Emma Watkins has revealed that her new job has made her feel a little older than her previous jobs working with young children.
The children’s entertainer and former Wiggles star, 35, changed his yellow underwear and now interacts with an older audience.
Emma is now the host of the ABC series Teenage Boss: Next Level.
In the show, the host meets with teenagers as they are put in charge of the family budget for an entire month.
talking to news.com.au of the show, Emma revealed that her presence often surprises the teens participating in the show.
‘When I opened the door, I saw some surprised faces. Which is lovely… but it’s a reminder of how old you are,” Emma said.
While interacting with 15- to 17-year-olds on the show, which is now in its third season, Emma says the older cohort still recognizes her as Wiggle.
‘I only really perform for kids under three, and then in the middle age group, I’m sometimes uncool. So now that we’ve moved up to an older age group, I’m nostalgic!’
Emma Watkins (pictured) has revealed that her new job has made her feel a little older than her previous jobs working with young children.
The children’s entertainer and former Wiggles star, 35, changed his yellow underwear and now interacts with an older audience.
The series filmed in South Australia is produced by McAvoy Media and aims to teach teenagers the ins and outs of responsible spending.
In 2022, Watkins surprised her fans when she hung up her Yellow Wiggle costume after nearly a decade in the world-famous children’s group.
The beloved artist revealed she had a “lovely” conversation with her successor Tsehay Hawkins the night before she left the band.
The entertainer spoke to news.com.au on Tuesday and revealed that her presence often surprises the teens participating in the show. ‘When I opened the door, I saw some surprised faces. Which is lovely… but it’s a reminder of how old you are,” Emma said.
He said Tsehay was excited to step into her shoes and that the two “couldn’t be in a better position” as they had already performed together.
“I probably wasn’t thinking much the night before, but I do remember speaking to Tsehay on the phone, which was very lovely,” he said. 7lifeexplaining that he had already spent a lot of time contemplating his decision to leave.
“I guess I was ready for a new chapter, but I probably didn’t know if I was going to be ready or not.”
Since leaving the children’s supergroup last year, the former Yellow Wiggle has created a new character, Emma Memma, which she introduced in July 2022.
Her alter ego still features Watkins’ signature curly hair, but has dyed it red to match her bright orange dress and pink shirt.