A teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique. Marika Nagy, 19, was taunted mercilessly by cruel school bullies, who said she looked like a ‘cow’ and was ‘splattered with mud’. After years of abuse, Marika says she has finally found the confidence to celebrate her birthmarks. She now wants to pursue her acting dream to inspire other girls to love themselves the way they are. Marika, who was born in Bremen, Germany, but now works as an au pair in Wythenshawe, Manchester, said: “I spent most of my childhood hiding away. But I refuse to allow other people to stop me from achieving my ambitions.
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .