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.
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .