Tsehay Hawkins

Tsehay Hawkins (, ; born 15 November 2005) is an Australian dancer and singer, best known as a member of the Wiggles. She was the second female to be a member of the group and is the first member of African heritage, as well as the youngest to have ever joined, joining at age fifteen.

Early life Tsehay Hawkins was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 15 November 2005. She was adopted by Australian parents, Robyn and Reg Hawkins, when she was 5 months old and raised in Bargo, south-west of Sydney. After her sibling's adoption, Hawkins took cumbia dance lessons in Sydney and expanded her repertoire to salsa and urban Latin dance styles.

Early career Hawkins won a national dance competition in January 2017. She appeared on Australian variety TV show, Little Big Shots in 2018 as an African fusion dancer. In early 2021, Hawkins won the World Amateur Ladies Salsa and Urban Latin Championship.

The Wiggles Hawkins became an auxiliary member of the Wiggles' Fruit Salad TV YouTube series in August 2021 alongside Evie Ferris (blue), Kelly Hamilton (yellow) and John Pearce (purple). Anthony Field eventually hired the auxiliary members, thinking "children who are watching the show today come from culturally diverse families, so [he] wanted the Wiggles to reflect their audience". In October of that year, yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins announced that she was retiring from the Wiggles at the end of the year.

Hawkins took Watkins' role as the yellow Wiggle in 2022. At age 16, Hawkins surpassed Greg Page (age 19) as the youngest person to join the Wiggles.

Personal life Hawkins resides with her family in Bargo, New South Wales.

Hawkins is a supporter of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Awards While the group were in hiatus from live performances, Hawkins, with the Wiggles members, presented the Best Australian Live Act trophy at the 2021 ARIA Music Awards.

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