When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a thigh gap, she didn't realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia. In a quest for bone-thin thighs, at her worst, the 20-year-old survived on just 600 calories a day - excessively exercising for over 10 hours a day. By January last year, she weighed a dangerous 5st 8lb - and medics told her unless she started eating more, she would be hospitalised. Care-free and body confident at 16, the pretty blonde from Worsley, Manchester, had always been happy with the way she looked. Standing at 5ft 6in tall, Victoria weighed a healthy 8st 5lb.
When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A former size 30 comfort-eater ditched her husband and lost over 10st after he called her a 'fat cow' .
Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A mum-of-two, who was scarred for life in a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, is now urging others to leave their abusive partners .
Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .