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.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .