Three-year-old Peppa Pig fan crowned World Puddle Jumping Champion after covering herself head to toe in mud

A three-year-old girl has been crowned the World’s Best Puddle Jumper at the annual World Championships this year. Luna Rudd, who was inspired by her cartoon hero, Peppa Pig, took the title after wowing judges at Wicksteed Park with her enthusiastic puddle diving skills which left her covered head to toe in mud.

Judges gave scores based on the height of the jump, enthusiasm, distance of splash and stickability - the amount of mud which clings to each competitor. And hundreds of children from across the world entered the competition - which has previously received unlikely backing from Jacob Rees-Mogg in the House of Commons.

Luna, from Northampton, won the first prize of a £250 waterproof outfit - to help keep her dry while carrying out her hobby in the future. She finished ahead of five-year-old Oliver Hart from Barton Seagrave in Northamptonshire, who finished second, and third-placed Emilie Chambers, 4, from Ely in Cambridgeshire.