Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .

An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1 .

A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .

An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .

A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

A woman whose daughter committed suicide after being raped as a child, has revealed she donated her organs - saving four peoples’ lives .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .