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For his character in The Wiggles, see Lachy Wiggle

Lachlan Gillespie
Lachy 2023

Birth Name

Lachlan Gillespie

Born

October 23, 1985 (age 38)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Role

Lachy Wiggle
Wags the Dog
Henry the Octopus
Captain Feathersword

Years active

2009-present

Spouse

Emma Watkins (2016-2018)
Dana Stephensen (2022-Present)

Children

Lulu Gillespie, Lottie Gillespie (biological) Jasper Kai (stepson)

Siblings

Boon Gillespie, Cameron Gillespie (brothers)

Lachlan "Lachy" Gillespie (born October 23, 1985) is the current Purple Wiggle. Before he was the Purple Wiggle, however, he played Captain Feathersword a few times in the Dorothy the Dinosaur series, and planned to replace Jeff Fatt as the Purple Wiggle in mid 2012. He has two younger brothers. Lachy also watched the Wiggles when he was a kid according to a Saturday Café radio interview. As of March 2015 he announced his two year relationship with Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins. In May 2015, Lachy announced that he and Emma got engaged after two years in a relationship. They were married April 9th, 2016. In August 2018, he and Emma announced their separation. Since then he is currently married to Dana Stephensen, who was apart of The Australian Ballet.

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Trivia[]

  • Koala-By is the first song Lachy ever wrote.
  • He’s been with The Wiggles for 11 years.
  • As such, he is the stepfather to Dana's son, Jasper, thus making him the first member of the band since Greg to be a step parent.
  • On September 11, 2020, his twin daughters Lulu and Lottie were born.
    • Because of this, Lachy took paternity leave from The Wiggles to spend time with them, with original purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt filling in for him during the second series of the Wiggly World of Dance.
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