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.
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .