Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror. She had every reason to be proud. In the space of a year, she had lost an incredible 17 stone. Her weight dropped from 37st 1lbs to 19st 7lbs, and she slipped into a dress before gazing at her newly svelte figure. With her smokey eye makeup and black skater dress, she could have been glamming up for a night on the tiles with her girlfriends. Instead, it was Halloween, 2013, and Ava was hiding a huge secret. Born a boy named William, it was the first time she had ever dressed as a girl – and everything fell into place.
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
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 .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .