Sarrah Le Marquand

Some television segments are forgotten by the time the next ad break rolls around, but some go viral, ensuring they'll live on long after the cameras have stopped rolling.

For Taylor Haynes, it was a live weather cross from Sydney's fish markets that had her starring in one of Australia's most intense television interactions of the year.

A crab, an ill-fated kiss, a trapped finger and a Today Show clip endlessly replayed around the world.

But behind the shares and the Crab Girl headlines is a young broadcaster who's spent more than a decade working towards her dream career.

In today's episode of The Stella Podcast, Taylor takes us inside that now infamous crab encounter.

The injury she's still recovering from.

And what it feels like to become a viral sensation.

I know you're a fan of manifesting.

I wanted to say your name very clearly at the start because some people will go, oh, I know Taylor.

I've seen her on Instagram.

I know Taylor.

I've seen her doing some crosses on the Today Show.

A lot of people at the moment I imagine are going, are you –

The woman who was on TV doing a live cross and you've got almost lost a finger to a crab.

I'm known as the crab girl.

So let's unpack how you came to be known as the Crab Girl.

You were doing a live weather cross on the Today Show on Good Friday and you were given a huge crab to hold.

It was Michael Atkinson and Alison Petroski.

They were back in the studio and Michael suggested that you kiss the crab you did.

But then it held on to your finger and you're there holding your own on live TV.