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.
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When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .