Emma Watkins with Dali & Rupi the dogs

Kate is the envy of kids everywhere for getting to speak to children’s entertainer Emma Watkins. Emma is the first female member of Australian kids band The Wiggles - who have had two billion views on YouTube, sold more than seven million CDs and 23 million DVDs, and perform live to an average of one million people a year. Emma is a trained dancer who’s famous for wearing a yellow skivvy, leading kids in easy-to-do dance routines and showing little girls they can aspire to be children’s entertainers too. She spent some time inside the costumes of Wiggles characters Wags the Dog and Dorothy the Dinosaur prior to joining the main lineup in 2013. She is extremely popular with Kate’s darling niece, Poppy, who will not be disturbed when she is watching The Wiggles on telly in Sydney. Emma has two flawless poodles called Dali and Rupi, who sat on her lap throughout the recording. Emma tells Kate all about the group dynamics of her many different animals, why her dogs are more often recognised at the park than she is, and how their household is actually run by a cat who behaves like Mariah Carey. 

For the kids on your life, but also if you just like dance and joy and the colour yellow, follow Emma on Instagram, as well as on the main Wiggles account. Check out Emma, the rest of the Wiggles and four new supporting members in their new YouTube series Fruit Salad TV. 

You can find Kate on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Her book, Good Dog, is published by Harper Collins in Australia, the US and the UK. 

Who’s A Good Dog? is a Stripped Media podcast, produced by Arlie Adlington. 

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