A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL. With his chiselled jawline and bulging biceps, Charlotte Urie, 20, had no clue that her handsome new beau, Kieran Moloney was born a female called Ciara. For years the 23-year-old kept his sex-swap a secret, until he met Charlotte in 2012. Now the couple, who have been together for two years, are hoping to marry and start a family using Kieran’s best friend as a sperm donor. Charlotte, a barista from Camden, London, says: “I would never have guessed Kieran’s secret, but as soon as he told me he’d been born a girl it didn’t matter to me. I was surprised, but I love him for who he is and see him as a man.
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THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
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Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
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LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
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A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .