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22 replies

DastardlyandSmugly · 04/07/2010 08:45

...Anthony Wiggle? He has lovely twinkly eyes

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nagoo · 04/07/2010 08:53

How do you know their names? I hope that you have mentally undressed him to get that awful bloody jumper off.

I have got the right men haven't I? Those Austrailian singing ones?

Bucharest · 04/07/2010 08:55

Oh good lord.

You are being even more U than the posters who fancy the new Doctor Who. (actually, the new DW could almost be a Wiggle with that odd shaped face)

dd is almost 7 and I still switch them off for fear of traumatising her forever.

SKYTVADDICT · 04/07/2010 08:58

EEeew! YABU. They are all strange!

It never ceases to amaze me that people actually do that for a living! I like to think they get paid huge bucks but they probably don't!

kreecherlivesupstairs · 04/07/2010 09:14

YANBU. I took DD to see them about four years ago. She had a huge crush on Jeff Wiggle. I was about 2cm away from Anthony and came over all unecessary.
They are, as far as I know, the highest paid Australian entertainers.

DastardlyandSmugly · 04/07/2010 09:32

Oh I know all their names. DD loves them - it's a guaranteed 15 mins if quiet when they're on.

Oooh didn't realised they toured here - will look out for them.

Does anyone know why Greg was replaced with Sam (who seems to be called Dave when he's one of Captain Feathersword's pirates)? Was he kicked out of the band for bad behaviour?

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Ronaldinhio · 04/07/2010 09:41

I thought you might say Andrew Marr

but a bloody wiggle....!!

you are wrong, all wrong

mnistooaddictive · 04/07/2010 09:49

They are mega rich - Australia's highest earning entertainers, which means they are raking in more than Kylie! They tour the world and are loved everywhere plus lots of merchandise.
Greg got a horrible illness which is treatable but means the hectic lifestyle and touring the world constantly wasn't possible so he left to be replaced by Sam.
If I remember correctly Anthony had some scandal about a realtionship with one of the dancers but has stayed with his wife. Have to say he has lost a lot of weight recently.
Right, having proved I know more about the wiggles than any woman should I am off before I embarass myself further!

SKYTVADDICT · 04/07/2010 11:20

mnistooadictive - yes, to know all that is a tad lol

I am glad they get lots of money - they need it for looking such idiots!

BuzzingNoise · 04/07/2010 11:21

YABU.

differentnameforthis · 04/07/2010 11:23

DastardlyandSmugly He wasn't kicked out, he pulled out due to ill health! Can't believe you don't know that! Twas huge....(but them I am in Australia, so maybe that's why!?)

Greg Page, also known as the Yellow Wiggle, is unable to continue performing with The Wiggles due to a chronic condition and has reached the decision to leave the group

RuthieCohen · 04/07/2010 11:27

oh yes, they are minted.

this does not excuse the jumpers.

ValiumSingleton · 04/07/2010 11:28

They all look the same! I can't believe somebody could choose one. Won't there be two called Sam now?

SagacityNell · 04/07/2010 11:32

I can't believe they are still doing this!! DS1 used to watch and he is now 7-they were pretty old (and sweaty!) when he used to watch it!!

DastardlyandSmugly · 04/07/2010 12:26

I thought they must be minted. Don't get much Wiggle news round these parts. Poor Greg - Sam isn't as good.

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ValiumSingleton · 04/07/2010 12:31

Poor Greg my ass! he's escaped, with tons of cash!

AngelsOnHigh · 04/07/2010 12:35

The jumpers are called "skivies"

AngelsOnHigh · 04/07/2010 12:38

Most of them are university educted former prec-school teachers.

Also used to be in band called "The Cockroaches"

AngelsOnHigh · 04/07/2010 12:38

Should be educated.

Honneybunny · 04/07/2010 20:32

I don't think you are BU at all!
we went to see them today! was a great show. Poor Anthony actually had a throat infection, so sounded a bit like Mickey Mouse (his own words not mine).
ds2 was in yellow (after Greg though, he likes Sam too, but Greg better) and ds1 in red. they had a brilliant time dancing around.

countrybump · 04/07/2010 22:24

YABU - eww!

But, they are great entertainers. I took my DC to see them on Thursday and they had a fantastic time.

I've got over the nausea that their programme used to induce, and now find myself humming along to their annoyingly catchy songs.

mashed potato, mashed potato...wooo wiggly wiggly wiggly and all that...

bran · 04/07/2010 22:28

I saw a clip of one of the wiggles using some sort of gym thing for pull-ups. I don't know which one it was as I can't tell them apart, but without the jumper and if you didn't look at his face he was OK.

valiumSingleton · 04/07/2010 22:46

He'd blush if he heard that

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