FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Amber Baskerville, 30, started dating Craig Chard, 34, in October 2021 .