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Purple Wiggle Lachy Gillespie's beautiful wedding

<p>The Purple Wiggle – AKA Lachy Gillespie – has married fiancee, Dana Stephensen.</p> <p>The beautiful ceremony included their twin daughters, Lottie and Lulu, as well as Stephensen’s son, Jasper.</p> <p>"Our little world - our colours," The Wiggles star captioned a photo of their big day on Instagram.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/ClLgLyzrl4S/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/ClLgLyzrl4S/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Lachy_Wiggle (@lachy_wiggle)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The couple sparked wedding rumours after sharing a series of professional photos on social media accounts which showed Dana in a full-length white dress and Gillespie in a suit, as they posed outdoors.</p> <p>"Always, always, always. Ever, ever, ever," the ballerina captioned the post.</p> <p>The comment section was flooded with well-wishes and congratulations for the newly weds. The wedding photos were taken by Bayleigh Vedelago.</p> <p>Gillespie and Stephensen welcomed twin daughters Lulu and Lottie in September 2020 and announced their engagement in April that year.</p> <p>Gillespie and Stephensen met when The Australian Ballet began recording a DVD with The Wiggles.</p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Lachie Gill responds to backlash after winning The Voice

<p>The Voice was slammed by backlash this week, with many implying that the winner, Lachie Gill, won the singing contest due to his white privilege.</p> <p>Lachie was crowned the winner on Sunday night, with the 24-year-old walking away with a Universal Music Australia recording contract and $100,000 prize money.</p> <p>He was competing against Faith Sosene from Team Jess, Team Guy’s Jordan Tavita and Team Keith’s Thando Sikwil, who are all “people of colour”.</p> <p><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/that-s-rigged-fans-react-with-fury-after-voice-winner-revealed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fans on social media didn’t hold back</a>, with many saying Lachie had the “weakest voice” but came out on top due to being the “only white person” in the final.</p> <p>Runner-up Faith even weighed in on the controversy when congratulating Lachie, writing: “We already knew Australia was gonna love & pick you! You’re simply perfect for them.” Later altering the caption to say “you’re simply perfect.”</p> <p>As a nod to her other finalists, she added that Thando, Jordan and herself will have to “work harder for our future generations to win. Off to work we go.”</p> <p>Lachie opened up, dismissing these claims, saying that he knows there will always be ‘doubters’, but he refuses to join the conversation about how his race may have contributed to his win.</p> <p>“I’m just really grateful to my fans who voted for me and have shown their support,” he said.</p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Wiggles star shares stunning photographs of newborn twins

<p>Dana Stephensen and Lachy Gillespie have shared an adorable new pic of their newborn twins, along with a heartfelt update on life with their two new additions.</p> <p>Dana took to Instagram to share the stunning shot by photographer<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/bridgetwoodphotography/" target="_blank"> Bridget Wood</a>, which showed her and her famous partner cradling their new arrivals.</p> <p>"It was so precious to stop and breathe in these moments and to now have such special photographs before life with twins really took off," she wrote in a caption.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CE_nL4fjrf1/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CE_nL4fjrf1/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Lachy_Wiggle (@lachy_wiggle)</a> on Sep 11, 2020 at 4:05am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Dana also thanked other "twin mamas" who had shared advice and encouragement with the pair as they adjusted to life with their new babies.</p> <p>She also paid tribute to Lachy.</p> <p>"It's certainly very full, busy, relentless and overwhelming at times and I have utmost respect to any multiple parents out there!," she continued. </p> <p>The couple shared the news of the twins' birth last month in an Instagram post.</p> <p>"Oh Lulu and Lottie, your mummy and daddy love you with all we have - you are both so beautiful - and I would love to sing to you both forever,” Lachy wrote.</p> <p>Their family also includes the girls' big brother Jasper, five, who helped the couple propose to one another in April.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-6QADuDEZb/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-6QADuDEZb/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Lachy_Wiggle (@lachy_wiggle)</a> on Apr 12, 2020 at 10:58pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The couple met in late 2018 when The Wiggles teamed up with the Australian Ballet to film the music video for The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day!. </p>

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The Wiggles' marriage split: This is why Lachlan Gillespie and Emma Watkins aren't together anymore

<p>Purple Wiggle Lachlan Gillespie has shared a few words about the turmoil between himself and former partner Emma Watkins.</p> <p>Gillespie broke his silence on the ABC’s <em>Australian Story</em>, a short time after the pair announced their seemingly amicable split last month.</p> <p>Watkins, who is currently the yellow Wiggle, revealed to <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/purple-wiggle-lachlan-gillespie-reveals-relationship-friction-came-from-work-pressures/news-story/f8dad38ea2f6ef6b4188d1ca32d09f10" target="_blank">The Daily Telegraph</a></em> that she was the one that initiated the split but also went on to clarify that there was no sense of hostility between the pair, but Gillespie believes otherwise.</p> <p>“We’re very different, Emma and I. We’re very … I think I’m the more romantic one. She’s very much down the line and she just … she’s got her own way of doing things,” Gillespie said on Monday night’s episode.</p> <p>“It’s not easy spending that much time together with the pressure of work, too.</p> <p>“I think it has gone through ups and downs. There’s not a lot of time in between to spend together outside Wiggles.</p> <p>“It has all been all-consuming, and that’s been a tricky thing to get right, I suppose.”</p> <p>Watkins – whose rise as the yellow Wiggle has made her a fan favourite – had only good things to say about her ex-husband.</p> <p>“Lachy has been so supportive, and I really can’t thank him enough in all of this,” Watkins said.</p> <p>“We started to spend more time with our families, and that started to become quite a priority for us. I think there was a realisation that romantically it just wasn’t going the way that our friendship was going.</p> <p>“I think we decided to part our ways quite organically over the course of about eight months. It was a mutual decision and we wanted to wait until the end of the year and then try and work out a way to make a statement to our fans.”</p> <p>The couple decided to make a public statement regarding their separation.</p> <p>“When the media first called I think initially I thought, ‘Oh no – they don’t really know what’s going on,'” said Watkins.</p> <p>“And then as the hours kept going by I kept getting more calls and I thought, ‘Oh, OK – I think people know more than we thought they did.'”</p>

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