This rainbow pin, available for $10.99 and featuring the symbols of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, is part of the new Teletubbies Pride Collection. (Photo courtesy Teletubbies Pride Collection) ...

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 ...

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 devastated daughter of the actor who played Teletubby Tinky Winky has paid tribute to the “most beautiful man in the world” after he died aged 52. Simon Shelton Barnes is said to have collapsed ...

TOUCHING tributes have been paid to the Teletubbies actor who played Tinky Winky following this tragic death. Simon Shelton Barnes died aged 52 last week, with neighbours claiming he had collapsed in ...

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 ...

LONDON (AP) — British actor Simon Shelton Barnes, who played Tinky Winky in the children’s television series “Teletubbies,” has died. He was 52. The Liverpool Coroner’s Office said Thursday it is ...

The actor who played Dipsy in children's TV series Teletubbies today paid tribute to his colleague behind the face of Tinky Winky, who has died aged 52. John Simmit, who appeared as the green ...

The Teletubbies actor who played Tinky Winky 'froze to death in the street' after he collapsed near Liverpool waterfront. Police confirmed yesterday they found Simon Shelton Barnes' body at around ...

The actor who played Tinky Winky in BBC children's TV series Teletubbies died aged 52 of hypothermia after collapsing on the streets of Liverpool, a friend confirmed today. Simon Shelton Barnes, a ...

British actor Simon Shelton Barnes has died. Chances are his name doesn't or won't ring a bell. But his character was known worldwide and brought smiles to millions of toddlers. Barnes played Tinky ...

Actor Simon Shelton Barnes, who played the role of Tinky Winky in Teletubbies, has died at the age of 52. The father of three originally trained as a dancer and choreographer but later found fame as ...