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Lisa McLoughlin

Former Blue's Clues star shares impact of ‘everyone thinking that he’d died’ after sudden exit

Former Blue’s Clues star Steve Burns has opened up about the emotional toll of long-running internet rumours falsely claiming he had died, revealing how the speculation added to a deep personal struggle with depression.

The 51-year-old became a household name on the hit Nick Jr. show, where he played a cheerful, fictionalised version of himself alongside animated dog Blue.

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