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.
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .