Chris Taylor (TV personality)

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Chris Taylor
Born
Christopher James Taylor

(1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 33)
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
OccupationTelevision personality
Known for Love Island
Barbie
Love Island: All-Stars

Christopher James Taylor (born 31 July 1990) is an English television personality, known for his appearances as a contestant on the fifth series of Love Island (2019) and the spin-off Love Island: All-Stars (2024). He also had a cameo role in the Greta Gerwig film Barbie (2023).

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Life and career

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 . He entered the villa as an original islander on Day 1, and was dumped on Day 26. [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Love Island HimselfContestant; series 5 [5]
2019 Supermarket Sweep Contestant; 2 episodes [16]
2020 Celebrity Dinner Date Participant [2]
2020Hey Tracey!Guest [17]
2021MTV's Living the DreamCast member [18]
2023 Laura Whitmore's Breakfast Show Contestant [2]
2023 Barbie Ken EmceeCameo role [19]
2024 Love Island: All-Stars HimselfContestant [20]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Love Island's Chris Taylor: his age, ex-girlfriends and what he's done since the villa". Closer . Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Love Island exes Anton and Belle have very awkward appearance on Supermarket Sweep". Digital Spy . 17 September 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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  10. ↑ "Destiny's Chaldish land their own reality show". Heat . 10 September 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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