Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga: What the Wiggles have been hiding under their skivvies

All those years of doing the shimmy shake have paid off for these Wiggles. Photos / Twitter, How I Got My Wiggle Back

It looks like all those years of eating fruit salad (yummy yummy) have well and truly paid off for Wiggles stars Anthony Field and Simon Pryce.

Underneath those signature unflattering red and blue turtlenecks, the children's entertainers have been covering up some seriously shredded bodies.

The Wiggles' demanding touring schedule means they need to be fit enough to sing and dance on stage - doing the shimmy shake is as exhausting as it looks.

Plus an upcoming Australian tour will see them performing up to four times a day from March 13 to July 12. So finding time to stay fit is no easy feat.

How they do it

Simon Pryce, aka Simon Wiggle, is a 48-year-old professional trained opera singer and in order to keep his body and pipes in tip-top shape, Pryce undertakes some serious workout sessions.

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@simon_wiggle 😆💪🏼👊🏼 #FHITbyLaurenHannaford

A post shared by LAUREN HANNAFORD (@lozhannaford) on Oct 9, 2018 at 7:37pm PDT

Luckily he's married to personal trainer Lauren Hannaford and the couple are constantly hitting the gym together and posting to Instagram sharing their workouts. They've even smashed #couplegoals and competed on Australian Ninja Warrior together.

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The annual Mackay gym selfie. 💪 Unfortunately each year it seems to be getting a little bit harder. Not the selfie but the workout. The selfie is the easy part. 😜 We all know how good exercise is for your body but it’s just as important for your mental health. 🤗 My head hasn’t been in it lately. If you’ve been feeling the same way just keep showing up and do something no matter how small or how hard it feels. As @lozhannaford says to me ‘it’s discipline that gets you off the couch and the motivation will kick in once you get started’. #fitness #workout #mentalhealth #endorphines #mackay #discipline #motivation

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Anthony Field, 56, is the only remaining original Wiggle and balances his hectic schedule while raising three kids with wife Michaela.

The blue Wiggle is known for being the one who's always snacking, but Field revealed his character originally wasn't too far from reality.

In 2012, Field spoke about his struggles with health and fitness in his book How I Got My Wiggle Back, revealing that he'd been overweight, bloated and constantly tired.

He knew it was time to make a change, first cutting tomatoes, nuts, wheat and dairy and chucking soft drinks in the bin, telling A Mother World: "My moods became stable, my body felt energised. I couldn't wait to exercise every day and I lost 16kg!"

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Cottesloe Beach ! Trying to come back from “Pasture”.

A post shared by Anthony_Wiggle (@anthony_wiggle) on Feb 18, 2018 at 9:32pm PST

There are certainly no more hot potatoes for Anthony who now cycles all over Sydney, hits the gym and is committed to healthy eating.

So next time you are enjoying a little Wiggle time with your youngster, keep an eye out for the red and blue Wiggle who might just be spotted lifting weights in the Wiggle House.

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Age has put clothes on him at the snow!

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