Lesley Judd
| Lesley Judd | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 December 1946 London |
| Years active | 1962–1988 |
| Spouse(s) |
Derek Fowlds (1974 – divorced 1978) Terry Gabell (1979 – divorced) Anthony Relph (????-???? [his death]) Peter Thornton (????-2002 [his death]) |
| Children | Henry Relph, Marta Relph(adopted) |
Lesley Judd (born 20 December 1946) is an English dancer and TV presenter, best known as a long-serving host of the BBC children's programme Blue Peter.
Born in London, Judd was educated at the independent Arts Educational School, Tring Park in Hertfordshire.
One of Judd's earliest appearances was as a child actor, playing a schoolgirl in the Z-Cars episode "Person Unknown" on 14 November 1962. Earlier in 1959, she appeared in the BBCtv adaptation of Heidi, playing the part of Clara. One of her earliest dancing appearances came on BBCtv's The Language of Love in 1964. In 1967, Judd was one of the 'children' dancers on Gillian Lynne's BBC2 show Hey Riddle Diddle starring Roy Castle and Nelson Riddle. Beginning in 1967 with The Rolf Harris Show, Judd appeared as part of the dance troupe the The Young Generation on several TV shows, but walked out in breach of her contract. When offered the role as a BBC presenter soon after, the BBC contracts department were furious that she was being hired by the corporation once again and insisted the contract was 'watertight'. She had small roles in the filmed musical Half a Sixpence (1967), the first Monty Python film And Now for Something Completely Different (1971), and the Christopher Lee horror film I, Monster (1971). Judd made a brief return to dancing in 1976 when she joined Pan's People on Top of the Pops for a one-off routine (The rehearsals were later shown on Blue Peter) and often danced on the BBC Christmas show All Star Record Breakers.
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