Blimey! How old must Floella Benjamin be - but she looks about 30!

[snowleopard]

Just seen her doing the story on CBeebies (what a pro btw). I remember watching her when I was young enough to watch Play School and I'm 37. Yet she looks significantly younger than me.

Indeed. What secret potion does she take to make this happen? I am really only posting to tell you of my proudest moment, which was running the London Marathon and finding I had done it faster than Floella Benjamin!

obviously working with stuffed animals and weirdy dollies keeps you looking young

just imdb-ed her. she will be 58 this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shes 58!

maybe the woman that we watched is the Floella Benjamin's daughter, and the real Floella Benjamin is sitting at home wrapped in a chequered blanket looking... well... 58

Was she on Blue Peter? And would any one know the name of the plastic doll with dark hair and a blue dress? No-one I have ever asked even remembers her.

I know how she does it. She has a picture of Brian Cant in her attic, getting older and older and older.

wsan't the doll called Hamble and it was on Playschool no?

Of course it was! Durr. Thank you very much. You are a hero to me now. How old do you reckon she was when she started play school? She must have done it for a few years because I'm 31 and watched her on it.

she STILL wears that heart neckalce

Thought doll was jemima? {sp}

58! 58!!! That's seriously amazing.

Found it quite nostalgic and lovely to see her on actually. Now if they would put Brian Cant (however decrepit) on as well, I would be in telly heaven.

didn't Brian Cant die

(huge apologies if I'm wrong)

Don't think so squonk, unless very very recently (but surely it would have been all over the news) - he was on tour last year and won a poll just in the last month or so for best-loved children's voice or some such.

He also does the singing on a lot of the Jo Jingles recordings which is one of the main things I like about it.

There was a Jemima as well - she had stripy legs. And Humpty, and Big Ted and Little Ted.

my mistake then snowleopard

(sorry Mr. Cant, sir )

Wasn't Jemima a rag doll? I can't really remember.

Jemima was kind of long and droopy and Hamble was plasticky and hard with a shampoo and set-style hairdo. I loved Play School but was mystified by all 5 of the toys as they were without exception deeply unloveable.

i read an accoutn of osmeone modern being in panto wiht cant and he was a ,,, yep you guessed it

i loved littl ted
htey always treated him roughly iirc

I'll not hear a word against Brian!