'You don't look a day older!' Nostalgic parents praise a VERY youthful Floella Benjamin, 68, on CBeebies Bedtime Stories - decades after THEY watched her on children's TV
- Floella Benjamin, 68, entertained a generation of children in the 70s and 80s
- The presenter returned to CBeebies last night to read on Bedtime Stories
- Parents praised the 'immortal' Baroness on Twitter and said they felt nostalgic
She first appeared on Play School more than 40 years ago, but presenter Floella Benjamin doesn't appear to have aged a day since her children's TV debut.
The 68-year-old was praised as 'immortal' and 'ageless' by nostalgic parents as she read on CBeebies Bedtime Stories on Wednesday night.
The parents, many of whom watched Floella growing up, took to Twitter in their dozens to say how watching her had brought them back to their own childhoods.
Special guest: Former Play School star Floella Benjamin, 68, was praised as 'immortal' and 'ageless' by nostalgic parents as she read on CBeebies Bedtime Stories on Wednesday night
Radiant: Baroness Benjamin hardly looks a day older than she did at this BBC photo call in 1983
Nostalgia: Parents were captivated by Floella and said it brought them back to their childhoods
One posted: 'Floella Benjamin was on Play School when I was a tot, she's still doing kids telly now! Woman's immortal.'
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Another tweeted: 'I was watching you thirty years ago and you don't look a day older!'
The pioneering presenter, who became Baroness Benjamin of Beckenham in 2010, appeared on the show to read Hiding Heidi, a book about a little girl who's great at hide-and-seek.
Radiant: The former presenter read a book about a little girl who was good at hide-and-seek
Fan favourite: Parents were delighted with being able to share the presenter with their children
Floella looked youthful in skin-tight trousers, metallic silver flats and a peasant-style top for her latest TV role.
The children's programme has become popular with parents with its celebrity readers, who have notably included Tom Hardy and Dolly Parton.
But Floella might be the most popular of all, sparking dozens of comments on Twitter.
Glittering career: Floella fronted a number of shows, including Caribbean Light in 1998
Distinguished: Baroness Benjamin joined the House of Lords as a Lib Dem peer in 2010
Born in Trinidad, Baroness Benjamin's family emigrated to the UK when she was 10.
She shot to fame presenting TV's Play School and Play Away and set up her own TV production company in the Eighties.
Lady Benjamin, a mother of two, has spent decades campaigning on a variety of children's issues. She also continues to have a close relationship with the BBC.
