Caterina Mete (born 10 September 1980) is an Australian dancer,

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and

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, and supporting member of children's band

The Wiggles The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, ...

. Mete began dancing at the age of seven, beginning with tap, jazz and ballroom dancing. Her early employment included

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for the

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. In 2003, she became a Wiggly dancer, successfully auditioning to play

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for The Wiggles in a separate spin-off show. In this role, she caught the attention of The Wiggles and became a regular dancer for the group, performing in recordings and touring with the group to perform in live shows. She also performed choreography for the group, and played a key role in spotting

Lachlan Gillespie Lachlan Gillespie (born 23 October 1985) is an Australian singer, musician, and actor. He is a member of the Wiggles and wears the purple skivvy. Early life Gillespie began playing the piano at the age of four, and started formal singing train ...

who became a member of the group. In 2021, The Wiggles sought to increase diversity in the group by adding four additional supporting members. Shortly after this change

Emma Watkins Emma Olivia Watkins (born 21 September 1989) is an Australian singer, actress, and dancer, best known as a former member of the children's group the Wiggles. She debuted her own children's entertainment character, Emma Memma, in 2022; an accomp ...

, one of the main group members left the group. This caused Tsehay Hawkins to be promoted into Watkins' role as the main yellow Wiggle, while Mete assumed Hawkins' role as a Red Wiggle.

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