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.
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .