Last year Emma Watkins, aka the Yellow Wiggle, just about broke the internet when she revealed her shiny auburn locks which are adored and mimicked by millions of young children all over the world were in fact a wig.
And now, the beloved childrenโs entertainer has given us a rare behind-the-scenes look of exactly what goes on to get her picture-perfect tresses ready for a performance.
Taking to Instagram on Monday evening, the 30-year-old uploaded a photo which showed her putting the finishing touches on her red wig.
In the shot, Emma can be seen looking in the mirror as she fixes the wig onto her head with two combs close by.
Interestingly, it appears Emma is putting the wig on by herself without the aid of a hairdresser, perhaps as a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fans were quick to flood the photo with sweet comments.
โYou look like January Jones in this pic,โ one user penned.
โBowtiful Emma,โ another added, in reference to Emmaโs trademark Wiggles song Bowtiful.
While one person commented that the singer was a total pro at putting the wig on herself. โYessss youโre getting better at it Emma. Usually [hairdresser] Alex is there and she helps Emma.โ
Opening up about her hair secrets in a YouTube video for Allure in December last year, Emma explained she switched to wearing wigs as her hair was falling out after having to part it in the same place for shows.
โIโm about to confirm that I do wear a wig in The Wiggles show,โ Emma said.
โThereโs been lots of chat on all different forums about whether itโs my real hair or not. Initially at the beginning, I was using my own hair and thatโs why it was quite confusing, especially when people were watching the first Wiggly series compared to the second Wiggly series. In this one I didnโt have a wig and that one I did,โ she revealed.
โSo yes, I do wear a wig. And I donโt just have one, Iโve got about four wigs now. Some for touring, some for filming overseas and one that Iโve got at home all the time, just in case.โ
Emmaโs hair is naturally super curly, but a twist of fate early on during her first experience with The Wiggles 10 years ago would set in stone the hairstyle she has now.
โWhen we found out we were becoming Wiggles, I was getting my hair dyed. We got a phone call saying you need to come back for prep. We didnโt have any time to let my hair dry naturally, so she [Emmaโs hairdresser] blow-dried my hair, so when I came back for all my press photos, my hair looked like this and so I had to continue making my hair look like this,โ the singer and dancer, who was previously married to Purple Wiggle Lachie and is now dating Oliver Brian, admitted.
โBut after about a year and a half, my hair started to fall out because I was parting it in the same place everyday, and thatโs why I invested in a good wig. Itโs so much easier to do a wig and it gives a sense of consistency to the character Emma Wiggle.โ
Emma, who is a natural blonde, gets her own hair dyed red at the same time her four wigs get their colour refreshed.
She also sleeps on a silk pillowcase and when she travels, each wig is wrapped in a silk scarf, to ensure the hair is kept soft and shiny.
Since lockdown, the Wiggles have had to sit tight on their usual large-scale performances but like so many bands, they have provided fans with weekly live streams online.
Most notably, streaming their new single Social Distancing from an empty Opera House to millions of fans online.