Carolyn Keep (née Taylor; born 16 August 1980) is a New Zealand television personality and presenter. Taylor is known as one of the prominent faces for New Zealand Children's television in the late 1990s, as one of the hosts for What Now.[1] Taylor began her broadcast career the young age of 18 years old, before television, Taylor had studied in Wellington at the Victoria University of Wellington.[2]
Taylors’ other ventures included the short-lived series, Ghost Hunt, that aired on TV2 in 2005.[3] Taylor also appeared on the 2007 television reality show, Treasure Island, and Dancing with the Stars as a contestant in 2019.[4][5][6]
Early life
Taylor was born in Auckland. She grew up in Hokitika and then moved with her family to Upper Hutt, Wellington. Taylor attended Hokitika Primary School and Upper Hutt College.[7][8]
Career
Taylor first started as a presenter in the late 1990s for the New Zealand children's television show What Now,[9][10] beginning her job as a presenter at the age of 18. Before this Taylor was studying law and commerce at Victoria University of Wellington.[11][7][12] Taylor has also appeared on various other television shows since the 1990s including, Ghost Hunt, Treasure Island and Dancing with the Stars.[13][14][15]
Personal life
Taylor is married to Wes Keep, and the couple have one son, Jasper.[16][17] She is an ambassador for Cure Kids New Zealand.[18][5]
Filmography
Television
- What Now (1998-2004)
- Dark Knight[19]
- WNTV (2001 & 2008)[20]
- Ghost Hunt (2005)[21][22]
- What Now? 25th Birthday Celebration[23]
- Treasure Island (2007)
- People on Bikes (2018)[24]
- Dancing with the Stars (2019)[25]
- Uncharted New Zealand (2021)[26]
References
- ^ "What Now? - 25th Birthday Celebration". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Carolyn Taylor". TVNZ Ondemand. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Ghost Hunt". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Dancing with the Stars". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Former What Now presenter Carolyn Taylor's miracle baby". NZ Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "What Now? We visit the 37-year-old show as it goes through its biggest shake-up". Stuff. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b "outspokenbyodd.co.nz". Outspoken. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Carolyn Taylor". TVNZ Ondemand. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Throwback Thursday: What happened to Props Boy?". Stuff. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Blast from the past: What Now crew's epic reunion". NZ Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Is Dancing With The Stars a popularity contest?". Stuff. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars NZ 2019 contestants: Clinton Randell, Carolyn Taylor, Glen Osborne, Walter Neilands". Newshub. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Carolyn Taylor to turn on the glitz for Cure Kids". www.scoop.co.nz. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Carolyn Taylor eliminated from Dancing with the Stars NZ". Newshub. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars 2019: Just who are these people?". Stuff. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Former What Now presenter Carolyn Keep welcomes miracle baby: 'I'm so in love'". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Former What Now presenter Carolyn Keep welcomes miracle baby: 'I'm so in love'". NZ Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Carolyn Taylor by Outspoken by Odd". Outspoken. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Cokeliss, Harley (22 July 2000), Ultimate Sword, The Dark Knight, retrieved 28 September 2021
- ^ "WNTV - WNTV Series 1 Programme 1". ngataonga.org.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Give up the night job". NZ Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Entertainment picks: Calling the fearfully departed". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "What Now? - 25th Birthday Celebration". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "People on Bikes to take viewers on ride of their lives". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Carolyn Taylor's 'shock' Dancing with the Stars elimination: 'There were tears'". Stuff. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Uncharted: New Zealand | LIFESTYLE | ThreeNow".