{"id":32584,"date":"2021-10-19T08:09:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T21:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/?p=32584"},"modified":"2021-10-19T08:09:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T21:09:27","slug":"yellow-wiggle-emma-watkins-announces-she-is-leaving-after-11-years-with-the-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/yellow-wiggle-emma-watkins-announces-she-is-leaving-after-11-years-with-the-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins Announces She Is Leaving After 11 Years With The Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins has announced she is hanging up her bow and leaving The Wiggles at the end of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma, 32, made the announcement this morning saying she will be leaving the group at the end of the year to saying the pandemic has given her more time to reflect on what is important to her. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter 11 years of performing with The Wiggles, and nine of those as the Yellow Wiggle, the time has come for me to pass the yellow skivvy on,\u201d Watkins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLike many people around the world, the pandemic has given me time to reflect on what is important in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor me, that means spending more time at home, something that I didn\u2019t realise I was missing out on being away eight months of the year on tour, but something that I have really cherished over the last 18 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am also really looking forward to devoting more time and energy on completing my PhD that incorporates my ongoing passion for sign language, dance and film editing, and to having more time to work with the Deaf community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am eternally grateful to The Wiggles for giving me the amazing opportunity to be the first female Wiggle, a role that I have loved and one that has brought me so much joy and an abundance of \u2018bowtiful\u2019 memories that I will treasure forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins is being replaced in 2022 by teenager Tsehay Hawkins, who joined the Wiggles family earlier this year for its \u2018Fruit Salad TV\u2019 YouTube series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yellow-wiggle-teshay-680x1024.png\" alt=\"Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins is being replaced in 2022 by teenager Tsehay Hawkins, who joined the Wiggles family earlier this year for its \u2018Fruit Salad TV\u2019 YouTube series.\" class=\"wp-image-32585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yellow-wiggle-teshay-680x1024.png 680w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yellow-wiggle-teshay-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yellow-wiggle-teshay-768x1156.png 768w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yellow-wiggle-teshay-133x200.png 133w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yellow-wiggle-teshay-16x24.png 16w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yellow-wiggle-teshay-24x36.png 24w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yellow-wiggle-teshay-32x48.png 32w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yellow-wiggle-teshay.png 797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tsehay (pronounced with a silent \u2018t\u2019) is an award-winning dancer who represented Australia at the World Latin Dance Championships despite being just 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hawkins said in a statement: \u201cI am honoured to be joining The Wiggles at such an exciting time for the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m now incredibly excited to be joining them in the yellow skivvy and to have the chance to go out on the road in the new arena tour, I can\u2019t wait to meet all the Wiggly fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDancing has always been my passion, and I look forward to being able to share the joy of song and dance with children all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen via the Star 104.5 Player, download it now via the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/au\/app\/star-104-5-central-coast\/id1068731232\"><em>App Store<\/em><\/a><em> or <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=au.com.star1045\"><em>Google Play<\/em><\/a><em> and take Star 104.5 wherever you go.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>WATCH: Wake up with a laugh and join <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rabbitandsarah\/\"><strong><em>Rabbit &amp; 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