Kiki Kisses isn’t shy of attention. She’s confident, funny and outgoing, but she's also a mum of three from South Gloucestershire who's trying to balance family life with a bold midlife career change.
Kiki happens to be the alter ego of Laura McGlinchey, a full-time burlesque performer and teacher in the south west. Ahead of World Burlesque Day on April 26, Laura spoke to Bristol Live about her passion for dancing and the unexpected benefits it's had for both her and her students.
Up until her thirties, burlesque wasn't something Laura had much experience in, though dance, in one form or another, had always been a part of her life until she suffered a life-changing incident.
She said: "I started like most people going to ballet classes aged three, but I carried on and trained professionally until my mid-20s when I got a back injury. Read More: Bristol's history-making forklift truck-driving pageant queen heads to Miss World“I wanted to perform, and there was no other alternative for me at that time, so I just cut myself off from it completely.
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