Bodger & Badger creator Andy Cunningham dies

Bodger & Badger creator Andy Cunningham has sadly passed away aged 67 after a long illness.

The children’s TV presenter was best known for playing handyman Simon Bodger alongside his mashed potato-loving puppet pal Badger in the hit show from 1989 to 1999, and died on Tuesday in his hometown of Brighton.

Tributes have flooded in for the beloved actor on social media. His Bodger & Badger co-star Andre Vincent sent love to his “brother” and said he would ‘truly miss’ his pal.

While comedian Charmian Hughes wrote on Facebook: ‘So sad to hear Andy Cunningham has died. I first met him doing his magic show when I was being a terrible clown at the same event and we were near neighbours in Islington. He was so sweet and kind and full of advice.

‘I had quite a pash on him but my dog Arthur weed on him when he came to dinner, so put paid to that. I last saw him at the Brighton fringe about three years ago and he was very mischievous in my audience. Actually, he was my audience. RIP sweet man.’

And ventriloquist Andy Williams also paid tribute to the puppeteer and magician, vowing to pay homage to the star with a special meal.

He wrote: ‘Thanks for the laughs Sir. Tonight I shall have Mash Potato’.

Andy was last seen on TV during a cameo appearance on Big Brother’s Little Brother in 2012.

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