A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen. Gorgeous Venus Brum, 32, who is a dead ringer for Nicole Scherzinger, has hundreds of admirers and a string of titles to her name – including Miss Birmingham 2010 and Miss Bristol 2013. Born a boy named Petronio, over the last three years, she has spent a whopping £25K on surgery and treatments to perfect her glamorous look, including 34DD breast implants and bum fillers. Now the makeup artist, who poses a stark resemblance to former X Factor judge and Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger, is hoping to inspire other transgender women to embrace who they are.
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
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A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
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A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Aged 27, I was swept off my feet by my gorgeous husband, Lee, now 42 .
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An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .