Teletubbies baby shares name of first child - which is nod to her iconic TV role
Teletubbies baby reveals the name of her first child - along with a nod to her iconic kids TV role.
Jess Smith was only nine months old when she took on the role of the Sun baby in Teletubbies and she went on to appear on the show between 1997 to 2001. However, she has now gone on the have a baby of her own.
The star welcomes her first child in mid-January but didn't share her name or gender at the time. But now she has told fans what the name of her daughter is, with some thinking it could be a tribute to her iconic role.
Jess has now revealed that her baby girl is called Poppy Rae Latham - with the Rae relating to her sunshine role.
Smith announced she was expecting back in October, when she shared a photo of her sonogram. She captioned the post: "When two becomes three," and tagged her long term boyfriend Ricky Latham.
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Jess announced her baby's name (Instagram)
Jess' baby is called Poppy Rae (Instagram)It's predicted that Poppy Rae was born around January 8 as on January 15 Jess shared a snap of her baby Poppy's hand wrapped around her finger and captioned it "One whole week of you".
She shared another snap on January 20 where she officially announced her daughter's name. Jess wrote: "12 days in our lives, 7 days at home, 2 very lucky parents. Please welcome Poppy Rae Latham."
Jess often shares updates of life as a mum on her Instagram page. She has been sharing photos of many special milestones with her fans.
Jess was only nine months old when she entered the world of showbiz. Speaking in a BBC interview, she said that the opportunity of becoming the Sun Baby just happened by chance.
She said: "I was being weighed at the hospital. My mum took me and it just happened to be the same time that the producer of the old series had come in and wanted the hospital to get in contact with them if they'd seen any smiley babies."
She then explained that her dad would stand behind the cameras holding toys to make her giggle for the programme. However, Jess kept her Sun Baby identity a secret up until 2015 as she preferred to stay out of the spotlight while growing up.
She said: "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 the Teletubbies. Everyone says they can see the likeness between my face now and me as a baby. I still have a baby face. I haven't changed much either. I am still giggly."
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