Inside American Pickers star Danielle Colby’s VERY racy double life as an ONLYFANS star: How 48-year-old has earned fame and fortune as a sexy burlesque dancer by sharing saucy striptease videos online

She’s been a familiar face on television for almost fifteen years thanks to her role on the beloved reality series American Pickers, but when Danielle Colby isn’t browsing through antiques, she’s entertaining fans in a much sexier way.

The 48-year-old is not only a TV personality, entrepreneur and collector, but also a burlesque star who goes by the name Dannie Diesel and even founded her own company called Burlesque Le Mustache, based in Iowa. long before she found fame on the small screen.

The mother-of-two is no stranger to posting sultry snaps of herself online and loves modeling her burlesque attire, including nipple tassels, elaborate headpieces and cut-out lingerie.

For certain photos, often taken by her husband, photographer Jeremy Scheuch, Danielle likes to strip down completely and pose with feather boas and other accessories. She once admitted, “I like to use props during burlesque routines.”

Danielle even makes many of her own accessories and recently vowed to ‘use only recycled feathers from now on’, and her fans certainly aren’t complaining as she’s inundated with compliments every time she posts a sexy video of herself performing.

She has also collected some vintage clothing, as her website Stripping History states: “Danielle has acquired some of the most coveted and unknown pieces of burlesque and striptease history over the years.”

The “educational platform” documents “inclusive stories from artists of the past” and “brings new life to beautiful handmade vintage costumes.”

Danielle is a strong supporter of building a more inclusive lifestyle within the sex work industry and she believes that ‘sex work is work and deserves to be compensated as such with all the benefits and rights of any other job.’

In a 2018 interview with Fox newsDanielle revealed that she had heard about Burlesque over a decade earlier in Chicago, where she saw comedian Margaret Cho perform on her variety show The Sensuous Woman.

“The interesting thing is that I grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness and had a very, very strict upbringing,” she explained.

‘So burlesque wasn’t really for me. I couldn’t ignore it. It was new and taboo. The burlesque journey was really interesting for me.

‘It’s part of my life journey, my relationship with my body and my relationship with sexuality. It runs deep and it actually started from anxiety and depression,” Danielle admitted.

‘It has really helped me grow into a person who is less anxious and less depressed. It taught me a lot about ego, humanity, kindness and sharing. It also taught me a lot about what I don’t want to become and what I do want to become.’

When asked what the difference is between burlesque and stripping, Danielle replied, “There is no difference. I’ll tell you what, burlesque is hopefully striptease at its best. And it takes a long time to learn that.

‘I think people who do burlesque think they’re going to be a diva dripping in jewels, like Dita Von Teese. They soon discover that it is a 24-hour job.

‘You spend all your time preparing costumes and dancing. … It’s sensual, it touches all the senses. And you explore your body and how your body works,” Danielle added.

The reality TV star has attracted many more fans and admirers in recent years through subscription services OnlyFans and Patreon, and currently has 578 paying members on the latter.

During a 2019 interview with Freshly inked, Danielle was asked how she thinks burlesque can benefit women, to which she replied, “Well, it depends on the woman. I’ve seen a lot of women doing burlesque and it doesn’t benefit them at all.

‘Keep it real, understand that you are not the best, you are not the worst, there are always better and there are always worse. You’re just there to represent your voice.

“You are no more or less special than anyone else in the theater. Wait… actually the most important people in the theater are in the audience, without them you would just be dancing by yourself,” she claimed.

Last year, Danielle appeared to take a break from her burlesque dancing due to health concerns.

In December 2023, she posted on Instagram an unusual photo of herself posing in front of her usual burlesque feathers, but with a citrus fruit from a Buddha’s hand in her mouth.

The TV star told her 264,000 followers that she had “experienced incredible pain” in her face, jaw, ear, neck, arm and her hand on her right side.

She wrote in the caption: ‘A severe case of trigeminal neuralgia has been diagnosed and a tumor on my face is the culprit. The past month has been unbearable, but today I am having surgery to free me from this hell that comes by in crushing waves of pain. After my surgery I will post my progress to my patron.”

Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition that causes painful sensations similar to an electric shock on one side of the face. The chronic pain condition affects the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from your face to your brain.

In late December, Danielle gave her fans an important update, saying she was doing much better as her surgery “was a success.”

Most recently, the mother of two has performed burlesque shows in Chicago and continues to post content on OnlyFans.