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.
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .