COMEDIENNE Ellie Taylor missed out on the top £50,000 cash prize as she failed to guess one particular Celebrity Catchphrase brainteaser.
The DJ and alum, 41, fell at the final hurdle as she failed to fathom an athletics based conundrum in the last round.
Comedienne Ellie Taylor fell at the final hurdle courtesy of a tricky final Catchphrase puzzle – could you outsmart her and get it right?
She was left with her head in her hands as she ran out of time
Ellie scooped £25,000 on the final round
Yet would you have gone one step further and got it right?
was joined by on ‘s show by Paralympian Kadeena Cox and actor Adam James.
She told how she was competing on to raise cash for the Spread a Smile charity.
The broadcaster and stand-up kept her cool as she reached the final Pyramid stage, correctly guessing answers including Beans on Toast, Ribcage and Bee Gees to clock up £25,000.
Yet it was the top box of the triangle that proved the sticking point.
It showed a man running around an athletics track, with a graph in hot pursuit.
The diagram featured an upward bent line and an arrow pointing to the runner yet, after a series of incorrect answers, Ellie ran out of time.
Host Stephen then revealed the correct response was “ahead of the curve.”
After her efforts he said: “Oh Ellie that was so exciting.
“That was unbelievable £25,000 and you made it to the top but you sadly ran out of time.
“But listen, forget about that.”
He then went on to detail the correct answer and said: “I know but listen who cares now, because you banked £6,300 earlier on.
“You’ve now just banked £25,000 so your your amazing charity you’re taking away £31,300.
“She did very well.”
Stephen Mulhern’s career so far
The presenter is a mainstay on various ITV shows, but how did he become one of Britain’s most well-known faces?
first gained an interest in magic and tricks from his father who taught him as a kid.
After performing at , he became the youngest member of the Magic Circle and even made an appearance on in a piece about Harry Houdini.
His career started in Children’s TV when he presenter the show Finger Tips in 2001.
After four years, he launched Tricky TV on CITV in 2005, which he presented until 2010.
During this time, he was handpicked by bosses to front the spin-off for .
He presented until the cancelation of the companion in 2019.
But it’s not all bad news for Stephen who is known for his duties on a number of quiz shows.
In for a Penny, a format originally launched on ‘s was launched the same year.
Before, he was chosen by bosses to host in 2013 and has been fronting the show ever since.
Other huge shows he presented for ITV included , Rolling In It and the reboot of .
He also made regular appearances on in ‘The Hub’ segment between 2011 and 2014.
After the scandal rocked ITV, he was chosen to reunite with his former CITV co-star as the host of .
Recently, an EastEnders legend by a Celebrity Catchphrase riddle.
Ellie’s fellow comedienne beaten by the boxes as she reached the final stages of the show.
Yet The Chase star Jenny Ryan showed off her game show prowess as
Ellie’s Strictly triumph came after when she was forced to cancel a show at the last minute.
In March, she been due to perform a stand-up set, but a family emergency meant she had to scrap the show.
She failed to fathom the correct answer, ahead of the curve
ITV host Stephen Mulhern was quick to congratulate her 
