But, it looks like the Mr Tumble fetish isn't so shocking at all. Going back to 2012, we've unearthed a Mumsnet post where one woman admitted her 'mummy crush' on the CBeebies star.

To top it all off with a nice juicy cherry on top: over the last few years I’ve seen friends – seemingly in idealistic and perfect marriages – throw it all in and decide it’s not for them.

Back in 2012, kids' TV favourite Justin Fletcher, known to many as Mr Tumble, confided in The Mirror about the numerous romantic proposals he'd received from enthusiastic mums writing to him.