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snopes.com Jess Smith Was the Baby from Teletubbies
According to Smith, a production company came to Edenbridge Hospital in 1996 looking for smiley babies. Since Jess fit the description, her mother, Anjela Smith, decided to introduce her to the world of television:
It was just something a bit different to do and we didn't expect it to be as big as it was. They just sat her in front of a camera and she just laughed and smiled at her dad. We didn't hear anything until we got a letter when she was 18 months old saying she'd been picked. It was really weird seeing her on television.
Smith may now be enjoying her moment in the sun, but she didn't exactly receive fame and fortune from her gig on the Teletubbies. Jess was reportedly paid only about $375 and a box of toys for her work on the 90s children show:
According to Smith, a production company came to Edenbridge Hospital in 1996 looking for smiley babies. Since Jess fit the description, her mother, Anjela Smith, decided to introduce her to the world of television:
It was just something a bit different to do and we didn't expect it to be as big as it was. They just sat her in front of a camera and she just laughed and smiled at her dad. We didn't hear anything until we got a letter when she was 18 months old saying she'd been picked. It was really weird seeing her on television.
Smith may now be enjoying her moment in the sun, but she didn't exactly receive fame and fortune from her gig on the Teletubbies. Jess was reportedly paid only about $375 and a box of toys for her work on the 90s children show:
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