The Wiggles have become one of Australia’s most iconic and bankable musical exports, but their big red car could’ve been tragically derailed by one “big money” deal.
It was the early-2000s and the rock star children’s group was at the height of its fame, with the four original skivvy-wearing members – Greg Page, Murray Cook, Anthony Field and Jeff Fatt – raking in more money than any locally grown stars, including Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman. That’s when a lucrative offer fell into their laps – a potential deal with the devil that could’ve ignited the band’s first PR disaster.
“And I think we all wanted to stay pure to our vision, but it was fairly early days in some respects, so we were still finding our way and thinking, well, what is allowable and what’s not? “In the early days, when we first went to America, except for Murray, he was married, but we were all single guys,” Anthony says.Murray adds, “We are adults and we’d have a drink.”The Wiggles performed sellout shows at Madison Square Garden in the early 2000s. Picture: Stuart Ramson
He was replaced by Sam Moran, who donned the yellow skivvy for five years until Greg found his way back to the fold in 2012. For their first TV pilot, they were told by powerful producers their sequences were “cringe”. They were even urged not to talk to children at all. With such reach, it was inevitable some of the biggest names in showbiz wanted to experience Wiggles fever in situ, with Robert De Niro and Chuck Norris emerging as highlight encounters.
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