The Purple Wiggle Lachlan ‘Lachy’ Gillespie is engaged to his ballet dancer girlfriend, Dana Stephensen.
Lachlan, 34, announced the happy news on Monday with a sweet Instagram post, writing: ‘On Thursday night, Dana asked me to marry her at home under a fairy light sky and a very excited little boy in a beautiful bow tie.’
In the photo, Lachlan was pictured cuddling up to Dana, 34, and Dana’s pyjama-clad son Jasper, four, inside a bedroom festooned with fairy lights.
Congratulations: Purple Wiggle Lachlan ‘Lachy’ Gillespie, 34, announced his engagement to ballet dancer Dana Stephensen, 34, after she proposed to him at home last Thursday. Pictured with Jasper – Dana’s four-year-old son from a previous relationship
The couple, who went public with their relationship in October, beamed with joy as they cuddled up for the milestone photo.
It is believed that Dana and Lachlan are living together as they self-isolate amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In January, Dana spoke warmly about their relationship when asked about Lachlan in an interview with The Daily Telegraph.
Smitten! Dana and Lachlan aren’t shy when it comes to flaunting their romance
‘He’s just amazing and I just love him so much,’ she said.
The mother-of-one, who is a senior dancer for The Australian Ballet, also described the moment she met Lachlan on the set of The Wiggles television show in early December 2018.
‘Lachy and I just had a really beautiful connection straight away. It was between us, but after the fact quite a few people noticed,’ she said.
Happily ever after! Dana spoke warmly about their relationship when asked about Lachlan in an interview with The Daily Telegraph in January
Lachlan separated from his Wiggles bandmate Emma Watkins (a.k.a. The Yellow Wiggle) in August 2018, after two years of marriage.
He confirmed his romance with Dana in October 2019 when he shared a selfie of the pair to Instagram.
On New Year’s Day, Lachlan revealed that he’d met Dana’s son Jasper, four, who she shares with her photographer ex-husband, Michael Kai.
Happy couple: ‘Lachy and I just had a really beautiful connection straight away. It was between us, but after the fact quite a few people noticed,’ she said
Cute couple: Lachlan met Dana on set of The Wiggles’ television show 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.
She then uploaded another picture to Instagram, which was captioned: ‘[I’m] the luckiest girl because of these two.’
Milestone moment: On New Year’s Day, Lachlan revealed he had met Dana’s son Jasper (pictured)
Meanwhile, Lachlan and his ex-wife Emma continue to be on good terms, despite their very public divorce.
Speaking to Who in August last year Emma said: ‘We are the best of friends and we were always meant to be. We were close before we started dating and now we’ve come full circle!’
Meanwhile, Emma is dating The Wiggles’ musician Oliver Brian, 32.
Still friends: He had previously separated from Wiggles bandmate Emma Watkins (pictured) in August 2018, after two years of marriage
Back to co-stars! Emma and Lachlan (pictured) joined The Wiggles in 2013, started dating weeks later, married in 2016 and then announced their split in August 2018