Emma Watkins reveals exciting new career move two years after leaving The Wiggles

The Wiggles’ Emma Watkins has revealed her exciting new step in her career, two years after leaving the iconic children’s group.

The children’s entertainer, 34, revealed Thursday that she will take on hosting duties for the third season of the popular ABC reality show Teenage Boss: Next Level.

The popular show, which follows the lives of several teenagers managing their household budget, was hosted by mathematician Eddie Woo for the first two seasons.

Watkins expressed his joy at joining the program in a statement.

‘I’m delighted to be joining the beloved show for its third season. “I’m looking forward to overcoming the challenges of managing budgets with teenagers themselves,” she began.

‘Hoping to learn a thing or two myself. Tighten your purse strings, I’m on my way!’

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.

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 talking to Tsehay on the phone, which was very nice,” 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.