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PREVIOUSLY on Transformed, self-described vampire goth Willow Von Witcher was turned into a "basic girl next door." And now, she's getting revenge on her makeup artist Shelby... Shelby, 24, from Portland, Oregan, describes her style as "soft glam," favouring oversized blazers, heels, and natural-looking makeup. But today, that all changes. Swapping roles from last time, it is Shelby's turn to be transformed into a "romantic goth" - with Willow in charge of the makeup. What will she think of the finished look? Can Willow convince her to hang up her heels and go goth permanently? Follow Shelby on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelbyreneexoxo/ Follow Willow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightmarekittykat/

TAYLOR Tate, 30, from California, dons an androgynous look which she describes as 'predominantly masculine'. Tay's look developed after she had a 'strict, religious upbringing' in the south of America. Tay told Transformed: "I grew up in the south. A bible belt area and that played into me really figuring out who I was with my sexuality, it was really difficult to express myself. I had to wear feminine clothes and wear things that made me uncomfortable." Now that Tay lives in California, she has found her style and who she really is; which is something her girlfriend Zashia adores about her. Today, with the help of makeup artist Jaycee, Tay is surprising Zashia by stepping out of her comfort zone and transforming into a 'super feminine' look for date night. Zashia has never seen Tay like this before, so will be in for the shock of her life... Will Tay begin to embrace her more feminine side after the transformation? Or will she long for her androgynous look to return? Follow Tay: https://www.instagram.com/taytate12/ https://www.tiktok.com/@taytate12 Follow Makeup Artist Jaycee: https://www.instagram.com/jaycee.beauty/

JADE and Dimetrius have been together for a year. Jade is a furry and content creator which Dimetrius helps out with, alongside his full-time job. She has been a furry for over five years and it has become a major part of her lifestyle. She’s spent over $25,000 on fursuits and has travelled for multiple conventions. The couple recently started living together and have decided to venture out from her usual posts to support themselves: "We make adult content with fur suits," Jade said. They are harshly criticised on social media for their decision to do so. Comments include: "all furries should be burned at the stake", "he's a dog f*****", and claims that they are attracted to animals. But for Jade, "the most important thing is when the support comes in from [Dimetrius] and he helps me, he's there for me, he supports me through everything." Dimetrius had a message for those casting doubts around their new income stream: "I'd say to anybody judging us, look at yourself first, because you see two people that are happy." He has lost some of his support network because of his girlfriend's alter ego. "Friends? I don't really have any left from them finding out," he explained. In this episode of Love Don't Judge they will be sitting down with one of his remaining allies, Cade, to reveal to him for the first time the kind of content they are putting out online.

FOR LX Xander, one girlfriend just isn't enough. The music producer currently has six women on the go, but he's always looking for more. Speaking to Love Don't Judge, he explained: "It wasn't really a conscious decision for me to all of a sudden become polyamorous. I just found that traditional monogamy didn't really work with me in how I function as a human being." But not everyone approves of his unconventional lifestyle and LX Xander explained: "I definitely receive quite a lot of judgement. 90% of it is from men. They'll say things to try to make it look like it's fake or like I'm paying them. I think for some men, seeing the way I live is quite a hit to their ego." In this episode of Love Don't Judge, two of LX Xander's girlfriends, Nia and Avery, come by to hang out with LX Xander and meet Dani, who is potentially going to become girlfriend number seven. Dani said: "When he told me he had six girlfriends it didn't really bother me. As long as they're ok with doing what he does, I don't really see the issue." LX Xander's friend, Eli, will also reveal what he thinks about LX Xander's love life. Concluding on his polyamorous choices, LX Xander revealed: "I think people don't understand that actually I'm quite affectionate and warm. I really have real, meaningful relationships with people."

A 25-year-old man who was once called ‘potato’ by his friends due to his round shape, is now out competing in bodybuilding shows. In 2013 Dominic went to Leeds University to study, but found himself constantly partying. A life of partying and takeaways led to Dominic becoming 240lbs at his heaviest. Dominic began bodybuilding and has lost 70lbs overall.

Meet the adults who get mistaken for toddlers all the time.

AYLA and David met on Instagram and sparks flew when they decided to meet in person. David admitted to Love Don't Judge: "I was attracted to her the second I saw her and I knew that she was attracted to me, too." When they initially started chatting, Ayla revealed to David that she was trans. "I was incredibly nervous. I expected to get some aggressive messages," she explained. But an unfazed David said: "It was never anything to me. I've only ever seen Ayla as a woman and that was it." At times, family has struggled to accept the relationship which has been tough for Ayla. Opening up, she said: "It was really hard for me. Nothing positive from family." Ayla's transition started when she was 24 and since then she's had multiple cosmetic surgeries and procedures. Ayla said: "I've always been drawn to the plastic look. I need to have this surgery done." In this episode of Love Don't Judge, the couple will give us an insight into the judgement they often cop and Ayla's future surgery plans. Summarising on their relationship, David said: "Nothing's forced, nothing's tried. I can be completely myself."

