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University Student Reveals She's The Sun Baby In 'Teletubbies,' Everybody Loses It

Published by Huffington Post on Wed, 24 Dec 2014


Remember the sun baby from "Teletubbies"' Well, the sun baby just revealed herself to be 19-year old university student Jess Smith.See photos of Smith here.Smith, a first-year dance education student at Canterbury Christ Church University, was encouraged by her friends to open up on her role, and she did so in a Facebook post, according to the Daily Mail: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.The U.K. edition of The Huffington Post reports Smith also posted a letter confirming the bombshell:Smith's mother said she originally auditioned Jess for the part because "it was just something a bit different to do," according to the Mirror. After her daughter did her part, they were paid 250 for filming and given a box of toys to take home.Since then, "Teletubbies" has become a worldwide phenomenon. The series was so big that even 13 years after its cancellation, news of Smith coming forward immediately started trending in the top spot on Facebook. As Smith said in her Facebook post, it was thought for a while that many different people were the real sun baby. Some, like Jessica Smith from "Laguna Beach," were actually convincing, while others ... not so much:
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