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Where Teletubbies stars are now – accidental death, EastEnders fame and huge net worth
BBC TV series The Teletubbies has been released, promising to lift the lid on all the behind the scenes shenanigans.Nikky Smedley, who played Laa-Laa in the original series from 1997 to 2001, has written the book called My Life As A Teletubby.Along with Simon Shelton, John Simmit, Pui Fan Lee and The Sun Baby Jessica Smith, Nikky delighted generations of fans, and the show even spawned a number one hit single.READ NEXT: Sacked CBeebies star felt 'lost' after job axe for stripping naked for racy photoshootThe series has since been rebooted, and many fans are probably wondering what the original cast are up to.Here, Daily Star takes a look at where the Teletubbies cast are now.Actor and trained ballet dancer Simon Shelton played Tinky Winky for 14 episodes during the series' original run between 1998 and 2001. Prior to his Teletubbies fame, he had a long acting career dating back to the eighties, including appearances in Incredible Games, I, Robot and The Greatest Game Ever Played.Simon was not the only famous star in his family either, as it is reported that his niece is none other than Celebrity Juice star Emily Atack.In his personal life, the actor was also married to Emma Robbins, with whom he had two children called Lydia and Henry.However, Simon died during a night out in 2018 at the age of 53 years old, after being found collapsed in a street in Liverpool.The actor was found to have had a "high concentration of alcohol" in his body when he froze to death during the night out, with an inquest by coroner Anita Bhardwaj ruling his cause of death as misadventure.His children paid tribute to the star following his death, with his son Henry saying: "My lovely dad was the kindest and most gentle man I knew.
