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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. For more of the news you care about, straight to your inbox, sign up for one of our daily newsletters here. 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.

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Government scientists 'ready to respond' if there's another sea creature die-off on Yorkshire coast 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!" Once Teletubbies came to an end of its first run in 2001, Nikky stayed working for Ragdoll Productions on other shows. And I’d slip in Jamaican dance moves, a Bogle there and a Tatty here. People spotted my little wink to my culture and I’m proud of that." Generations of toddlers have watched Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po dance around the grassy Tubbyland being watched over by a Sun Baby.The giant rabbits were renowned for mating so often that filming had to be stopped regularly to make scenes less X-Rated and one episode was banned for being too scary. The largest and oldest Teletubby, purple-coloured Tinky Winky caused the most controversy over the years. Through the programme we were introduced to the Tubbytronic Superdome, Tubby Toast, Tubby Custard and Noo-Noo the naughty, sentient vacuum cleaner. The cuddly yellow character was definitely the sweetest and most supportive of all the gang - and was played by trained dancer Nikky Smedley. 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”.

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The coolest of all the Teletubbies has to have been Dipsy, who walked round with that dapper top hat. It was just a case of sitting in front of a mirror and a camera and my dad playing with toys and race cars and that sort of thing to try and get me to laugh at the camera."Dave went on to have a standup comedy career and performed with the Naked Balloon dance troupe in 2014. 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. On-screen it was just laughs all the way, but behind-the-scenes there were dark secrets that thankfully no child was ever aware of. John has shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from his experience on the show, revealing that the sweet-looking creatures were actually rather unpleasant to be around because of how sweaty they got.

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In response to his departure, Dave said: “I am proud of my work for them. I was always the one to test out the limitations of the costume. I was the first to fall off my chair and roll over. I took all the risks.”

Yes, I was Po, but I am an actress, and the role looked interesting. I didn't take the lesbian role to be deliberately controversial," explained the actress. Tragically, Simon was found dead from hypothermia in Liverpool in January 2018 at the age of just 52 years old. We had to wear really ugly underwear like those old Western long johns, which was essentially a onesie, but it was so it could absorb the sweat," he said. Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. The trained ballet dancer and choreographer admitted he was initially reluctant to take the role as it was a risky move but said it "certainly paid off".

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The third Teletubby is Laa Laa with the curly antenna, who was also seen playing with her orange rubber ball. This led to problems behind-the-scenes and original Tinky Winky actor Dave Thompson left after the first runs of episodes.Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections—they may also appear in recommendations and other places. It wasn't all sunshine and rainbows away from the cameras, as there was a controversial axing, a lesbian sex scene and a tragic death.