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

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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.

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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." 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.

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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. 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.After the show ended, Pui raised a few eyebrows by taking part in lesbian sex scenes during Channel 4 show Metrosexuality. Softly-spoken Po could be seen blowing bubbles using her circular shaped antenna and hurting around Tubbyland on her scooter. Speaking to BBC South East in 2017 about landing the role, Jess explained: "I was being weighed at the hospital. If you're looking for a way to make sure that your next costume choice is cheery and bright, then you're in the right place! Our fully-licensed Teletubbies costumes were designed by our in-house designers. The Made By Us adult's Teletubbies costumes are created to last to make sure you can break out into Teletubby mode whenever you want!

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The big green guy, who had a pointy antenna on his head, was played by stand-up comedian John Simmit. While our Teletubbies costumes were created for adult sizes, there's no reason the whole family can't get involved. Kids can dress up as the all-important Sun Baby. Have a reluctant teen on your hands? They don't have to dress up in full costume if they don't want to. The colorful headbands make great Teletubbies costumes for teenagers that don't want to fully transform! The coolest of all the Teletubbies has to have been Dipsy, who walked round with that dapper top hat.

Through the programme we were introduced to the Tubbytronic Superdome, Tubby Toast, Tubby Custard and Noo-Noo the naughty, sentient vacuum cleaner. This may be hard to stomach, but unfortunately the Teletubbies were not real creatures and there were real-life people hiding under those massive, sweaty, stinky costumes. 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”. This led to problems behind-the-scenes and original Tinky Winky actor Dave Thompson left after the first runs of episodes.

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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 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.

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. The largest and oldest Teletubby, purple-coloured Tinky Winky caused the most controversy over the years. It was later reported that the show's production company felt the actor had misinterpreted the role by "implying" Tinky Winky was gay. 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!