"I didn't get a chance to say farewell last time, so this is an opportunity I couldn't refuse. Greg Page ... his luck is changing. "I'm feeling great and looking forward to doing what I love." Sam Moran, who replaced Page, has offered to step aside. "I am very proud of my five years as the yellow Wiggle and the group's continued success with me as their lead singer," he said.

"I have enjoyed every minute of my nine years touring with the group, but I now look forward to new opportunities and more time spent with my wife and two-year-old daughter." Glory days ... Greg Page in yellow Wiggle gear. Page, 40, left the group in November 2006 after being diagnosed with orthostatic intolerance, which left him disoriented whenever he stood upright. Singing also triggered hyperventilation and dizziness. In 2010 CNNMoney estimated the Wiggles were earning $45 million a year.

Early last year, Page was reported to have lost some of his fortune after starting a property development business that struggled in the economic downturn. I didn't get a chance to say farewell last time, so this is an opportunity I couldn't refuse. I'm feeling great and looking forward to doing what I love During an interview to promote his memoir, Now and Then, Page said he felt like a "total failure" after losing a considerable amount of money. But he denied reports he was forced to sell his mansion in Dural, in Sydney's north-west, as a result. Page said his financial losses made him a better person.

"It taught me a lot of things," he said. "To be more grounded, to appreciate what we have, rather than look for what we don't to make us happy. "I was looking for something to do to make me happy and I was looking to try to be successful again … rather than what was the beauty of the Wiggles, which is that it just happened. We weren't trying to create success. "So it taught me to live in the moment. "I also know myself better now; I'm more comfortable with the fact that I have faults and flaws.

"Whereas before, I guess, I wanted to believe that I was … not perfect but that I was somehow impervious to the real world. Now I'm a real person who lives in the real world." Page returns to perform with long-time friends Anthony Field, Murray Cook and Jeff Fatt. "Greg is an integral part of Wiggles history and will now play a role in its future," Field said. "Despite his absence for the past five years, fans worldwide remember him fondly. Loading

"It's terrific to be able to bring him back into the group."