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UPDATED 2/15/2023
Danielle Colby of American Pickers recently posted a stunning poolside photo and it’s not your average swimsuit photo. Colby is no stranger to commissioning and wearing costumes, and that’s exactly what she did in this photo.
“This cape makes me feel Phan-tastic. 😉 Get it?? Like a phantom….” She writes on Instagram, sporting a gorgeous red cape and all. She ended the post by stating that the entire photoset is available exclusively on her Patreon.
Aside from the stunning red cape (and feeling like a “phantom,” as she says) the outfit appears to have a cheetah print theme. The outer part of the cape is actually cheetah print, which matches the swimsuit she’s wearing as well in addition to her headpiece.
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Colby has been super involved in costumes and burlesque-type photos just like these. While many can see that she is most definitely a free spirit, she hasn’t shied away from talking about her “strict” upbringing. “The interesting thing is I grew up a Jehovah’s Witness and I had a very, very strict upbringing. So burlesque wasn’t something that was really around for me. I couldn’t be around it. It was new and taboo,” she says to Fox News.
Colby’s love for burlesque occurred when she realized it was teaching her valuable lessons in life. “The burlesque journey has really been an interesting one for me,” she explains. “It’s part of my life journey, my relationship with my body and my relationship with sexuality. It’s deep and it really started from a place of anxiety and depression. It really helped me blossom into a person who is less anxious and less depressed.”
She continues on to say that she’s involved in burlesque for herself, and herself only. “I don’t perform for men. I don’t care if men are in the audience at all. It doesn’t matter to me either way. Just be there and be respectful. I really want the women in the audience to feel a kinship. … You should go to a burlesque show and feel invited into the conversation. If you don’t, you’re in the wrong burlesque show.”
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Danielle underwent a hysterectomy after suffering from uterine fibroids. While tending to her health issues, she claims she “lost her desire” to work.
Danielle has two children with ex-husband Chad Cushman. They share daughter Memphis, born in 2000, and son Miles, born in 2004.
Danielle does not do American Pickers anymore. She left the show after “losing her desire” to work.
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