A JUGGLER has been arrested after causing traffic chaos at intersections across the Gold Coast and holding out a hat to drivers for money.

The 26-year-old Coolangatta woman halted drivers during peak hour at the intersection of Hooker Boulevard and Bermuda Street around 7.20am where police say she was juggling bowling pins in the middle of the road.

media_camera The male juggler performing at a Southport intersection. Photo: Dawn Crichlow

Drivers reported the woman would then approach their window with a hat and request money for her ‘performance.’

Police asked the woman to move along and a short time later she reappeared on Thomas Drive, Chevron Island where she again juggled and danced in traffic.

Police again attended and reportedly issued her with a fine for soliciting money from drivers.

Shortly after 10.30am police again received calls from frustrated drivers reporting somebody “acting stupid” and dancing at the intersection of Queen St and Ferry Rd in Southport.

Police arrested the woman at the scene for public nuisance after she continued to disrupt traffic despite being fined.

Gold Coast City Councillor Dawn Crichlow was among the many drivers who saw the juggling act and said it was all a bit of fun.

“I was stopped at the red lights on the corner of Queen and High Streets and there was a clown in the middle of the street juggling what look like 10-pin bowling pins,” she said.

“He had a hat on and when the lights changed they came around to the cars to get some money.

“It was so funny and it made people smile.”