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.
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .