Blue Peter's Simon Thomas, Konnie Huq and Matt Baker reunion trends now
They rose to fame as presenters on popular children's show Blue Peter.
And Simon Thomas, 50, enjoyed a reunion with co-stars Konnie Huq, 47, and Matt Baker, 45, over the weekend more than two decades after they presented the show together.
Taking to Twitter to post the image online Simon wrote: 'Nice to meet up for lunch with some old friends today' as he held his baby in his arms.
The image comes three years after Konnie revealed how she 'kicked off' when she discovered her male co-hosts were being paid more than her on the programme.
The London-born star who is is married to Charlie Brooker, the creator of Black Mirror - a dystopian drama about the dangers of technology, is best known for presenting Blue Peter from 1997 to 2008,
Iconic: Blue Peter's Simon Thomas, (left) enjoyed a reunion with co-stars Konnie Huq, (centre) and Matt Baker, (right) more than two decades after they presented show together
Flashback! The trio, pictured on the show in 2004 were big names in the world of children's presenting
Speaking to The Telegraph, she revealed she was earning 'in the high £20,000s in 1997' before she learnt that her co-presenters were being paid more.
She said: 'So I kicked off, fought for my rights and upped my salary. Because I’d done maths as part of my degree, I made sure I got all the back payments with compound interest.'
The presenter went on to reveal how she stayed at Blue Peter for more than 10 years in the 'stable, steady job.'
She explained that it allowed her to get onto the property market and building up her savings in a career which can often be 'tricky financially.'
Konnie, who describes herself as anti-consumerist, added that buying a flat in London was the best investment she had ever had.
After a public vote, Konnie was crowned the nation's favourite Blue Peter presenter of all time in 2017
Since its launch in 1958, 34 different presenters have captivated millions of youngsters with their arts and crafts and feats of derring-do.
But what became of the presenters after they left the classic children's show?
Quite right! Konnie revealed how she 'kicked off' upon hearing that Matt and Simon were paid more than her for presenting Blue Peter and negotiated getting backpay from the channel
CHRISTOPHER TRACE
Presented Blue Peter from 16 October 1958 to 24 July 1967
Original line-up: Christopher Trace and Leila Williams on the first edition of Blue Peter in 1958
Chemistry: Blue Peter presenters Christopher Trace and Valerie Singleton on the show in 1966
Christopher Trace was one of the two original presenters of Blue Peter when the show first aired on October 16 1958.
After leaving the show in 1967 he became a writer and Production Manager for a film company before returning to television and later radio.
He returned to presenting shortly before his death in 1992, appearing as a regular guest on BBC Radio 2's Are You Sitting Comfortably.
LEILA WILLIAMS
Presented Blue Peter from 16 October 1958 to 8 January 1962
Glamorous: Leila Williams on Blue Peter in 1958, left, and holding a BAFTA in 1998, right
The year after winning Miss Great Britain in 1957, 21-year-old Leila Williams joined Blue Peter as the show's first female presenter.
The glamorous presenter gave up TV to run pubs with her husband Fred Mudd, the lead singer of pop group The Mudlarks, before retiring to Spain.
Williams, who turns 80 this year, still keeps in touch with the show and sends Blue Peter a birthday card every year, the BBC reports.
ANITA WEST
Presented Blue Peter in 1962
Career cut short: Anita West in 1965, left, three years after leaving Blue Peter. Right, in 2008
When Anita West joined Blue Peter in 1962 her six-year marriage to the late jazz musician Ray Ellington was under enormous strain.
Worried about how her private life would affect the show’s squeaky-clean image, Anita decided to resign after just 16 episodes. She is Blue Peter's shortest serving presenter, other than stand-ins Sandra Michaels, Ann Taylor and Tony Hart.
Anita later appeared in the TV series The Saint and a few movies. Ellington died of cancer in 1985, aged 68, and Anita is now a grandmother.
VALERIE SINGLETON
Presented Blue Peter from 3 September 1962 to 3 July 1972
Popular: From left to right, Blue Peter presenters Peter Purves, Lesley Judd, Valerie Singleton and John Noakes with Shep the dog in 1972. Singleton joined the programme in 1962
Distinguished: Purves, left, Singleton and Noakes at the 2008 National Television Awards
West's departure opened the door to actress and voice-over artist Valerie Singleton, who joined Blue Peter in 1962.
After a decade presenting the show Valerie left and went on to present news and current affairs show Nationwide from 1972 to 1976. She continued as a roving reporter on Blue Peter until 1981.
Valerie later had stints on the Money Programme on BBC2 and presented PM on Radio 4 for 10 years until 1993. In 1994 Singleton was awarded an OBE for services to children's television.
JOHN NOAKES
Presented Blue Peter from 30 December 1965 to 26 June 1978
TV legend: John Noakes, left, with co-hosts Valerie Singleton and John Purves on Blue Peter in 1971. Noakes, now 82, remains the children's show's longest serving presenter
Quiet life: Noakes, pictured with his wife Vicky, now lives on the Spanish island of Majorca. In 2015 Vicky revealed her husband had lived with Alzheimer's for a 'number of years'
John Noakes, now 82, remains Blue Peter's longest serving presenter, fronting the children's show with a variety of co-hosts including Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves from 1965 until 1978.
In 1982 he and his wife set sail to travel the world, but were shipwrecked in a hurricane. In 1984 they tried again and got no further than Majorca and ended up settling.
In 2015 he sparked a huge search when he disappeared for 10 hours near his home in Andratx, on the Spanish island of Majorca. His wife Vicky, whom he married in 1965, revealed he had lived with Alzheimer's for a 'number of years'.
Fearless: Noakes carries out a free fall parachute drop from 25,000ft as he trains with the RAF's Flying Falcons in a 1978 episode of Blue Peter. At the time it was a record-breaking stunt
Royal fan: Noakes meets the Queen at a reception to celebrate 50 years of Blue Peter in 2008
PETER PURVES
Presented Blue Peter from 16 November 1967 to 23 March 1978
Mainstay: Peter Purves with Blue Peter dog Petra in 1977, left, and at a 2008 awards ceremony
Peter Purves only intended for Blue Peter to be a six-month break from acting when he signed on to the show in 1967. But he stayed for more than a decade, appearing alongside Noakes, Singleton and Lesley Judd.
Purves continued to present segments for the show even after leaving as a full-time host. He went on to present Crufts, Stopwatch and We're Going Places.
The ex-Blue Peter star is also a noted pantomime director. He lives in Sibton, Suffolk.
LESLEY JUDD
Presented Blue Peter from 15 May 1972 to 12 April 1979
Talented: Lesley Judd on Blue Peter in 1977, left, and at Buckingham Palace in 2008, right
Dancer Lesley Judd joined the team after teaching Valerie, John and Peter a routine on one edition of the show.
She left the show in 1979 to look after her husband Terry Gabell, a editor on the show, who had multiple sclerosis.
Judd went on to front her own children's show, In The Limelight With Lesley, and was a presenter on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour between 1982 and 1988.
Judd, 70, now lives near Toulouse, France, and works as a conference organiser.
SIMON GROOM
Presented Blue Peter from 5 May 1978 to 23 June 1986
Groom worked enjoyed a short stint as an English teacher before joining Blue Peter in 1978. He presented alongside Lesley Judd, Christopher Wenner, Tina Heath, Peter Duncan, Sarah Greene, Janet Ellis and Michael Sundin.
After leaving Blue Peter in 1986 he continued to work for a time as the show's countryside correspondent. He went on to produce a string of TV documentaries. For a time he presented 'Groom's Gold' for BBC Radio Sheffield.
Groom, 66, is married to wife Gilly. Together they run a sheep farm in Derbyshire.
CHRISTOPHER WENNER
Presented Blue Peter from 1978 to 1980
Short stint: Christopher Wenner, pictured in 1978, left Blue Peter in 1980 after two years
Back together: Back row (l-r) Peter Duncan, Christopher Wenner, Sarah Greene, John Leslie. Front row (l-r) Peter Purves, Leila Williams, Diane Louise Jordan, John Noakes in 1998
Christopher Wenner reportedly left Blue Peter after producers failed to renew his contract. He went on to pursue a career in journalism.
In 1985 he went missing while working as a war correspondent in Beirut but turned up safe and well after 18 days. Two years later he was beaten by Serb civilians while covering a mass protest of more than 150,000 Kosovo Albanians for ITN.
The father-of-four, 62, now runs his own production company alongside his work in journalism.
TINA HEATH
Presented Blue Peter from 1979 to 1980
Left the limelight: Tina Heath in 1979, left, and with Simon Groom, left, and Mark Curry in 1998
Tina Heath had already appeared in a string of TV children's series before joining Blue Peter in 1979.
Tina was the first Blue Peter presenter to become pregnant while on the show and filmed segments having a sonogram and learning how to bathe a baby.
She left in June 1980 to have daughter Jemma and has led a quite life away from the limelight. A committed Christian, she has voiced passages from the bible for audiobooks.
SARAH GREENE
Presented Blue Peter from 19 May 1980 to 27 June 1983
Reality TV star: Sarah Greene in 1982, left, and ahead of her turn on Dancing On Ice in 2008
Twenty-two-year-old Sarah Greene was the youngest ever presenter when she joined Blue Peter in 1980. She presented the show for three years.
Greene went on to present Saturday Superstore with Mike Read and Going Live! with Phillip Schofield. She also appeared in Casualty, Brookside and French & Saunders.
Greene, now 59, competed in Dancing on Ice in 2008 and regularly appeared on ITV's This Morning.
PETER DUNCAN
Presented Blue Peter from 1980 to 1984 and 1985 to 1986
Adventurer: Duncan with wife Annie and children Lucie, Katie, Georgia and Arthur in 1999 before the family embarked on a six-month tour around the world that was filmed for TV
Peter Duncan first appeared on Blue Peter in 1980 but his time of the show was hit with scandal four years later when clips of him in a so-called soft porn film surfaced.
He took part in the movie five years before joining the programme when he was just 21 but has maintained it was not pornographic and was a 'psychological thriller.'
The same year, he left Blue Peter to film TV series Duncan Dares, which was based on the derring-do image he had built for himself. He returned for a second stint in 1986.
After leaving the show he returned to acting and in 1995 was nominated for an Olivier award for his role in the musical The Card.
He married wife Annie in 1980 and together the couple have four children. The family featured in TV series about them backpacking around the world.
Between 2004 and 2009 he served as Chief Scout.
JANET ELLIS
Presented Blue Peter from 1983 to 1987
Janet Ellis trained as an actress before becoming a presenter. She was scouted for Blue Peter while hosting children's puzzle programme Jigsaw.
The mother-of-three left Blue Peter in 1987 to have her second child, Jackson Ellis-Leach. Her eldest daughter is popstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
She has since appeared in episodes of shows Waking The Dead and Hotel Babylon, and celebrity specials of The Weakest Link, Come Dine With Me and Antiques Road Trip. Ellis published her first novel in February last year.
MICHAEL SUNDIN
Presented Blue Peter from 1984 to 1985
Tragic: Presenter Michael Sundin, pictured in 1985, died from an AIDS-related illness in 1988
Michael Sundin was part of the British Men's National Trampoline squad before he embarked on a career in acting. He joined Blue Peter in 1984.
He was cast in the 1985 film Return to Oz and was invited to join Blue Peter after he was interviewed by Janet Ellis during filming.
