 Running away with the circus might get a bad rep, but one mum says it's provided the 'best start in life' for her and her daughter. Keyla Remache, 29, works as a professional hula hooper and takes her daughter on tour as she performs in circus tents around the UK. The mum to Arwen Millichap, three, visits a new town every week with her husband Liam, 33, also coming along for the ride. This is all despite being 'mum-shamed' regarding her parenting choices – but Keyla is sticking to her guns and even watched baby Arwen take her first steps around the striped circus tent. The happy three-year-old has even been dressed in leotards and diamantes from just two months old. Keyla said: 'I was born and raised in the circus so that's all I know. From as early as six years old I was putting glitter on my face and a pretty costume on and I did a lot of training, travelling and performing. 'The circus is like one big family and the circus is my life where for others it could just be their job. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video '[Growing up in the circus], I loved it. It was like living in a playground. [Raising my child in the circus] was something that I knew I knew I wanted to do. 'Living in a circus is just the same [as other people] but with wheels on your house.' Keyla said she has been performing in the circus since around the age of 10 and is 'well known' for her hula hooping act but has taken part in silk performances and aerial spiralling over the years. Whilst growing up in the circus, she was taught on site by a teacher who would travel with them but says this option is no longer available for her daughter Arwen. Instead, the mum-of-one has to 'pre-book' nursery spaces for Arwen at the start of each circus season to ensure childcare is available for her daughter in each place they pe){kind=link}
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Running away with the circus might get a bad rep, but one mum says it’s provided the ‘best start in life’ for her and her daughter.
Keyla Remache, 29, works as a professional hula hooper and takes her daughter on tour as she performs in circus tents around the UK.
The mum to Arwen Millichap, three, visits a new town every week with her husband Liam, 33, also coming along for the ride.
This is all despite being ‘mum-shamed’ regarding her parenting choices – but Keyla is sticking to her guns and even watched baby Arwen take her first steps around the striped circus tent.