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.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
