Lesley Judd

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.

Background
Born in London, Judd was educated at the independent Royal Ballet School.

[edit] Early career
Judd appeared as part of the dance troupe the Young Generation on several TV shows, but walked out on the troupe 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 also had small roles in the first Monty Python film, And Now For Something Completely Different (1971) and the filmed musical Half A Sixpence (1967). 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.