We all have a few childhood TV characters that gave us the chills as kids and probably still do now to some extent.

Well, you can add the Teletubbies - who've just turned 20-years-old - to that list too.

Far from being the lovable, pint-sized little critters that we were led to believe they are, it turns out that they're actually gargantuan monsters, of anywhere between six and 10ft tall in real life.

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Get the fuck away, you shits! Credit: BBC

When you actually break it down and look at the information objectively, the Teletubbies are 10ft tall aliens, living in a hollowed-out bunker. Repeat that sentence to yourself a few times.

10ft tall aliens, living in a hollowed-out bunker.

10ft tall aliens, living in a hollowed-out bunker.

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10ft tall aliens, living in a hollowed-out bunker.

It's the stuff of nightmares. It's terrifying. It's basically a Ridley Scott film - the only thing that's missing from the picture is that blue, anthropomorphic, googly-eyed vacuum cleaner thing bursting out of someone's chest.

And don't even get us started on that sun baby thing.

Understandably, Twitter is having a melt-down:

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i just found out that tinky winky from the teletubbies is 10 feet tall and i don't really know how to feel

- sami (@hvndguns_) 24 February 2017





I just found out the #teletubbies are 10ft tall and I'm paralysed with fear

- Robin Hall (@bobcatsps) 28 February 2017





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When I found out that Tinky winky from the teletubbies is 10ft tall and could crush me pic.twitter.com/HBt3MHuwIB

- Josie (@IndubitablyJo) 28 February 2017





I'm trying to relax and watch TV and can't get over the fact the Winky from Teletubbies is 10ft tall. pic.twitter.com/0DljWtTmeK

- Joshua Long (@joshlong56) 28 February 2017

So-called Tinky Winky, towering over you and looking down with that soulless grin smeared across his big flesh-coloured face. Good luck getting that image out of your head as you cry yourself to sleep tonight.

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With this horrific revelation still fresh in our minds, let's take a look at some more Teletubbies-related trivia.

They were mates with giant, constantly shagging, rabbits

Because the costumes were so big, producers on the show had to use a special breed of rabbit for the background. These giant rabbits reportedly spent much of their time mounting each other at any given opportunity, making filming child-friendly scenes rather tricky.

Tinky Winky left the show over 'creative differences'

As ridiculous as that may sound, it is actually true. Dave Thompson, the original Tinky Winky, left after the shows production company allegedly felt he was 'misrepresenting' the character by implying that Tinky Winky might be gay.

The Teletubbies actors struggled to escape their roles

Pui Fan Lee, who played Po, caused uproar when she played a role in the 2001 Channel 4 show Metrosexuality, in which she performed a sex act on a woman. She felt that the backlash was uncalled for as she is an actor, after all. We're inclined to agree with her.

They were accused of swearing

In Texas, Teletubbies talking dolls were withdrawn from shelves after complaints that the Po doll was saying "faggot." However, the company that made the toys responded by claiming the toy was just speaking gibberish.

Tinky Winky had America's conservative Christians up in arms

Some lunatics in the good ol' US of A, who presumably need to get out more, felt that it was morally repugnant for a fictional, purple space alien to carry a little handbag. Several reverends condemned the show, blasting its makers for promoting homosexuality. Chill pill, anyone?

You could watch an episode every single day of the year, if you were so inclined