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American Pickers star cancels all burlesque performances amid heartbreaking family issue

The 49-year-old self-proclaimed Queen of Rust, who performs burlesque under the stage name Danielle Diesel, stressed that 'my family needs me right now.'

While Danielle has been familiar face on television for almost 15 years thanks to her role on the much-loved reality series American Pickers, she also works as a burlesque star and goes by the name of Dannie Diesel. On social media, the mother-of-two is no stranger to posting sultry snaps and loves to model her burlesque attire, including nipple tassels, elaborate headwear and cut-out lingerie. In a 2018 interview with Fox News, Danielle revealed that she had learned about Burlesque over 10 years earlier in Chicago, where she saw comedienne Margaret Cho perform in her variety show The Sensuous Woman.

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