By Nick Hadley For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 01:15 BST, 12 April 2019 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 12 April 2019
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Life can be tough when you're a Wiggle in demand.
Just ask legendary 'Blue Wiggle' Anthony Field, who contracted a devastating illness most likely after high-fiving young fans at gigs.
Speaking on Who magazine's celebrity podcast Who Are You on Thursday, the children's entertainer said he was infected with viral meningitis which left him unable to exercise for three years.
Life in the danger zone: On Thursday, The Wiggles' Anthony Field (pictured) said he most likely contracted viral meningitis after high-fiving young fans at gigs. The devastating illness left him unable to exercise for three years
'I got viral meningitis, which the doctors say I probably got from the audience, high-fiving children and not using the hand sanitiser,' Anthony, 55, said.
'That was dreadful. It was two to three years ago, and now I've just started getting back into exercise. It
