Wiggles shake up! Emma Watkins and Lachlan Gillespie put on forced smiles following their shock marriage split as children’s group introduce a NEW member of the group

The Wiggles have announced a new member of the popular children’s music group following the shock split between Emma Watkins, 28, and Lachlan Gillespie, 32.

‘Cobber the Blue Heeler’ is the official mascot of the Sydney Invictus Games, and will temporarily join the children’s group for the sporting event this year. 

The group shared the news via an Instagram video on Thursday, with the estranged couple smiling awkwardly alongside each other.

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Wiggles shake up! Emma Watkins and Lachlan Gillespie put on forced smiles as they announced a new member of their group on Thursday

Blue Wiggle Anthony and Red Wiggle Simon were also joined by special guests, former Army Medical Technician and his son Callum, to introduce the mascot.

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The news comes after the former couple attended an official Wiggles business meeting at a Sydney university, posing together for the first time since announcing their break-up.

In an awkward snap – which was uploaded to the Wiggles Instagram page on Wednesday – the duo wore cheesy grins as they faced forward while posing with a group of university staff members.

All smiles: ‘Cobber the Blue Heeler’ is the official mascot of the Sydney Invictus Games, and will temporarily join the children’s group for the sporting event this year

Happy for the camera: The group shared the news via an Instagram video on Thursday, with the estranged couple smiling awkwardly alongside each other

The pair made sure to keep small distance between themselves, while both grasping their hands in front of their bodies in a ceremonial fashion.

Also pictured in the snap was Anthony, who beamed next to Lachlan in a suit and tie.

The next day, the children’s entertainer appeared upbeat when she was pictured back on set for the first time in several weeks. 

Emma, who wore her signature Wiggles costume and oversized yellow bow, couldn’t wipe the smile off her face while filming scenes for season two of her solo show with Anthony.

It’s over! The couple announced their split last Friday after just two years of marriage. Pictured on A Current Affair

Lachlan and Emma began a ‘trial separation’ around February and when announcing their split last week, insisted they had remained friends. 

In a statement issued last Friday, the couple said they had ‘been navigating through a trial separation’ for six months and decided to go their separate ways.

Emma and Lachlan, 32, explained they would continue to perform together in The Wiggles but had ‘chosen a different path to travel in [their] personal lives’.

Awkward: The former couple recently attended an official Wiggles business meeting at a Sydney university, posing together for the first time since announcing their break-up in the painfully awkward snap

The show must go on! Yellow Wiggle Emma (left) appeared upbeat during her first day back on set on Thursday following her split with husband Lachlan and endometriosis surgery. Pictured right: Blue Wiggle Anthony Field

‘No longer touring as husband and wife was ‘a very positive change in [their] relationship’, they added.  

Earlier this year, Emma revealed her secret battle with endometriosis – a painful condition that occurs when the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside of it. 

In April, Emma underwent surgery to address her endometriosis. She claimed at the time the operation ‘went well’. 

Ordeal: Earlier this year, Emma revealed her secret battle with endometriosis. She underwent an operation for the condition, which she claimed ‘went well’. (Pictured after surgery in April)

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