Some of our favourite children’s television characters will face a major challenge when they join the MasterChef kitchen for Children in Need.
Since its inception in 1980, the annual BBC campaign has raised over £1 billion for disadvantaged children and young people in the United Kingdom.
One of the highlights is an annual telethon in November that includes comedy, live music, and celebrity visits.
It has been revealed that beloved characters will be put through their paces for a special section ahead of the next one, which will take place next week.
Puppet MasterChef will premiere on television for the first time.
Along with Tinky Winky, Basil Brush, Zippy and George from Rainbow, plus Hacker T Dog and Dodge, the Teletubbies will invade presenters John Torode and Gregg Wallace’s MasterChef kitchen.
The show’s motto, ‘cooking doesn’t get any tougher than this,’ is poised to be mashed up and crushed as the British children’s TV favourites wreak mayhem amid the pots and pans while attempting to impress Gregg and John with their culinary abilities.
The original Teletubbies series aired from 1997 to 2001 and followed four distinct coloured characters who were named after the television screens on their bellies.
Back in October, the Teletubbies’ sun baby, real name Jess Smith, posted to Instagram to announce that she was expecting her first child.
Sharing a picture of the ultrasound, she wrote: ‘When two becomes three’.
Jess, who debuted her toddler acting abilities when she was 19 years old, became television’s most recognised baby after being chosen at random by producers who contacted a nearby hospital asking for the names of possible tots for the job.
She announced at the time: ‘So I’ve recently celebrated my 19th birthday and after a lot of thought, I’ve decided it’s time to tell everyone.
‘I used to hide it but after a lot of encouragement from my friends at university I’ve gained the confidence to come out with it.
‘I am the sun from Teletubbies.
‘There has been quite a few people pretending to be ‘the sun’ but only I could tell you the real story.’
Jess went on to claim that her big break came when she was approximately nine months old and her mother took her to their local hospital for a check-up.
A local film firm had called the midwife there, asking for ‘a smiley baby,’ and she had given Jess’ name.
She was chosen after going through an audition procedure.
While she obviously didn’t remember any of her time shooting the series, Jess claimed she was informed her dad used to hold a teddy bear behind the camera to encourage her to giggle.
To donate to BBC Children in Need people can visit We’re there for you- BBC Children in Need
Teletubbies is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. BBC Children in Need airs this Friday, November 17, from 7pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Source My Celebrity Life.