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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever since it first aired, children's TV show Teletubbies has been a firm favourite with kids throughout the country. The legacy of the characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa, and Po was so strong ...

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 ...

The actor behind the Teletubbies’ Tinky Winky character froze to death, according to family members and police. Simon Shelton Barnes, 52, collapsed on a Liverpool street and died of hypothermia. He ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The actor who played purple Teletubbie Tinky Winky has died at the age of 52, his family have confirmed. Simon Shelton Barnes, who ...

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 ...