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The original line-up of The Wiggles pulled back the curtain on their lives and decades-long career in the documentary Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles.

This is a gripping retelling of the story of Greg Page, Anthony Field, Murray Cook and Jeff Fatt as they founded the world’s most popular children’s entertainment group.

From life-threatening health issues to bitter breakups and in-group fights, here are the biggest bombshells dropped during the highly anticipated film.

Blue Wiggle Anthony, 60, has opened up about his fierce battle with depression throughout his incredibly successful career.

He said he “burst into tears backstage” during The Wiggles’ first ever tour of England and no one could figure out what was wrong with him.

“Talking to one of my brothers, I told him that I felt sad all the time and he said to me, ‘Why are you right to be sad? You’ve made it, you’ve got all the comforts – what’s wrong with you?’” Anthony says.

Murray, 63, who wore the purple jumpsuit until 2012, confessed that the group didn’t understand what depression looked like — and neither did anyone in the ’90s.

Anthony has since been very public about his mental health issues and has been seeing a psychologist for 35 years.

If you or someone you know needs help, call Lifeline at 13 11 14.

This is a gripping account of the story of Greg Page, Anthony Field, Murray Cook and Jeff Fatt (all pictured) as they founded the world’s most popular children’s entertainment group.

During the documentary, Blue Wiggle Anthony, 60, opened up about his terrible battle with depression throughout his incredibly successful career.

Her battle was perhaps exacerbated by leaving behind her six-week-old daughter Lucia, who is now a Blue Wiggle herself, when the band embarked on their first tour.

Murray also struggled with leaving his children behind, recounting the heartbreaking moment when his son Hamish said: “I don’t like music because it takes away from Dad.”

Meanwhile, Yellow Wiggle Greg, 51, found that even leaving The Wiggles behind in 2006 due to poor health couldn’t save his marriage to Michelle Charlton.

The couple split two years later, sharing their daughter Madison and Greg’s stepson Blaine.

He also shares daughter Lara and son Cameron with his current wife Vanessa Reid.

Her battle may have been exacerbated by leaving behind her six-week-old daughter Lucia, who is now a Blue Wiggle herself, when the band went on their first tour.

Murray, 63, also admitted he struggled to leave his children behind, recounting the heartbreaking moment his son Hamish said: “I don’t like music because it takes away from Dad.”

Greg then returned to The Wiggles in January 2020 for a special reunion which ended in tears when he had a heart attack on stage.

Murray began to cry as he recalled the heartbreaking moment when Greg collapsed, saying: “At first I thought he had just done too much, but then his eyes started rolling back.

“Then the paramedics said he stopped breathing. I thought he was dead. It was horrible to see… It was quite painful.

However, the Yellow Wiggle wasn’t the only member of the quadruple to have heart problems, with three of the members requiring heart operations over the years.

Greg was diagnosed with orthostatic intolerance and sometimes fainted during shows while Murray underwent open heart surgery in December 2021.

Meanwhile, Greg, 51, returned to The Wiggles in January 2020 for a special reunion which ended in tears when he had a heart attack on stage.

Murray began to cry as he recalled the heartbreaking moment when Greg collapsed, saying: “At first I thought he had just overdone it, but then his eyes started rolling back in their head.”

Purple Wiggle Jeff, 70, also had a pacemaker inserted following a horror accident which saw him pass out while driving a car and crash into a tree.

“Luckily, it was without much speed,” assured Jeff.

Finally, although they were all smiles and full of energy every time they took the stage together, Anthony, Murray, Greg and Jeff revealed that they didn’t always get along behind the scenes.

Purple Wiggle Jeff, 70, also had a pacemaker inserted following a horror accident which saw him pass out while driving a car and crash into a tree.

Anthony remembers a time he threw an entire drum kit at Greg after Yellow Wiggle criticized him for playing too loud backstage.

The two often seemed at odds, as Greg always blames Anthony for a huge wet spot he once found on her skirt right before going on stage.

“If you see Greg, tell him I didn’t do the water,” Anthony told the documentary’s producers, recounting the moment Greg attacked him seconds before they took the stage together.

Hot Potato: The Wiggles Story releases October 24 on Prime Video.

Although they were all smiles and full of energy every time they took the stage together, Anthony, Murray, Greg and Jeff revealed that they didn’t always get along behind the scenes.