Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror. She had every reason to be proud. In the space of a year, she had lost an incredible 17 stone. Her weight dropped from 37st 1lbs to 19st 7lbs, and she slipped into a dress before gazing at her newly svelte figure. With her smokey eye makeup and black skater dress, she could have been glamming up for a night on the tiles with her girlfriends. Instead, it was Halloween, 2013, and Ava was hiding a huge secret. Born a boy named William, it was the first time she had ever dressed as a girl – and everything fell into place.
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .