Time for Teletubbies, time for Teletubbies...

The upcoming return of the beloved children's series has found its new Sun Baby after an X Factor-style search.

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18-month-old baby Berry from London beat scores of other hopefuls to take over the iconic role made famous by 19-year-old dance student Jess Smith.



Jess waved goodbye to the role she played as a baby in the 1990s by passing on the torch to Berry.

"When I was growing up I was always so proud of my involvement in Teletubbies," she said. "Having met baby Berry and seeing how adorable she is I can't think of anyone better to take over the role."

Teletubbies producer Maddy Darrall said of Berry's casting: "As soon as we met baby Berry, we knew she was our perfect Sun Baby. A lot of babies smile but Berry is a unique giggly smiler who we know will make our tv audience smile too."

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Berry's dad Robert added: "We were so thrilled when Berry was chosen to be the new Sun Baby. It's such an iconic role! We cannot wait to see our lovely little girl giggling on TV, and watching it for the first time is going to be quite amazing."



Jane Horrocks, Daniel Rigby, Fearne Cotton and Jim Broadbent will be among the guest voices of the new Teletubbies series, which will arrive soon on CBeebies.

Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po are all back, and will come complete with new 'Touch Screen Tummies' and their new 'Tubby Phone'.

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