American Pickers’ Danielle Colby proudly promotes career update as co-host Mike Wolfe ‘prepares to retire’ from show

DANIELLE Colby has shared a new career update as American Pickers ratings slip and her co-host Mike Wolfe considers retirement.

The History Channel star is known for her thriving Burlesque business outside her TV role.

Now Danielle, 47, has advertised an upcoming performance at the Riviera Theatre in upstate New York.

The reality star took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday night to post a flyer from the venue’s official page.

The image displayed the TV personality posing in her burlesque attire alongside snaps of others in similar garb.

The advertisement read: “Burlesque at the Riviera – starring Danielle Colby from American Pickers & Friends.

“Plus special guests: Eye Candy Vixens.”

Danielle left the image captionless as she promoted her exciting new venture away from American Pickers.

END OF THE ROAD?
The post arrived just hours after leading star Mike Wolfe’s friend exclusively told The U.S. Sun that he is looking to leave the show.

They said: “I don’t know how long the show will last. I don’t know how long Mike and Robbie want to do this. I think they would like to retire at some point. It’s been 12 years..

“It’s a strain on your life. They’ve done this a long time. When they’re around it’s, ‘Ah we’re on the road again. I ain’t got time to do this, I ain’t got time to do that.’

“It’s a love-hate like with any job. Some days you don’t wish you had that job and you could do whatever you wanted. Some days you’re all excited about your job.”

RATING STRUGGLE
Mike and Danielle Colby have starred in the hit series since 2010, and his brother Robbie officially became a full-time cast member to replace Frank Fritz in 2022.

American Pickers coming to an end could be because the series is experiencing low ratings.

The July 5 premiere started off strong with 918,000 viewers watching.

For the July 12 show, 803,000 watched, while 713,000 tuned in for the July 19 episode.

Ratings were better for the July 26 episode with 885,000 viewers.

The August 9 episode had 778,000 viewers, while the August 16 episode had 706,000 people watch.

The August 23 episode brought in just 620,000 viewers, the lowest of the season.

Ratings were once in the millions when fan favorite Frank, 59, was a host alongside Mike.

CENTERSTAGE
American Pickers struggles aside, Danielle has continued to promote her thriving Burlesque career.

Earlier this week, the mother of two shared another post on Instagram about the headlining performance in New York.

The dancer posted a promotional video from the nearly 100-year-old Riviera Theatre near Niagara Falls.

The clip began with a shot of the historic venue and then showed multiple photos of Danielle in extravagant burlesque outfits.

In the first pic, the television star posed in an intricate headpiece, with the sparkling gold-and-crystal design contrasting with her dark, smokey eyeshadow.

The next snap showed Danielle holding her hands aloft in a rich red look, with matching underwear visible beneath her sweeping long sleeves.

The final image showed some of the other performers who would take the stage, all decked out in sparkling feathers and jewels.

Alongside the images, a narrator said: “The Riviera Theatre invites you to an evening of classic burlesque, starring Danielle Colby from American Pickers. Saturday, September 9th at 8pm, at the historic Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda. Get your tickets today…”

Danielle captioned the social media post: “Hey Buffalo! I’m on my way real soon. Make sure to get your tickets now before it sells out.”