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For more of the news you care about, straight to your inbox, sign up for one of our daily newsletters here. The big green guy, who had a pointy antenna on his head, was played by stand-up comedian John Simmit. 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.

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Speaking to BBC South East in 2017 about landing the role, Jess explained: "I was being weighed at the hospital.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. When the show was revived in 2015, a new baby called Berry took over the role and was even seen being cuddled by Jess in a cute snap. 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." But the Teletubbies have become some of the most recognisable and well-loved characters in children's TV history. Tragically, Simon was found dead from hypothermia in Liverpool in January 2018 at the age of just 52-years-old.

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Simon has also spoken about Tinky Winky’s orientation - and revealed he often gets questioned about it by viewers. This led to problems behind-the-scenes and original Tinky Winky actor Dave Thompson left after the first runs of episodes.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. 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. 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. 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.