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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .