Taylor Haynes faced a tough moment on live television when a grumpy crab pinched her, but she got her payback this week.
The weather reporter for The Today Show was taken to the hospital Friday after being attacked by a large crab while broadcasting live from the Sydney Fish Markets.
However, Taylor turned the tables on Monday, revealing that she had the last laugh… and bite.
As the show began, host Michael Atkinson went live to Taylor, who was enjoying breakfast at a table in Sydney Olympic Park.
She started her day with a large bowl of crabs and, surprisingly, a martini glass filled with crab legs as well.
With a wry smile and her hand still bandaged, she announced, ‘Justice is happening today, Australia. Let me show you what that looks like – starting with my breakfast.’
Do you know who this is? I certainly do. It’s strange seeing them again, especially given the situation we’re in now.
Taylor defended her actions, saying, ‘It really bothered me recently, so I wanted to get the final say.’
A video showing Taylor’s reaction was posted on the Today show’s Instagram, and people quickly filled the comments section, largely sending supportive messages to the reporter.
I was so happy to hear Taylor was recovering well, and honestly, a huge relief it wasn’t anything worse – someone even joked about it not being a mud crab! I’m a big fan and always look forward to watching their segments. They’re just the best!
Someone else agreed, writing, ‘So happy you’re alright, and it’s great to see you enjoying the last bite! That’s awesome.’
One person perfectly captured what many were thinking, saying, ‘What a legend! You’re amazing for pushing through that – it must have been incredibly painful!’
It wasn’t all praise, however, with some viewers calling Taylor’s revenge act ‘distasteful.’
One commenter, clearly upset, wrote that deliberately provoking an animal and finding it amusing was appalling. They initially dismissed the person as superficial, but found their behavior far more offensive, and expressed a disturbing wish that the animal had reacted more strongly.
Another added: ‘Absolutely sickening! At least the crab had some fun before it was murdered.’
A third suggested that Taylor would’ve won over hearts and minds with a more humanitarian approach.
Enjoying the suffering of a crab boiled alive? That’s incredibly cruel! If you wanted to make a statement, you should have rescued it instead. True character is revealed through small actions.
Following the shock incident, Taylor took to Instagram to give followers an update on her injuries.
She posted a series of pictures remembering her difficult encounter with the crab, and also a photo of Taylor waiting at the hospital.
She expressed immense gratitude to the Sydney Fish Market and The Today Show team for their professional handling of this morning’s incident, calling them ‘absolute pros’.
They reacted immediately and, amazingly, managed to keep me calm while the crab was biting my finger.
‘Miraculously, it’s not broken, just very bruised and swollen. I’ll take that as a win.’
On Friday, while giving a tour of the Sydney Fish Markets in Glebe, Taylor encountered a problem while showing viewers a tank of live crabs and lobsters.
To her joy, a worker named Mike brought out a huge crab and gently put it in her arms. She then leaned down and kissed the crab on its head.
Things quickly went wrong when the crab pinched her finger with its large claw.
She shrieked, ‘It’s got my finger! He’s got my finger… oh my god!’ which caused the hosts of Today to burst out laughing.
The TV segment cut off abruptly while Taylor was still trying to free her finger from the crab’s pinch.
She made another appearance later in the program with her hand submerged in a cup of cold water.
‘I’m still in shock. It did take a good while (to remove my hand from the crab),’ she said, adding: ‘But I will be going to hospital after this.’
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2026-04-07 07:19