Teletubbies Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton Barnes 'froze to death on the street’

 

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• He died suddenly while visiting the city from his home in Ampthill, Bedfordshire
• The dad-of-three's death is not being treated as suspicious by police
• Simon took on the role of the purple handbag-wearing Teletubby between 1998 and 2001.

The Teletubbies actor who played Tinky Winky 'froze to death in the street' after he collapsed near Liverpool waterfront.