He said yes! Purple Wiggle Lachlan Gillespie is ENGAGED to girlfriend Dana Stephensen after she proposed to him during self-isolation
The Purple Wiggle Lachlan ‘Lachy’ Gillespie is engaged to his ballet dancer girlfriend, Dana Stephensen.
The happy couple, who went public with their relationship last October, announced their happy news on Monday with a sweet Instagram post.
Dana, 34, confirmed that she proposed to her man, 34, while the pair were self-isolating at home together.
Wedding bells! The Purple Wiggle Lachlan ‘Lachy’ Gillespie, 34, is engaged to his ballet dancer girlfriend, Dana Stephensen, 34,
Dana and Lachlan aren’t shy when it comes to flaunting their romance.
In January, Dana spoke warmly about their relationship when asked about Lachy in an interview with The Daily Telegraph.
‘He’s just amazing and I just love him so much,’ she said.
Happily ever after! Dana spoke warmly about their relationship when asked about Lachlan in an interview with The Daily Telegraph in January
The mother-of-one, who is a senior dancer for The Australian Ballet, also described the moment she met Lachlan on set 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Milestone moment: On New Year’s Day, Lachlan revealed he had met Dana’s son Jasper (pictured)
She then uploaded another picture to Instagram, which was captioned: ‘[I’m] the luckiest girl because of these two.’
Meanwhile, Emma and Lachlan 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!’
Still friends: He had previously separated from Wiggles bandmate Emma Watkins (pictured) in August 2018, after two years of marriage