually excited to be there; it's just getting a good chat with people.

I tend to read quite serious things in order to try and appear superior.

I'm not interested in babies at all. Babies to me are like wasps: pointless, irritating and even one can ruin a picnic. They're just not my bag at all.

Hogwarts is comforting.

I was always the tallest. I was five foot seven when I finished junior school.

People who have heard of me have heard of me mostly through presenting and asked, 'Why have you gone into comedy?'

I feel like everyone could do with starting wearing SPF at least a decade earlier than they do, just for ageing.

The real pleasure of cruising is arriving at a new destination.

Nothing gets a party started like some 110 per cent proof Ouzo from Kavos circa 2002.

Don't get me wrong. I don't have a problem with anyone being proud to be a parent. I love children, some of my best friends used to be children. But I was fed up of these 'competitions,' so I decided to do the opposite, I decided to do the non-motherhood challenge and post five photos of myself which made me proud not to be a mother.

Everyone knows the feeling where you're in the pub and you make your mates laugh. It's awesome, you feel like you rock. That's what comedians want with a bit of extra ego.

I was a massive geek.

Show Me The Funny' was not very successful ratings wise, but the right people saw me.

I went out with a guy from Wolverhampton once. He took me to watch a Wolves match. A man in the seat behind me burned a hole in my coat with a cigarette.

I was never thin enough to be a proper model and not big enough to be plus-size.

For many people, Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of year. But the festive period can also bring its own unique stresses and strains. But don't despair: there are solutions to many - if not all - of these issues.

I reckon I'm in pyjamas 70 per cent of my life. But I do love getting dressed up, too.