Rubie's Official Teletubbies Deluxe Costume, Adult Fancy Dress

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Once Teletubbies came to an end of its first run in 2001, Nikky stayed working for Ragdoll Productions on other shows. Rapper Lil Nas X has agreed to do a collaboration with the Tubby crew after they asked to feature on his next album and earlier this year they received their 'Noo-nson & Noo-nson' and 'AstraTubbica' vaccines at the Tubby Dome Clinic.

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We used to receive a lot of fan mail from kind and parents, I suppose we were a bit like The Beatles or Take That of children’s television,” explained Simon. While the official line was that he walked due to “creative differences”, it was claimed he was “asked to leave” after the first series because his “interpretation of the role was not acceptable”. Dave went on to have a standup comedy career and performed with the Naked Balloon dance troupe in 2014. While his triangle antenna and red handbag went down well with most viewers, there were some who started to question the character’s sexuality despite him being the age of a toddler. Pui would later return to children's TV and was one of the first ever presenters on the CBeebies channel along with Chris Jarvis, who she also hosts Show Me Show Me with.

And while four giant, multi-coloured creatures running around causing mischief may seem like the makings of a horror film for many, the Teletubbies have captured the hearts of kids across the UK. John once said he has never revealed on stage that he was the man behind the Dipsy costume, but he does tweet about his time on the show and replies to fans’ messages.

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Speaking to BBC South East in 2017 about landing the role, Jess explained: "I was being weighed at the hospital. We were introduced to the Tubbytronic Superdome, Tubby Toast, Tubby Custard and Noo-Noo the naughty, sentient vacuum cleaner. Actress and presenter Pui Fan Lee took on the role shortly after leaving drama school - and in one incredible picture was seen lying down fast asleep with the body of her Po costume still on. After the show ended, Pui raised a few eyebrows by taking part in lesbian sex scenes during Channel 4 show Metrosexuality.When we were out of costume, you’d have to turn your face the other way and speak to us at a distance because we were reeking and so sweaty you could wring us out. Huge props to our dressers for putting up with us!" Nikky got the role of Laa Laa after replying to newspaper ads for an actor to star in a new children's TV show and stayed for the original four-year run. This led to problems behind-the-scenes and original Tinky Winky actor Dave Thompson left after the first runs of episodes. The cuddly yellow character was definitely the sweetest and most supportive of all the gang - and was played by trained dancer Nikky Smedley.