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.
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .