'I live with my mummy and my other mummy': Peppa Pig introduces classmate character who is being brought up by same-sex parents
- Children's television show Peppa Pig has introduced a lesbian couple to show
- Penny the Polar Bear is seen telling Peppa that she has 'two mummies'
- The character draws herself holding hands with two polar bears in dresses
- More than 23,000 had signed a petition for show to feature a same-sex couple
PUBLISHED: 01:05 BST, 7 September 2022 | UPDATED: 01:05 BST, 7 September 2022
Children's television show Peppa Pig has introduced a lesbian couple to the show for the first time.
Cartoon character Penny the Polar Bear is seen drawing her parents in the show, as she tells Peppa that she has 'two mummies'.
The episode, titled Families, aired yesterday morning on Channel 5.
During the show, Penny draws herself holding hands with two polar bears in dresses.
'I'm Penny Polar Bear,' she says. 'I live with my mummy and my other mummy.
'One mummy is a doctor and one mummy cooks spaghetti. I love spaghetti.'
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Penny the Polar Bear tells Peppa that she has 'two mummies' during the show
During the episode, Penny joined Peppa, Danny Dog and Suzi Sheep to draw pictures of their families.
The episode has been praised by Robbie de Santos, from LGBT+ charity Stonewall.
'It's fantastic that same-sex families are making an appearance in Peppatown,' he told the Sun.
'Many of those who watch the show will have two mums or two dads themselves and it will mean a lot that their experiences are being represented on such an iconic children's programme.'
However one critic called the move 'pointless virtue-signalling' on Twitter, with another calling it 'political correctness'.
The episode followed a petition for the show to feature a same-sex couple, which gathered more than 23,000 signatures.
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The episode, titled Families, aired yesterday morning on Channel 5. File image
