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Pudsey Bear breaks 40 years of silence for mental health campaign | News
Listen to Pudsey Bear speak for the first time in 40 years as part of a campaign designed to help children talk about their mental health.
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, the iconic yellow bear spoke to 11-year-old Dexter about the importance of talking about your feelings.
“You look worried,” he says to Dexter in the short film titled Pudsey Finds His Voice. “You look like you might need someone to talk to. Maybe I can be that someone,” he tells the 11-year-old.
The Children in Need mascot last spoke in 1985 and until now, has remained mute.
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