Anthea Turner receives gold Blue Peter badge 31 years after her final episode

MSN Article. Story by Hannah Roberts

TV presenter Anthea Turner has received a gold Blue Peter badge more than three decades after her final episode on the children’s TV programme.

The 65-year-old, who was born in Stoke-on-Trent, was a host on the programme between 1992 and 1994, and was awarded the badge at the new home of the show in Manchester city centre.

Current hosts Abby Cook, Joel Mawhinney, Shini Muthukrishnan, and new cast member Hacker T Dog, presented Turner with the badge, which recognises her role in “inspiring the nation’s children”.

During her two-year stint on Blue Peter, Turner created one of the series’ most memorable moments when she guided viewers in making the Tracy Island model from Thunderbirds.

The presenter said: “I have coveted the golden Blue Peter badge for so many years and never got one – and now they’ve put this right.

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