Emma Watkins Biography
Emma Watkins is an Australian singer and actress born on 21 September 1989. She is best known as the first female member of the children’s group The Wiggles.
Emma Watkins Age
She was born on 21 September 1989. She is 28 years old as of 2018.
Emma Watkins Height
She is 1.63 metres tall.
Emma Watkins Family | Sister
Emma was born to parents Richard and Kathryn. She is sister to Hayley.
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Watkins got married to fellow Wiggles performer Lachlan Gillespie on 9 April 2016 at Hopewood House in Bowral, New South Wales. The couple announced their separation on 3 August 2018 .
Emma Watkins Career
Watkins started dancing ballet when she was four. She watched The Wiggles perform Irish dancing and later studied other styles of dance, including Irish, jazz, hip hop, tap, and contemporary. She schooled at The McDonald College of Performing Arts. Later she won a full scholarship at the Sydney Film School, and completed a certificate specialising in musical theatre at ED5 International in Sydney.
She later earned a master’s degree in Media Arts in Communication at the University of Technology Sydney. She has been teaching children dance since she was in high school. She also performed in Bollywood films, played drums and percussion instruments. In 2012 she was learning Australian Sign Language and in 2009 she was crowned Miss Granny Smith Apples .
Watkins began performing with The Wiggles, in 2010,first as Fairy Larissa and then as Wags the Dog, Dorothy the Dinosaur, and as a Wiggly Dancer. Using her film skills during tours with the group, she provided them with video and editing services. The Wiggles announced in May 2012, that Watkins would replace founding member Greg Page as the Yellow Wiggle and the first female Wiggle.
Lisa Tolin of the Associated Press described her as a strong role model for girls, and reported that her fans came to concerts dressed like her and that they brought homemade bows, which had become part of her signature look. She starred in the children’s program on ABC Kids titled Emma!, consisting of episodes that are five minutes long, that premiered on 1 June 2015 because of her popularity .
Emma Watkins Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $12 Million.
Emma Watkins Salary
She earns a salary of $500,000.
Emma Watkins Wedding
Saturday the 9th of April 2016 was a huge day for Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins and Purple Wiggle Lachlan ‘Lachy’ Gillespie as they exchanged vows in front of 200 close family and friends during a late afternoon wedding ceremony at Hopewood House in Bowral, Southern Highlands.
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Emma looked every bit the beautiful bride in an elegant vintage-inspired ivory gown designed by Australian designer, Suzanne Harward and a bespoke diamond headpiece by milliner Viktoria Novak. The six bridesmaids who graced the day also wore Suzanne Harward latte-coloured full-length gowns while two flowergirls were in gorgeous tutu-style dresses.
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She doesn’t look happy! Wiggles star Emma Watkins looks downcast as ex-husband Lachlan Gillespie appears to get friendly with the band’s female backup dancers on tour
Updated On: 18th September 2018
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk
They announced the end of the marriage last month after beginning a secret trail separation in February.
And last week Emma Watkins appeared downcast as she was spotted at a Queensland service station with her ex-husband, Lachlan Gillespie, while The Wiggles continue their tour around Australia.
While the 28-year-old struggled to crack a smile, her former partner, 32, was seen in high spirits as he spoke to a number of the band’s female back-up dancers.
Emma, who is known for her bright and bubble demeanor, appeared to keep her distance from Lachlan and at times failed to raise a smile while around him.
The group stopped at a petrol station on Wednesday night to refuel, buy supplies and clean their cars’ windscreens for the continued drive ahead.
Emma, who sported a black dress with a white collar, was spotted peering out a window with a solemn look on her face as she lined up at a service desk inside.
Meanwhile, Lachlan was spotted outside with a squeegee in hand as he chatted away to a female performer.
What looked to be a friendly exchange, he laughed and placed his hand on the entertainer’s shoulders during their chat.
The brunette rugged up in a pair of form-fitting black leggings and a bright blue jacket.
He later exited the service centre with another member of the group, who was dressed in an all-black ensemble and holding a shopping bag.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to The Wiggles for comment.
While Emma has previously admitted she was the one to initiate the split, she has hinted at a possible hope of reconciliation over the past two weeks.
Emma and Lachlan announced their shock split on August 3, but they actually broke up earlier this year, with Lachlan moving out of the pair’s marital home in Sydney when they commenced a ‘trial separation’ in February.
‘I think being busy has been very helpful. Now it feels like a bit of a relief. Now it feels like we can still work on that relationship, and we are,’ she candidly told ABC’s Australian Story on Monday.
It’s unclear whether Emma meant that she and Lachie are working on rekindling their marriage, or whether they are working purely on their professional relationship.
The twosome tied the knot in Bowral in 2016, meaning that their marriage lasted less than two years.
Despite their split, the pair have continued to work together in The Wiggles and related projects.
They recently finished filming the latest season of Emma’s spin-off series, Emma.
Emma Watkins Endometriosis
The Wiggles’ Emma Watkins Opens Up About Her ‘Frightening’ Endometriosis Battle
Earlier this year Emma Watkins pupularly known as the yellow Wiggle, opened up about her harrowing battle with endometriosis which forced her to bow out of the group’s Aussie tour and undergo surgery.
Now the beloved performer has opened up in more detail about the debilitating disease and her private struggles.
Speaking with Australian Story, Watkins revealed how she felt “really tired and run down” as well as bleeding, nausea and cramping before finally collapsing one day while in the recording studio.
“She was just absolutely in agony and she couldn’t get up and she didn’t know why,” estranged husband and bandmate Lachlan Gillespie recalled.
“She just had such strong cramps and couldn’t move. So that was really frightening.”
Emma was later diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis, the most severe form of the disease and she underwent surgery in April 2018 and took just six weeks off for recovery.
The 28-year-old was torn with how to publicly deal with her situation, knowing that if she simply took a break from performing “everyone would think I was pregnant”.
She ultimately decided to be open about her battle which will no doubt help countless others who are going through the same thing, or who have the same symptoms and might be inspired to seek help because of her story.
Endometriosis is a common disease that occurs when uterine tissue grows outside the uterus (most commonly the surrounding reproductive organs, bowel and bladder), resulting in unusually intense period pain, ovulation pain, heavy menstrual bleeding and fertility issues.
According to Endometriosis Australia, 10% of women suffer with endometriosis at some point in their lives, with the disease often starting in teenagers. Symptoms are variable and this may contribute to the 7 to 10 year delay in diagnosis.
Emma joins a growing list of stars who are speaking out about their battle with the disease including actress Lena Dunham and Olympic swimmer Emily Seebohm.
Adapted from: marieclaire.com.au