A boy from Bristol who ran off to join the circus is looking forward to showing off his ‘wheel of death’ skills for the first time in front of his family at a garden centre near Burnham-On-Sea this month.

Scott Glass will be entertaining his family when he performs the ‘wheel of death’ act at Paulo’s Circus Americano at Sanders Garden World in Brent Knoll.

The 32-year-old, who performs in a double act known as the Vegas Boys, said: “All the family want to come and see me perform. My mum is coming and it will be first time she has seen me in the ‘wheel of death’ act. It’s one of the most dangerous acts in the circus world. My fellow ‘Vegas Boy’ Honza Ballack and I are nine metres up in the air on top of a wheel, which is going around.”

Scott, who was brought up in Winterbourne, joined the circus aged 15 and during the following 17 years has performed different circus acts while travelling around Ireland and the UK.

“When I was 15 I had dyslexia and I got pushed to the sidelines. The circus was in town, I hung around talking to the boys working there and decided to join. My mum didn’t want me to go and thought I would be back after a week but I stayed. I started off at the bottom, mucking out the horses in the stables, selling tickets, putting up posters and picking up the rubbish.”

“I later became part of a revolving ladder comic act and I have spent time as a human slinky toy in a big suit. Honza and I have been performing the ‘wheel of death’ act for about a year now.”

Adult grand stand tickets cost £16 and children/OAP tickets cost £14. Ring side seats cost £14 for adults and £12 for children/OAPs and side view tickets £10 for adults and £8 for children and OAPs. Tickets are on sale by calling 01278 761 111.

Pictured are Scott Glass, left, and his ‘Vegas Boys’ partner Honza Ballack, right, who are performing a ‘wheel of death’ act as part of Paulo’s Circus Americano. They are joined by assistant Jitka, who is Honza’s wife

 
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