When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a thigh gap, she didn't realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia. In a quest for bone-thin thighs, at her worst, the 20-year-old survived on just 600 calories a day - excessively exercising for over 10 hours a day. By January last year, she weighed a dangerous 5st 8lb - and medics told her unless she started eating more, she would be hospitalised. Care-free and body confident at 16, the pretty blonde from Worsley, Manchester, had always been happy with the way she looked. Standing at 5ft 6in tall, Victoria weighed a healthy 8st 5lb.
A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .
When Louise Steen walked down the aisle, she imagined a perfect future with her older hubby – but her life would soon become a living hell .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .
Giancarlo pictured at home during his recovery, wearing his compression garments - A mother-of-three has revealed how her 10-month-old son was severely burnt at nursery .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .