Ellie Taylor has impressed fans as she appeared on Saturday's BBC Celebrity Mastermind.

The popular BBC One show will host 56 extremely brave celebrities this series - including the Basildon comedian - as they take on the infamous black chair.

The series will run for 14 episodes with each celebrity competing for a coveted Celebrity Mastermind trophy as well as raising money for their chosen charity.

Taylor, 38, appeared alongside former England goalkeeper David James, singer Antony Costa and council officer Jackie Weaver. 

Lancashire Telegraph: Ellie Taylor. Credit: BBCEllie Taylor. Credit: BBC

What was Ellie Taylor's chosen subject?

Every celebrity competes in a specialist subject and general knowledge round.

Taylor chose the former Spice Girl member, Geri Halliwell as her expert subject.

"I just always loved Geri as a kid.

"The Spice Girls' were my favourite band in the world.

"I used to dress up as Geri Halliwell when I was a kid.

"So I thought why not do a deep dive into Geri Halliwell and learn everything about her?"

Fans were left in awe of Taylor's knowledge of the singer with many praising her on Twitter. 

One viewer said: "Ellie has won by a landslide then"

Another fan wrote: "Woo Hoo, well done @EllieJaneTaylor you certainly know your @GeriHalliwell You've definitely got this"

While another said: "Ellie Taylor is an absolute splash of sunshine. What a delight".

Ellie Taylor tops Celebrity Mastermind leaderboard

Lancashire Telegraph: Celebrity Mastermind scores episode 1. Credit: BBCCelebrity Mastermind scores episode 1. Credit: BBC

Between her specialist and general knowledge round, Ellie scored a total of 22 points.

If the comedian got the highest score of the celebrities - what did the rest rank?

  1. Ellie Taylor - 22
  2. Jackie Weaver - 15
  3. Antony Costa - 14
  4. David James - 11

Celebrity Mastermind airs on Saturdays at 7.15 pm on BBC One.