Robert Rakete, radio host for The Breeze, joined The Wiggles in 2014 as "the brown Wiggle" but pressure has led to a skivvy colour change. Photo / NZHResponding to a swathe of controversy and critics, The Wiggles have announced that Robert Rakete, aka the Brown Wiggle, will now be the Green Wiggle. New Zealand radio personality, Robbie Rakete, became the "Brown Wiggle" in the popular children's group, back in 2014. "Robert said to me: 'Wouldn't it be cool if you went along as the brown Wiggle? Hopefully his tenure as the Green Wiggle will be more in tune with Kiwi audiences, and more respectful of cultural diversity as a whole.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 29, 2021 02:40 UTC