Pole-dancing grandma in the best shape of her life

This gran is taking a stand — upside down.

Kerry Burnett, 53, is a pole-dancing grandmother from England who says her life began once the exercise became part of her routine.

And, not only is she in the best shape of her life, she says she is able to make a living teaching others the art of the dance.

“It was so late in life, but it was the first time I ever felt good inside and out,” Burnett explained to Caters News Agency.

“I feel like fate really put this in my path, not only to recover my body, but to get rid of the negativity that comes with it,” she added.

From a young age, Burnett battled an eating disorder, reporting that her dream of becoming a dancer was crushed after being told she was “too fat” while she was in stage school.

Burnett claims she was instructed to just “eat cabbage” and “drink water.”

“I tried to do it, but I was starving, so then I just started eating and eating,” she told Caters. “I was having to spend my day in a leotard, and I was so conscious of my weight, everyone was always talking about me, and it really started to affect me.”

“I didn’t know how to keep the weight off other than throwing up, it was just a very lonely experience,” she continued.

But since discovering the gym and pole dancing, her life has changed for the better.

Burnett began pole dancing when she turned 47.

She had made a bucket list and pole dancing was on it — but at the time, she feared she was too old.

She decided to take the plunge and try one class, instantly becoming hooked.

“I was only going to do one class, but the class was so refreshing and non-judgmental, and there were all different body sizes, so I stayed, and I’m 53 now at the strongest I’ve ever been,” she recalled.

Burnett says it’s the “hardest,” yet “most addictive” thing she’s ever done, and she has even started to enter pole-dancing competitions.

“I’ve started to actually perform pole shows since then too, which if you told me I’d be doing when I first started, I’d say no way, but this is my career now, and I get to travel the world doing it,” Burnett gushed.

She recently placed first at one of those competitions — her hard work clearly paying off.

And now, the gran has the chance to share her love of the pole with others, helping her students feel liberated.

“I’ve turned this into a business now, I teach classes for beginners now, and it’s the best feeling in the world getting to help people feel empowered and be the best they can be,” Burnett said.