A circus performer found a novel way to beat the fuel crisis by pulling her van to a petrol station - with her HAIR.

Circus of Horror's star Anastasia Sawicka, 34, was left fearing she would be unable to tour when her four tonne LDV van began running low on fuel over the weekend.

So the former Britain's Got Talent finalist bizarrely decided to get the motor to the nearest petrol station to fill up by pulling it there with her hair on Monday (4/10).

Anastasia left bemused onlookers stunned as she hauled the vehicle along a busy central London street past pedestrians and passengers waiting for a bus.

Anastasia, who is recognised by Guinness World Records as having the world's strongest hair, said: "Pulling the van with my hair looked daunting but as they say 'the show must go on'.

"It was a case of swapping a few follicles for fuel and you'll never get a greener way to get around than this."

Anastasia, or Anastasia IV as she is known on stage, usually uses the van to travel up and down the country performing for crowds as a "hair hanging aerialist".

But she decided to take matters into her own hands - and head - when her fuel gauge dropped into the red in order to save her remaining fuel in case garages had run dry.

Amazing footage shows how Anastasia tied a special harness to the front bumper of the van and was able to yank it down the road using her hair in order to refill.

She has now joined up with the rest of the performers at Tullys Shocotober Fest which is being held in Crawley, West Sussex, until November 6.