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Most mothers tell their children not to play with fire.
Not this one - she gets her son to douse her in petrol before setting her alight.
Janine Stannage, 43, is one of the UK"s few stuntwomen - and the only one who performs alongside her husband and son.
The Stannages are thought to be the UK"s only working stunt family, and have been touring the world with their show since 2004.
Mr. Stannage, 40, first got involved in stunt work when he was just 14, after being influenced by Evel Knievel and the great Eddie Kidd.
Janine spotted her future husband as he was running along a blazing rugby field in Doncaster. "I saw him and I thought that guy must be a nutter," she said, "But it didn"t stop me falling for him and now we"ve been married for 13 years."
Aaron is also a world-class cyclist and holds the record for an eight-mile wheelie.
"It was actually my suggestion to get more involved in doing the stunts. Now I"m the one being set alight," added Janine, "Obviously there is a risk involved, but who better to trust than your husband or your son."
After years standing on the sidelines commentating while the pair performed their father-and-son stunt act, Janine decided to have a go too - and has turned out to be a natural. "Now I"m the one being set alight.
She added: "One of the most dangerous stunts that we do is the exploding coffin.
"We put bags of petrol over the side of the coffin and we blow it up.
"The flames are amazing. There"s a loud bang and it is quite frightening. The crowds go absolutely crazy for it."
He said: "I do a lot of bike stunts such as jumping over cars and through fire.
"The most dangerous stunt I do is jump over 11 cars on my motorbike.
"You have to have perfect timing to make it work."
Mr. Stannage added: "Aaron was only three months old when he saw his first stunt show so he has always been around stunts and explosions.
"We used to drive him around on a motorbike waving at the audience when he was just five months old.
"Eventually when he was three, he got his own little motorbike.
"He does what he does now because he loves it so much."
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