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Ellie Taylor visits minor injuries unit before presenting It Takes Two

It Takes Two host Ellie Taylor said on Instagram she went to a minor injuries unit with a thumb injury, found to be a strain rather than a break, before presenting her second episode of the show.

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Image: Evening Standard
Image: Daily Mirror

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Mixed · 2Ellie Taylor, the new host of Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two, said she was taken to hospital shortly before presenting her second week on the show. Mixed · 2She posted on Instagram a picture of her hand in a grey brace, which let her fingers move but held her thumb in place, and wrote: "Thumbs up to it not being broke, just a strain!" Centre · 1The Evening Standard reports she shared the post on Monday 5 October after being treated at a minor injuries unit.

Mixed · 2She joked that she hoped the Strictly wardrobe team had "a glue gun and some rhinestones" to make the brace more glamorous. Mixed · 2She also joked about a "sad little ziplock bag" of snacks, and thanked "Nurse Wendy" for getting her out in time to make her car to the studio. Left · 1The Mirror adds that she described the snack as tasting like "pathetic skirting board/loft insulation".

Mixed · 2She took over It Takes Two from Janette Manrara and Fleur East, and in the episode she spoke to the first couple eliminated, hairdresser Chris Appleton and professional dancer Amy Dowden. Mixed · 2Appleton cried while watching a montage of his time on the show and called it a "phenomenal experience"; the Mirror quotes Dowden saying she thought there was "so much more to come". Mixed · 2Taylor's role was confirmed by the BBC in August; she said she was "incredibly honoured" to follow previous hosts and was excited for the "gossip and sequins". The Mirror says fans praised her first week, with some wanting her on the main show.

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Left1 outlet

Framing
Light celebrity story led by Taylor's Instagram jokes, then the emotional Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden interview and fan praise.
Emphasis
Taylor's humour, the snack post, Appleton's tears, fan reaction.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not give the date of the post or describe the show's format.
Charged language
“plea”
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“Ellie Taylor taken to hospital as she makes plea to Strictly Come Dancing team” — Daily Mirror

Centre1 outlet

Framing
Concise, upbeat account of the injury and joke, with background on the show's format and new features.
Emphasis
The injury, the date, the show's setting at Elstree and new panels.
Leaves out or plays down
Omits Dowden's quotes, the skirting board snack joke and fan reaction.
Charged language
“forced to make a trip to hospital”“plea to BBC”
For example
“The weeknight spin-off is filmed at Elstree Studios and features interviews with celebrities and professional dancers” — Evening Standard

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