Rubie's Official Teletubbies Deluxe Costume, Adult Fancy Dress

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Speaking to BBC South East in 2017 about landing the role, Jess explained: "I was being weighed at the hospital. The big green guy, who had a pointy antenna on his head, was played by stand-up comedian John Simmit. Government scientists 'ready to respond' if there's another sea creature die-off on Yorkshire coast 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.

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It was later reported that the show's production company felt the actor had misinterpreted the role by "implying" Tinky Winky was gay. The largest and oldest Teletubby, purple-coloured Tinky Winky caused the most controversy over the years. For more of the news you care about, straight to your inbox, sign up for one of our daily newsletters here. The coolest of all the Teletubbies has to have been Dipsy, who walked round with that dapper top hat. 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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Laa-laa is always ready to perform, singing and dancing wherever she goes. Twirling around on one toe is a great way to celebrate this Teletubby's signature move. You can accessorize your Laa-laa costume with a big orange ball as that's her favorite thing. We'll give you three guesses as to what else she loves. That's right. Big hugs! 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. 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. 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.

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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. Tinky Winky is the oldest and always gets to go first. He can have trouble making decisions because he's so thoughtful. Posing as Tinky Winky is easy. Use his signature move by creating a "t" with your arms then a "w" with your elbows bent. He often carries a red purse and loves big hugs! 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.” 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”.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.

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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. 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!"

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. After the show ended, Pui raised a few eyebrows by taking part in lesbian sex scenes during Channel 4 show Metrosexuality.