Tributes have been flooding in for the man behind the purple Teletubby character Tinky Winky. Father-of-three Simon Shelton Barnes played the handbag-carrying Teletubby in the BBC children’s series.

Tributes have poured in for the father-of-three, who is the uncle of Inbetweeners actress Emily Atack, after he passed away just four days after his birthday Want all the latest Showbiz news direct to ...

Think back to the golden days of your childhood. Life was easy, the days were filled with juice boxes and Goldfish crackers, and there was a calming voice playing constantly in your ear, saying, “Time ...

Seven years ago, Teletubbies introduced the world to a shocking new creation: In a 2015 episode titled “Babies,” eight tiny Teletubbies joined our favorite gang of four—that would be Tinky Winky, ...

The actor who played Tinky Winky, the handbag-carrying Teletubbie in the BBC children’s series, has died just four days after his 52nd birthday. Father-of-three Simon Shelton Barnes, who lived in the ...