This rainbow pin, available for $10.99 and featuring the symbols of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, is part of the new Teletubbies Pride Collection. (Photo courtesy Teletubbies Pride Collection) ...

British actor Simon Shelton, best known for playing Tinky Winky in the “Teletubbies,” has died. He was 52. Shelton — who also went by the name Simon Barnes — starred in the cult BBC children’s show ...

The Teletubbies actor who played Tinky Winky died weeks after moving away from London in the hope of a fresh start, a friend has said. Simon Shelton Barnes, 52, reportedly died from hypothermia after ...

TOUCHING tributes have been paid to the Teletubbies actor who played Tinky Winky following this tragic death. Simon Shelton Barnes died aged 52 last week, with neighbours claiming he had collapsed in ...

Some sad news has emerged relating back to a favorite childhood television show for many growing up in the late '90s. Teletubbies actor Simon Shelton Barnes has died at the age of 52, per The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor Simon Shelton, known for voicing Tinky-Winky in the BBC children’s show “Teletubbies,” died on Jan. 17. He was 52. His niece ...

THE devastated daughter of the actor who played Teletubby Tinky Winky has paid tribute to the “most beautiful man in the world” after he died aged 52. Simon Shelton Barnes is said to have collapsed ...

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s watchdog for children’s rights was quoted as saying she would ask psychologists to investigate whether the TV “Teletubbies” character Tinky Winky is gay. Today, she backed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This rainbow pin, available for $10.99 and featuring the symbols of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, is part of the new ...

Tributes have poured in for Barnes following his tragic death. He died just four days after his 52nd birthday, reports The Sun. He had trained as a ballet dancer and choreographer before taking on the ...

Actor Simon Shelton, known for voicing Tinky-Winky in the BBC children’s show “Teletubbies,” died on Jan. 17. He was 52. His niece, Emily Atack, confirmed the news on Instagram. “My wonderful uncle ...

British actor Simon Shelton Barnes has died. Chances are his name doesn't or won't ring a bell. But his character was known worldwide and brought smiles to millions of toddlers. Barnes played Tinky ...