Aged 27, I was swept off my feet by my gorgeous husband, Lee, now 42. I was 13st and loved my curvy figure. Lee was the perfect gentleman, and we quickly fell in love. We enjoyed nights out at fancy restaurants and cosy evenings in feasting on takeaways. But our romantic nights took its toll on my weight, and I gained four stone in as many years. Lee told me he'd love me at any size, so I wasn't too worried. However, my weight spiralled out of control after falling pregnant in 2003 with my son, Oliver. Three years later, I weighed a whopping 20st. ‘Does my bum look big in this?’ I asked Lee, as I stuffed myself into a pair of size-24 jeans.
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
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PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .