Emma Watkins on what really went down the night before she quit The Wiggles

Emma Watkins shocked fans last year when she hung up her Yellow Wiggle costume after almost a decade in the world-famous children's group.

The entertainer, 33, who performs these days as solo act 'Emma Memma', has now revealed she had a 'lovely' conversation with her successor Tsehay Hawkins the night before she quit the band.

She said the 17-year-old performer was excited to be stepping into her shoes and the two 'couldn't be in a better position' since they had already performed together. 

'I wasn't probably thinking very much the night before, but I do remember speaking to Tsehay on the phone, which was so lovely,' she told 7Life on Tuesday, explaining she had already spent a long time contemplating her decision to leave.

'I guess I was ready for a new chapter, but I probably didn't know if I was going to be ready or not.'

Emma Watkins (pictured) shocked fans last year when she hung up her Yellow Wiggle costume after almost a decade in the world-famous children's group 

Watkins added: 'I think [Hawkins] was very excited. But you know, Tsehay and I, we perform together, so it's so nice to be able to be in an environment where you know each other and we perform together.

'Having that [the Yellow Wiggle] move onto her, we couldn't be in a better position.' 

It comes after Watkins recently told The Morning Show she never expected her new album to hit No. 1 on the charts.

Watkins, 33, who performs these days as 'Emma Memma', has now revealed she had a 'lovely' conversation with her successor Tsehay Hawkins (pictured) the night before she quit the band 

Since quitting kids' supergroup last year, the former Yellow Wiggle has created a new character, Emma Memma, which she unveiled in July.

Her alter ego still features Watkins' trademark curly hair, but she has dyed it red to match her bright orange dress and pink shirt.

'I don't know if we ever expected to hit number one on the chart. Mostly because our media is about presenting visual communication,' she said.

Watkins went on to reveal the most satisfying aspect of her new project is seeing children following her lead by learning Auslan, which is the language of the deaf community in Australia.

She said the young performer was excited to be stepping into her shoes and the two 'couldn't be in a better position' since they had already performed together. (Pictured: Watkins as her new alter ego Emma Memma)

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