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.
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
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 .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .