It has been reported the man behind the Teletubbie Tinky-Winky ‘passed away from hypothermia’. Simon Shelton Barnes ‘suddenly’ died this week at the age of 52 and now speculation has emerged as to how the former ballet dancer passed away. Police confirmed yesterday they found Barnes’ body at around 7.30am on 17 January, and Mail Online has alleged he collapsed in Liverpool and passed away from hypothermia. His death is not being treated as suspicious, with a Merseyside Police spokesman saying: ‘We have confirmed some details about the death of Simon Shelton Barnes. ‘We were called to the Mann Island area of Liverpool on January 17 at about 7.30 in the morning to reports of a man being found deceased.
