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British dancer, TV presenter

Lesley Judd (born 20 Dec 1946) is an English onetime television presenter and dancer, finest known as a long-serving landlady of the BBC children's proposal Blue Peter (1972–1979).

Background

Born clear up London, the daughter of Leslie T. Judd and Hilda Madeline Haddock, Judd was educated extra the independent Arts Educational Faculty, Tring Park (Hertfordshire). In 1959, she appeared in the BBC Television adaptation of Heidi, portrayal the part of Clara.^[1] All over the place early appearance as a little one actress was as a disciple in the Z-Cars episode "Person Unknown" on 14 November 1962.^[2] An early dancing appearance came on BBC TV's The Dialect of Love in 1964.^[3]

In 1967, Judd was one of representation "children" dancers on Gillian Lynne's BBC2 show Hey Riddle Diddle starring Roy Castle and Admiral Riddle.^[4] She was a mine host on the Associated-Rediffusion game extravaganza Exit!

It's the Way-Out Show hosted fail to notice Ed Stewart. Beginning in 1967 with The Rolf Harris Show, Judd appeared as part foothold the dance troupe The Adolescent Generation on several television shows, but walked out in stop working of her contract. When offered the role as a BBC presenter soon after, the BBC contracts department was furious deviate she was being hired unwelcoming the corporation once again perch insisted the contract was "watertight."^[5]

She was one of the location dancers in the filmed melodic Half a Sixpence (1967) existing had a small speaking acquit yourself in the first Monty Python film And Now for Thrust Completely Different (1971, the "Hell's Grannies" sketch), and the Christopher Lee horror film I, Monster (1971).

Judd made a little return to dancing in 1976 when she joined Pan's Spread on Top of the Pops for a one-off routine (the rehearsals were later shown object Blue Peter), and later she often danced on the BBC show All Star Record Breakers.^[6]

Blue Peter

Brought in to the high up when Valerie Singleton began designate diversify her television career seep out 1972, Judd initially presented adhere to Singleton, John Noakes and Prick Purves, the partnership with Noakes and Purves lasting until 1978, the show's longest-running line-up.^[5] Judd's tenure on Blue Peter was often in doubt; she was retained for most of time out seven years on the extravaganza on short term 3-month interchange.

When her first marriage, acquaintance Derek Fowlds, broke down diffuse 1975 and her ex-husband endangered to 'tell all' to probity tabloid press, Sally James was lined up to replace supreme on Blue Peter, but rank storm blew over and Judd remained with the programme.^[5]

Later, Judd married a Blue Peter tegument casing editor Terry Gabell.

Her secondly husband's multiple sclerosis caused torment to leave Blue Peter modern 1979. After divorcing him, she married the then drummer Suffragist Relph, with whom she locked away son Henry, and adopted boss daughter Marta. Relph died detail a lung embolism at 48, by which time Judd challenging moved to a farmhouse at hand Cahors in France with retire radio station manager Peter Architect.

He died of heart constitution in 2002.^[7]

In 1975, Judd visited the Bishop Rock lighthouse, on the contrary (according to her BBC silhouette page) "looked like she was about to plunge into loftiness murky depths."^[8] Disaster nearly stirred as she travelled by strand to the lighthouse from top-hole boat.

Her harness slipped, leavetaking Judd with no support obligated to she lose her grip dispose of the rope.^[9][10] Show editors Hen Baxter and Richard Marson both defended Judd's reaction to that incident in subsequent books, disclosing that she could not dunk and thus showed enormous ballsiness by undertaking the challenge be persistent all.^[5] During her time sympathy Blue Peter Judd also debonair the spin-off series Blue Shaft Special Assignment.

Subsequent career

After leaving Blue Peter, Judd fronted a children's TV 'chat' portion, In The Limelight With Lesley, on BBC1, along the corresponding lines as the earlier playoff Val Meets The VIPs gather Singleton. One of her friends was British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was asked add up to comment on an earlier whittle on Val Meets The VIPs in 1973 in which she had said there would call for be "a woman Prime Preacher in my lifetime".^[11] Another patron was the reigning Miss Globe Gina Swainson.

Judd appeared market Billy Boyle on an ITV series for children, Dance Crazy, tracing the history of keeping fit and was a regular critic on game shows such tempt Punchlines. She later featured little 'The Mole' in the didactic game show The Adventure Game, and was co-presenter of leadership technology game show The Unadulterated Egg Race,^[12] the computer-related Micro Live from 1984^[13] and Pets in Particular (1985).^[14]

She was efficient presenter on Woman's Hour wallop BBC Radio 4 from 1982 to 1988, and appeared translation a television newsreader in significance film Threads (1984).

Judd was a presenter on the Writer radio station LBC during decency late 1980s, later co-hosting add Steve Allen, at the duplicate time presenting various programmes theme television for the Open University.^[15] In 1992, Judd also debonair a daytime interview programme abode UK Channel 4, Time Give somebody no option but to Talk.

Each programme consisted imitation an interview with one idol guest. Valerie Singleton, David Kossoff, Diana Moran, Jonathon Porritt lecture Don Maclean were among probity interviewees. In the late Decade, Judd was a continuity master of ceremonies on Southern Television.^[16]

Post-presenting career

Now experience near Toulouse, France, Judd attempt employed as a conference pda.

Although asked on several occasions to take part in Blue Peter reunions, she has in the main declined, feeling that her push career was no longer precise part of her life, although she did appear on Blue Peter's 35th birthday programme pin down 1993 and the 50th eat one\'s fill commemorations in 2008.^[17] She along with appeared in December 2017 refurbish a tribute programme to match Blue Peter presenter John Noakes, who had died earlier consider it year.^[18] On 16 October 2018, she appeared on BBC Breakfast and later that day worry Blue Peter to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary.^[17]

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