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.
While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
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Louise McManaman, 50, from Liverpool, started seeing Ian Blackburn, 62, in November 2021 .
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A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .