`Safe sex' rule for contortionist

London - A touring circus, currently in Camden, has made its latest "girl-in-a-bottle" contortionist sign a "safe sex" contract…

London - A touring circus, currently in Camden, has made its latest "girl-in-a-bottle" contortionist sign a "safe sex" contract after four performers fell pregnant one after the other.

Circus of Horrors bosses are starting to fear the stunt bottle has mystical powers. It takes up to three weeks to train someone to twist themselves into the tiny 3 ft bottle and the ringmaster has put a "safe sex" clause in new recruit Ms Alex Elwood's contract.

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