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.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .
Louise McManaman, 50, from Liverpool, started seeing Ian Blackburn, 62, in November 2021 .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .
A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .