The Purple Wiggle Lachlan ‘Lachy’ Gillespie is engaged to his ballet dancer girlfriend, Dana Stephensen.
Lachlan, 34, announced the good news on Monday with a sweet post on Instagram, writing: “ Thursday night Dana asked me to marry her at home under a fairy sky and a very excited little boy in a beautiful bow tie. ”
In the photo, Lachlan was pictured snuggling up against Dana, 34, and Dana’s son, wearing pajamas, four, in a room decorated with string lights.
Congratulations: Purple Wiggle Lachlan ‘Lachy’ Gillespie, 34, announced her engagement to ballet dancer Dana Stephensen, 34, after she offered it home last Thursday. Pictured with Jasper – Dana’s four-year-old son from a previous relationship
The couple, who released their relationship in October, beamed with joy by curling up for the striking photo.
Dana and Lachlan are believed to be living together in self-isolation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In January, Dana spoke warmly about their relationship when asked about Lachlan in an interview with The Daily Telegraph.
Hit! Dana and Lachlan are not shy when it comes to flaunting their romance
“He is just amazing and I love him so much,” she said.
The mother of a child, who is a senior dancer for The Australian Ballet, also described the moment when she met Lachlan on the set of the television show The Wiggles in early December 2018.
“Lachy and I immediately had a very good connection. It was between us, but after the fact, a lot of people noticed it, ”she said.
Happy forever! Dana spoke warmly about their relationship when asked about Lachlan in an interview with The Daily Telegraph in January.
Lachlan separated from his Wiggles teammate Emma Watkins (aka The Yellow Wiggle) in August 2018, after two years of marriage.
He confirmed his romance with Dana in October 2019 when he shared a pair selfie on Instagram.
On New Years Day, Lachlan revealed that he had met Dana’s four-year-old son Jasper, whom she shared with her photographer ex-husband Michael Kai.
Happy couple: “Lachy and I immediately had a very good connection. It was between us, but after the fact, a lot of people noticed it, ”she said.
Lovely couple: Lachlan met Dana on the set of the television show The Wiggles in December 2018
Posing alongside Dana and Jasper on a trampoline, Lachlan captioned the adorable photo: ‘2020’.
Dana also posted the family photo, which showed her and Lachlan smiling with Jasper sitting on their shoulders.
Then she uploaded another photo on Instagram, captioned: ‘[I’m] the luckiest girl because of these two.
Milestone: New Years Day Lachlan revealed he had met Dana’s son Jasper (photo)
Meanwhile, Lachlan and his ex-wife Emma continue to be on good terms, despite their very public divorce.
Speaking to Who in August of last year, Emma said, “We are best friends and we were always supposed to be. We were close before we started dating and now we’ve come full circle!
Meanwhile, Emma goes out with Wiggles musician Oliver Brian, 32.
Always friends: he had previously separated from his Wiggles teammate Emma Watkins (photo) in August 2018, after two years of marriage
Back to co-stars! Emma and Lachlan (photo) joined The Wiggles in 2013, started dating a few weeks later, married in 2016, and then announced their separation in August 2018.