Rubie's Official Teletubbies Deluxe Costume, Adult Fancy Dress

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Dipsy is full of energy and loves to dance. When posing as Dipsy, consider sitting on your bottom with your legs out as that's how Dipsy often ended his dances. And, what do you know, Dipsy also loves big hugs. After the show ended, Pui raised a few eyebrows by taking part in lesbian sex scenes during Channel 4 show Metrosexuality. It was just a case of sitting in front of a mirror and a camera and my dad playing with toys and race cars and that sort of thing to try and get me to laugh at the camera." It wasn't all sunshine and rainbows away from the cameras, as there was a controversial axing, a lesbian sex scene and a tragic death. If you're looking for a way to make sure that your next costume choice is cheery and bright, then you're in the right place! Our fully-licensed Teletubbies costumes were designed by our in-house designers. The Made By Us adult's Teletubbies costumes are created to last to make sure you can break out into Teletubby mode whenever you want!

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Tinky Winky is the oldest and always gets to go first. He can have trouble making decisions because he's so thoughtful. Posing as Tinky Winky is easy. Use his signature move by creating a "t" with your arms then a "w" with your elbows bent. He often carries a red purse and loves big hugs! Generations of toddlers have watched Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po dance around the grassy Tubbyland being watched over by a Sun Baby. While our Teletubbies costumes were created for adult sizes, there's no reason the whole family can't get involved. Kids can dress up as the all-important Sun Baby. Have a reluctant teen on your hands? They don't have to dress up in full costume if they don't want to. The colorful headbands make great Teletubbies costumes for teenagers that don't want to fully transform! The largest and oldest Teletubby, purple-coloured Tinky Winky caused the most controversy over the years.While the official line was that he walked due to “creative differences”, it was claimed he was “asked to leave” after the first series because his “interpretation of the role was not acceptable”.

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We had to wear really ugly underwear like those old Western long johns, which was essentially a onesie, but it was so it could absorb the sweat," he said. In response to his departure, Dave said: “I am proud of my work for them. I was always the one to test out the limitations of the costume. I was the first to fall off my chair and roll over. I took all the risks.”

Yes, I was Po, but I am an actress, and the role looked interesting. I didn't take the lesbian role to be deliberately controversial," explained the actress. Government scientists 'ready to respond' if there's another sea creature die-off on Yorkshire coast Through the programme we were introduced to the Tubbytronic Superdome, Tubby Toast, Tubby Custard and Noo-Noo the naughty, sentient vacuum cleaner. The coolest of all the Teletubbies has to have been Dipsy, who walked round with that dapper top hat. John once said he has never revealed on stage that he was the man behind the Dipsy costume, but he does tweet about his time on the show and replies to fans’ messages.

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Softly-spoken Po could be seen blowing bubbles using her circular shaped antenna and hurting around Tubbyland on her scooter. On-screen it was just laughs all the way, but behind-the-scenes there were dark secrets that thankfully no child was ever aware of. While his triangle antenna and red handbag went down well with most viewers, there were some who started to question the character’s sexuality despite him being the age of a toddler.

The giant rabbits were renowned for mating so often that filming had to be stopped regularly to make scenes less X-Rated and one episode was banned for being too scary. This led to problems behind-the-scenes and original Tinky Winky actor Dave Thompson left after the first runs of episodes. Rapper Lil Nas X has agreed to do a collaboration with the Tubby crew after they asked to feature on his next album and earlier this year they received their 'Noo-nson & Noo-nson' and 'AstraTubbica' vaccines at the Tubby Dome Clinic. Speaking to BBC South East in 2017 about landing the role, Jess explained: "I was being weighed at the hospital. John has shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from his experience on the show, revealing that the sweet-looking creatures were actually rather unpleasant to be around because of how sweaty they got.