Emma Watkins

Emma Watkins
	; Emma Watkins
Born	September 21, 1989 (age 35); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	5' 4" (1.63 m)
Roles	Emma Wiggle; Fairy Larissa; Shirley Shawn the Unicorn; Dorothy the Dinosaur; Wags the Dog
Years active	2010-present
Spouse	Lachlan Gillespie (2016-2018); Oliver Brian (2022-Present)

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For her character in The Wiggles, see Emma Wiggle.

Emma Olivia Watkins (born September 21, 1989) is an Australian children's entertainer, singer, actress, and dancer, best known as a former yellow Wiggle.

History with The Wiggles[]

In December 1996, she and her sister Hayley attended a Wiggles concert at the Seymour Centre. She was seven years old at the time. This same concert was released on VHS the next year, Wiggledance!. She can be spotted dancing in the audience during Get Ready To Wiggle.

Emma began performing with the Wiggles in 2010, as Fairy Larissa in Dorothy the Dinosaur concerts and videos. She later went on to play Wags the Dog and Dorothy the Dinosaur, and be a Wiggly Dancer in Wiggles tours by 2011.

She occasionally voices Dorothy the Dinosaur, such as in a 2010 appearance on the morning show Fox & Friends (with her singing voice done by Jennifer Taipari), and the 2016 OG Wiggles reunion concert. She also does the voice for Shirley Shawn the Unicorn.

In May 2012, it was announced that she would replace Greg Page as the yellow Wiggle in 2013.

In June 2015, her own show Emma! premiered on ABC Kids, with a tie-in album, DVD and tour.

In October 2021, Watkins announced that she would be leaving the Wiggles at the end of 2021 and was replaced by Tsehay Hawkins.

She's currently worked her new career with a new character named Emma Memma in early 2022 after she left The Wiggles.

Wiggles Media Credits[]

Albums[]

For a full list of songs written and arranged by Watkins, see Emma Watkins Songs

Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! - Voice of Fairy Larissa
Celebration! - Vocals, Musician, Co-Arranger of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Taking Off! - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Drums (uncredited), Co-Arranger of "Little Bunny Foo Foo", "Dance to Your Daddy" and "Alouette/Mimi's Dance"
Furry Tales - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Co-Writer of "Ready, Steady, Wiggle!" and "Bunny Hop", Writer of "Brush Your Pet's Hair", "I Like Goats" and "The Giraffe"
Pumpkin Face - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Writer of "Hey, Billy Bat!" and "I Like Scary Nights", Co-Writer of "Scary Ghost!"
Go Santa Go! - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Apples & Bananas - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Song Arrangements
Wiggle House - Vocals, Percussion on "Galloping Ballet" and "The Laughing Doctor", Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Rock & Roll Preschool - Vocals, Percussion on "I Went To The Library", Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Emma! - Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra! - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Song Arrangements
Wiggle Town! - Vocals, Percussion on "Taba Naba Style!", "Captain's Barnyard Dance" and "Springtime", Tambourine on "Goodbye from Wiggle Town", Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Dance Dance! - Vocals, Drums on "Simon Says" (archived recording), Clapping, Tap Dancing, Percussion on "Little Dingo", Irish Hard Shoe, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Dial E for Emma! - Vocals, Tambourine, Irish Hard Shoe, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Lachy! - Vocals on "Lachy!", Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Nursery Rhymes - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Song Arrangements
Och Aye the G'Nu! - Backing Vocals on "Och Aye G'Nu and Kangaroo", Vocals on "The Blackbird Ballet", "I'll Be With You Forever" and "Tip Toe in the Snow", Co-Writer of "Tip Toe in the Snow"
Duets - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Clapping, Percussion on "Taba Naba Style!" (archived recording), Co-Arranger of "Waltzing Matilda" and "We Three Kings"
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Claps, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Nursery Rhymes 2 - Song Arrangements
The Emma! & Lachy! Show - Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Wiggle Pop! - Songwriter, Song Arrangements
The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! - Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Party Time! - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Emma! 2 - Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Fun and Games - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car! - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio
Le James Café - Songwriter
Lullabies with Love - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Songwriter
Halloween Party - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Co-Writer of "Toilet Paper Mummy" and "Happy Halloween"
ReWiggled
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! - Co-Writer of "The Wiggle Town Dancing Water Police" and "I Went to the Station"

Character Roles[]

Dorothy the Dinosaur (Suit: 2012; Voice: 2010, 2016, 2021)
Fairy Larissa (Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show!)
Emma Wiggle (2013-2021)
Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (Voice: 2019-2021)
Wags the Dog (Suit: 2011)

Television and Video Releases[]

Personal Life[]

In March 2015 she and purple Wiggle Lachlan Gillespie announced they had been in a relationship for about two years. In May of that year, she and Lachy got engaged, and married in April 2016. In August 2018, She and Lachy announced they were getting a divorce.

In April 2021, she and Oliver Brian got engaged and married a year later.

Trivia[]

"Brush Your Pet's Hair" is the first Wiggles song Emma ever wrote.
Emma auditioned for the musicals Wicked, The Lion King and Hairspray before she auditioned for The Wiggles.
She is the second shortest of all of the Wiggles shortest being Kylie who only appeared in 2009.
She along with the other new-gen Wiggles Lachy and Simon all toured with both previous generations (Greg-era and Sam-era original Wiggles) in addition to their own.
When in shows, Emma used a wig (as her hair is in curls) due to her hair falling out with parting her hair the same every day after 1.5 years after joining The Wiggles, which is why the wig is easier to use.
She appeared on The Masked Singer Australia as "The Zombie."
She is the second Wiggle to appear on The Masked Singer, the first being Simon.
She's the narrator of the show Reef School.
She is the last Wiggle to be born before the Wiggles were established.
She competed in The Amazing Race Australia Celebrity Edition with her sister Hayley. The pair came in 1st place.
She starred in a Commercial for Pikmin 4 for the Nintendo Switch.

External links[]

Emma Watkins at Wikipedia

Emma Watkins
Emma Watkins
Born	September 21, 1989 (age 35) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	5' 4" (1.63 m)
Roles	Emma Wiggle Fairy Larissa Shirley Shawn the Unicorn Dorothy the Dinosaur Wags the Dog
Years active	2010-present
Spouse	Lachlan Gillespie (2016-2018) Oliver Brian (2022-Present)