A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure. Hellen Ellis, 40, from Rowley Regis, West Midlands, once ate 14 packets of cheese and onion crisps per day, but says she never realised how big she was until she took a photograph with the former Take That singer at his ‘Since I saw You Last’ tour in April 2014. Shocked into action by the unflattering selfie, the size 30 supermarket sales assistant underwent a gastric bypass and has dropped an astonishing nine dress sizes to a size 12.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .
A man has spent almost £100K on lip fillers, Botox and designer clothing in a bid to look like Kim Kardashian .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .