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.
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .