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.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
