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.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .