Here"s What The People Inside The "Teletubbies" Costumes Really Look Like

When you’re a little kid, chances are you didn’t consider the fact that the majority of your favorite TV characters are cartoons, puppets or old dudes in costume. Now that we’re older, wouldn’t it be cool to see what some of the people behind these characters actually look like? The Teletubbies was one of the most popular kids shows when I was younger, but they literally never speak English and we never know what the people in the costumes actually look like… until now.

Would you ever have guessed they’d look like this?

1. Tinky-Winky

We all know Tinky-Winky as the purple one with the purse, but did you know that two different people actually got into that costume over the years in the original series? Here’s who they were:

Dave Thompson

The original Tinky-Winky was British comedian Dave Thompson. He was later fired because of the producers of the show didn’t think he was giving an appropriate interpretation of the character. 

 Simon Shelton

The second person to play Tinky-Winky was Simon Shelton. He is better known as playing the Dark Knight in the popular British kids show Incredible Games.

2. Dipsy

Dipsy was the green Teletubby who always did his own thing. Wait until you see what the person who played him looks like!