A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica. At her worst, Kirsty Bonnick, 22, was so desperate to lose weight that she consumed just 500 calories a day. Recovered Kirsty from Newbury, Berkshire, would obsessively exercise up to three hours a day and within a year had dropped from 10st 10lbs to 6st. Her obsession with size was worsened by the growing thigh gap trend, a look popularised on Instagram by users including ‘Made in Chelsea’ star Millie Mackintosh.
Louise McManaman, 50, from Liverpool, started seeing Ian Blackburn, 62, in November 2021 .
A woman whose daughter committed suicide after being raped as a child, has revealed she donated her organs - saving four peoples’ lives .
The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .
The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .