Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Coney Island Performer Attempts World Record Lifting Weight
Imagine a person named Fox who performs at a circus.
They did something super brave and maybe a little scary!
They put hooks through their cheeks and used them to lift a heavy weight, like a big kettlebell.
This was done at a circus in New York.
They were trying to beat a world record!
They lifted the weight to try and get their name in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The current record is held by someone who lifted a hammer.
This act takes a lot of strength and it also requires a high pain tolerance.
Fox Pa Le Fay attempted a Guinness World Record at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow.
The performer lifted a 17-pound kettlebell using hooks pierced through their cheeks.
The act took place on Sunday evening, August 31.
The current record belongs to Sweet Pepper Klopek, who lifted a 15-pound sledgehammer in 2015.
The performer said they wanted to show the power of the human body and mind.
- Who
- Fox Pa Le Fay, a transgender performer, also known as the ‘Pirate Queen of Coney Island’
- What
- Attempt to lift a 17-pound kettlebell with hooks through their cheeks.
- When
- Sunday evening, August 31
- Where
- Coney Island Circus Sideshow, Brooklyn, New York
- Why
- To set a Guinness World Record and prove the power of the human body and mind.
- Performer
- Fox Pa Le Fay, ‘Pirate Queen of Coney Island’
- Location
- Coney Island Circus Sideshow, Brooklyn, New York
- Event
- Guinness World Record attempt
- Weight Lifted
- 17-pound kettlebell
- Lifting Method
- Hooks through cheeks
- Previous Record
- 15-pound sledgehammer by Sweet Pepper Klopek (2015)