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 makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
