Lachy Gillespie has given his first interview since he and fellow Wiggles star Emma Watkins announced their shock split on Instagram.<\/p>\n
Gillespie, AKA the purple Wiggle, spoke to the Herald Sun<\/em><\/a> saying the pair is close and “always have been<\/em>“, but they grew apart which is what lead to the split.<\/p>\n\n “It’s life… To be able to <\/em>realise<\/em> as a couple that we were going different ways and to stay as close as we are is a real testament, I think, to both of us. I love her more now than anything and she loves me more than anything.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n He even added that the pair’s closer now than ever before:<\/p>\n \u201cWe had such a connection at the start and in a way it has got stronger through the whole separation. We have got to that point that we know our paths have changed and things were not working as a couple. But all we care about is the children who watch the show. That\u2019s how it started and that hasn\u2019t changed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n