Emma Watkins has admitted that her departure from The Wiggles two years ago came with immense guilt.
The children’s entertainer, 35, tells in this week’s edition of stellar magazine He hoped not to disappoint his fans, but he couldn’t help but do so.
“During the pandemic, we weren’t on tour and I thought maybe I wouldn’t disappoint so many kids,” he said.
‘But even though I left during that time, I still let the kids down. So I feel sorry for all the kids at that time.’
Emma went on to say that some of her fans have followed her in her new projects.
‘Parents will most likely say, “We actually had a ticket to come see you in 2021 and the pandemic happened. So they refunded us and then booked us to see the next one and then you weren’t there. So now we’ll come.” to see you (as Emma Memma, a new character she created) because this is the first time we get to see you live.”
—That’s a beautiful story too. And that story is still unfolding.”
Earlier this year, Emma revealed her exciting new step in her career, two years after leaving the iconic children’s group.
Emma Watkins has admitted that her departure from The Wiggles two years ago came with immense guilt. Photographed in Stellar Magazine
She has taken on hosting duties for the third series 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,” he 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.
“During the pandemic, we weren’t on tour and I thought maybe I wouldn’t disappoint so many kids,” he said. ‘But even though I left during that time, I still let the kids down. So I feel sorry for all the kids at that time.
Earlier this year, Emma revealed her exciting new step in her career, two years after leaving the iconic children’s group.
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.
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