I’m a 75-year-old pole-dancing grandma – I have new muscles and it’s helped my osteoporosis, I do it all in stilettos

A POLE-DANCING grandma who took up the hobby in her 70s says she is living her dream life.

Starr Stauffer Wise, 75, a widow from Colorado Springs, said the unlikely athletic activity had been on her bucket list but she didn't actually try it until the pandemic.

Starr said living alone with two cats during the Covid-19 pandemic was a lonely experience.

However, in February 2021, as restrictions began to ease, she stumbled upon an article in her local newspaper that would change her life.

"The article was about a local pole dancer, Diane Martin, who also happened to be a pastor," she said.

"Diane started her pole dancing journey when she was nearly 50, and now, at 64, she's my private instructor. She's the brains behind Pole Revolution.

"When I read that piece, I was beyond excited.

"It jogged my memory about an old dream of mine — pole dancing, which had been on my bucket list for years but somehow got pushed to the back burner.

"I initially thought, 'Could I even do this?'"

Starr, whose husband died 18 years ago, grappled with medical issues including rheumatoid arthritis in her wrists and hands, a deformed right hand due to arthritis, and a history of osteoporosis.

She also has the remnants of two plates and nine screws in her left tibia from a fall 16 years prior.

"I decided to text the Pole Revolution studio to check if there was an age limit," she said.

"To my delight, they said there wasn't one. Without wasting any time, I signed up for an intro class that week.

";I had no clue if I could pull it off at my age and with my medical history, but I not only managed but got totally hooked.