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.
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .