When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love. After going through a divorce and battling a painful abdominal disorder, the professional makeup artist and mum-of-one knew that she could handle anything. But at 22.5st and a size-30, there was just one thing in the way of finding Mr Right. So a determined Janet vowed to shed the pounds to gain a man. She has now dropped 11.5st and an astonishing NINE dress sizes to slim down to a perfect size-12. Plus she’s bagged a hunky fella to boot.
In 2021, Anneka Watkinson, now 37, from Lancashire, met Chris, now 40 .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .