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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .