She calls it a “hoo-ha”. That’s children’s author Cerrie Burnell’s way of summing up what happened when she took a job as a presenter on the BBC’s pre-school channel Cbeebies, and suddenly found ...

Cerrie Burnell, a disabled CBeebies TV presenter, has found herself the subject of a disturbing online campaign by parents who say she will upset their children. Here, ALISON LAPPER, a 43-year-old ...

For the first nine years of her life, Cerrie Burnell was made - on the advice of doctors - to wear a prosthetic limb. Born with no right hand, it was thought a false arm would help her look more ...

Limb deficiency advocates clash with parents who say TV host frightens children. Feb. 24, 2009 — -- When a handful of parents complained that the host of a British children's television show was ...

To the uninitiated, Cerrie Burnell is the woman from CBeebies whose disabled arm caused a stir in 2009. She is also possibly the perfect children’s presenter. It’s difficult to think of anyone ...

Cerrie Burnell television presenter for the BBC children’s channel CBeebies, alongside Alex Winters. She was born with a right arm which ended below the elbow.

If the name doesn’t ring a bell or the face is, at first, hard to place, perhaps the story is where the penny will drop. When, in 2009, a jobbing actress got her break presenting kids’ TV, an almighty ...

When Cerrie Burnell joined CBeebies in 2009 as a regular presenter, a small number of parents contacted the BBC to complain that her missing right hand and forearm was frightening their young children ...

Cerrie Burnell might be best known for being a presenter on CBeebies, but having recently launched her third book she's becoming a well-established author who champions diversity. The 36-year-old, who ...