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7NEWS
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Burlesque performer Lyra La Belle devastated over heartless theft
A burlesque performer is devastated over the theft of 22 sets of giant feather fans worth $4500. The fans were stolen from her car — which was parked in her own driveway — on Saturday, August 2. Chrissy Brown, who fans would know better as the award-winning Lyra La Belle, said the fans were in the back of her car, which was parked at her home in Ridleyton, in inner-north Adelaide, South Australia. Brown, who was once crowned Miss Hollywood Burlesque, runs Hot Sauce Burlesque dance school. The fans, which are an iconic burlesque prop, are used in her classes as well as her peformances. Appearing on Sunrise on Tuesday, Brown said: 'I went out to my car and the feather fans were packed in the back of my car ready for a performance and I saw my car had been broken into. 'The first thing I noticed was 1kg of my jellybeans had been stolen out of the glove compartment. 'I am a type one diabetic, so I ... thought, what has happened here? And I looked in the back of the car and 22 sets (of fans) were gone.' Brown said the stolen props included a custom-made fan featuring three layers of white feathers, which she had intended to use for her headline performance at the Australian Burlesque Festival in October. Host Nat Barr questioned Brown over how awkward it was to report the theft to police. Brown replied: 'I am not going to lie, it took a little bit of repeating. 'When I said to them 22 sets of feather fans, there was a pause .... I had to explain they are in fact ostrich feathers all the way from overseas and very expensive.' Devastated over the theft, Brown said the burlesque community has been supportive and offered the use of fans for the time being. But she said borrowed fans would need to be returned and her own fans eventually replaced. She has appealed for the thief or thieves to give them back to her — no questions asked. 'We scoured the neighbourhood to see if they had been dumped,' she said. 'I've been really clear: dump them back at house, no questions asked.' 'Alternatively, they can be dropped at my storage unit,' she said, adding the operators of the Kennards Storage are also aware it's a case of 'no questions asked'. 'Just dump the bags back. No one is going to get in trouble,' Brown said. 'I just want them back.' But in the event the fans are not recovered, a GoFundMe has been set up to help Brown replace them.
Herald Sun
10-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Herald Sun
Burlesque star Lyra La Belle's $4.5k feather fans stolen from car in Ridleyton
Don't miss out on the headlines from SA News. Followed categories will be added to My News. A globally-recognised South Australian burlesque star has been left devastated by the theft of thousands of dollars worth of feather fans used during performances. The previously-crowned Miss Hollywood Burlesque and one-time Miss Burlesque South Australia, who runs Hot Sauce Burlesque dance schools across Adelaide, is desperately trying to locate the 22 sets of giant feather fans which were in her car at home. Chrissy Brown, aka Lyra La Belle, said 20 of the missing fans were used as props by her dance students while two were her personal performance accessories – one specifically made for her upcoming role headlining the Australian Burlesque Festival in October. 'Feather fans are an iconic 'bump and grind' burlesque prop, used both for 'tease and reveal' and as something that's just visually beautiful to watch where the fans are used as a shaping tool – they're a frame and you're the picture,' the 49-year-old said. The fans are made up of individual feathers, each about the length of a human arm, and typically cost between $350 and $800. 'I was in complete shock when I realised they'd been taken, I just stared out into space for a bit, then I went and sat on the bed and cried, (before) calling the police,' she said. 'I put a post out to my (dance school) community and a few of my gorgeous students came to my house and we scoured my street, looking in bins, to see if they'd been dumped anywhere … I was devastated at this point.' The small business owner, who has grown her dance schools from four to 200 students in eight years, said replacing the fans which were in a black bag – 10 pale blue, 10 bright pink, one white and one red – would cost about $4500. Brown has urged the fans be returned to her home at Ridleyton where her car was parked last Saturday or, if found, dropped at Kennards Self Storage at 103 Port Rd Thebarton. 'No questions will be asked – I just want them back,' she said. Supporters are scouring online platforms such as Marketplace and eBay for the items. Originally published as Adelaide burlesque queen Chrissy Brown, aka Lyra La Belle, left reeling from theft of $4.5k stage feathers
