Young ‘Ellen’ Talk Show Favorite Dies of Cancer: Ellen DeGeneres Mourns Passing of ‘Very Special Guest’

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Ellen DeGeneres is mourning the loss of a talk show guest turned friend. She shared a touching tribute to a frequent guest of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Tayt Andersen, who died on Sept. 26. Videos by PopCulture.com“We had a very special guest on the show several times and his name is Tayt,” Ellen said in an Instagram video she posted shortly after his passing. While recovering from surgeries, he took joy in watching DeGeneres’ talk show. He requested that any doctors appointments happen before or after The Ellen DeGeneres Show.