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.
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .