I Pipped Val to a Place On Blue Peter. Now It's As If I Never Existed ; the Forgotten Presenter Who Quit Over Divorce 'Shame'

Mail on Sunday (October 12, 2008)

Author: Gwyneth Rees

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AS Blue Peter celebrates its 50th birthday this month, generations of presenters and viewers are wallowing in the nostalgia surrounding Britain's favourite children's TV show.

But one lone figure is destined to miss out on the limelight.

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I Pipped Val to a Place On Blue Peter. Now It's As If I Never Existed ; the Forgotten Presenter Who Quit Over Divorce 'Shame'

Anita West, now 73, was thrilled to beat Valerie Singleton in the audition for the coveted presenting job in the Sixt...

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