Chris Taylor (TV personality)

Christopher James Taylor was born on 31 July 1990 in Leicester, Leicestershire.^[1][2][3] Prior to appearing on television, he worked as a business development manager.^[4] In 2019, Taylor entered the Love Island villa on Day 37 of the fifth series.^[5][6] He was dumped from the series two weeks later alongside Harley Brash.^[7] Later that year, Taylor and Brash appeared on a Love Island special of the ITV2 game show Supermarket Sweep, before announcing their split.^[8][9] Taylor went on to appear on a celebrity version of Dinner Date and was a guest on the game show Hey Tracey!. In 2021, he co-starred in the MTV series Living the Dream which focused on Taylor and his Love Island co-stars Michael Griffiths, Danny Williams and Jordan Hames moving in together.^[10]

In 2023, Taylor appeared as Ken Emcee in the Greta Gerwig film Barbie. Taylor secured the cameo role after meeting Margot Robbie at an after party in which Robbie, who is a fan of Love Island, struck up a conversation with him.^[11][12] Following this, Warner Bros invited him to audition for the part.^[13][14] In 2024, Taylor returned to Love Island five years after his original appearance to compete in the spin-off series Love Island: All-Stars.^[15] He entered the villa as an original islander on Day 1, and was dumped on Day 26.^[16] He then appeared on reality dating show Celebs Go Dating.^[17] Taylor was a co-host for the Love Island: The Morning After podcast and a panellist on Love Island: Aftersun from 2024 until 2025.^[18] In 2025, Taylor was announced as a contestant on Dancing on Ice.^[19]