Blue Peter’s Janet Ellis: I got away with so much behind the scenes

The TV show is marking its 60th birthday.

Published Oct 16, 2018

Radzi Chinyanganya, Helen Skelton, Konnie Huq, Peter Duncan, Leila Williams, Valerie Singleton, Peter Purves, Janet Ellis, Lindsey Russell and Anthea Turner during the Blue Peter Big Birthday episode

Janet Ellis says she “got away with loads” in her private life during her stint as a Blue Peter presenter.

The TV show is marking its 60th birthday with a big blue carpet reunion of some of its former hosts.

Richard Bacon, who was kicked off the BBC show in 1998 after he admitted taking cocaine, is also returning to his former TV home, with ex-presenter Peter Purves saying he will “be welcome back”.