A 23st woman who was left humiliated after breaking a TOILET SEAT has lost an incredible 11st. The embarrassing bathroom mishap shocked 30-year-old Gemma McKelvey into ditching her unhealthy lifestyle for good. The pretty brunette from Hertford now weighs a svelte 12st 10lbs and wears a size 14 - a shadow of her 23st 10lb former self. Gemma, who works as a communications and campaigns officer for Hertfordshire County Council, says: “I’d been unhappy with my weight for years, and I remember feeling fat as young as thirteen.
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A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .
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Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
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MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .