Purple Wiggle joy: I'm going to be a dad
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Such exciting news!
By New Idea
April 19 2020
Purple Wiggle Lachlan Gillespie is engaged to his girlfriend, ballet dancer Dana Stephenson, after she popped the question over Easter.
WATCH: Purple Wiggle 'Lachy' sings on set after split with wife Emma
Sharing the happy news on Instagram, the much-loved Wiggle wrote: “On Thursday night, Dana asked me to marry her at home under a fairy light sky and a very excited little boy in a beautiful bow tie,” alongside a picture of himself, his new fiancée and her son, Jasper.
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They're engaged! Image: Instagram
Lachy is not only celebrating his engagement, but the children’s performer will officially become stepdad to Dana's young son from a previous relationship. Dana told the Daily Telegraph in February that Jasper and Lachy have a really special connection.
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Lachy is starting a family with Dana. Image: Instagram
“Lachy is such a special person for him. He doesn’t tell the other kids at kindy that he’s a Wiggle, he’s just Lachy to him and they have the best fun together – he’s so great with kids and they make up the best games,” she said.
Lachy, 34, was married to yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins before the pair split in 2018.
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Lachy was once married to Yellow Wiggle Emma.
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Originally published on New Idea.