WE first met Willow, 24, on Love Don't Judge back in 2022, but since then, the model has split from her past partner and has a new man, Rob, 60. The couple knew each other for years, but only recently got together when Willow found herself in LA and decided to hit up Rob. He explained: "I was actually half asleep. I was laying down, I was exhausted. I heard her voice saying she was in LA and probably had the fastest shower and hair blowout I've ever done in 60 years." Things moved fast and within just 30 days of dating, Willow's mum, Deborah, married the couple. Reflecting, Willow gushed: "Our wedding day was incredibly casual, it was just focusing on pretty much how we love each other and that's it." But despite their happiness, they're often judged for their 35-year age gap. Willow said: "They call me the black widow because this is like my second or third age gap relationship. I don't know why they're calling me that?" Today, we'll hear how the couple's relationship developed after all these years and why they are madly in love. Summarising, Rob said: "Has she changed my life? She's completed it. I'm done."

ANYONE who has doubted Hayley Westoby has only empowered and motivated her. The 29-year-old from Sydney was determined to prove the people who said she could not lose weight wrong. At her heaviest, Hayley weighed 302lbs after the weight piled on due to lack of exercise and eating whatever she wanted. However, over the course of three years, Hayley dropped 143lbs as well as those who doubted her. She now loves the life she leads and is surrounded by supportive people. Hayley told Truly: “When someone tells me that I can't do something, I literally sit there and I'm like, 'watch me'.” Follow Hayley: https://www.instagram.com/hayleywestoby/

HARLEY, 14, describes themselves as a 'genderless monster' and dresses like one all the time. They say that they started dressing like this because it's ‘cute but scary’ with ‘loads of pastel colours’. The teen regularly goes out like this and gets lots of judgement from strangers - but their grandparents are super supportive. Today, Harley is transforming into a ‘normal 14-year-old’. Will they like the look and how will their grandparents react? Follow Harley here: https://www.instagram.com/rottenbodi_/ Follow MUA Katie Forrest here: https://www.instagram.com/katieforrestmua/ Videographer: Jan Bednarz Producers: Nosheen Hussain, Natalia Giorgi Editor: Cecilia Brunelli

CHANCE, from Saskatchewan, Canada, struggled to control his weight from a young age, using food as a source of comfort. As he grew older, the problem snowballed and he was regularly eating over 10,000 calories a day. His mental health suffered as a result of his size and Chance found himself losing control: "I wasn't working, I was very depressed, it definitely affected my marriage. It really messed a lot of things up." Chance's weight took a toll on his physical health too - numerous trips to hospital and a brush with death when an infection turned septic meant that Chance's wife Jen never knew whether he would still be alive when she came home from work. During one of his last trips to hospital, a nurse took Chance's weight and he was shocked to hear that he had hit 600lbs. That was the turning point for Chance - and the people around him were on hand to help. A friend offered him nutritional advice, his cousin-in-law gave him the beginnings of a home gym and Chance committed to turning his life around. He lost an incredible 300lbs in just over a year and a half - hitting his initial goal in October 2020, and dropping from a 78" to a 38" waist. And although his loose skin left over from his drastic weight loss is something Chance still has to contend with on a daily basis, he is in a much better place: "Mentally now, I'm a lot more focused on my goals, focused on my future and focused on my life. I'm thankful for the things I have, I'm thankful for this second chance that I've been given." And he's not finished yet - Chance is now gearing up for the last push to hit his target weight of 250lbs. Follow Chance Here: https://www.instagram.com/chancefl_

SINCE losing 50kg and battling Lipedema, a young woman from Germany finally feels confident in her own skin. Sina-Laureen, 28, from Rostock, has struggled with her weight for years after being diagnosed with Lipedema, a disorder which causes an abnormal build-up of fat in the legs and arms, in 2017. At the beginning of 2020, Sina decided enough was enough. She told Truly: “I knew I had to change something, I couldn’t go on like this.”

KRISTINA and Sam met on holiday in Cuba and the attraction was instant. Kristina told Love Don't Judge: "I just couldn't stop looking at him!" and for Sam, his feelings were just as strong. "She was sitting across from me and she just looked gorgeous, beautiful. I was like, 'Oh I need this, I've gotta get this one'. It was love at first sight." Despite their love, the interracial couple are subjected to heaps of online hate and abuse. Sam explained: "When we first started posting online we were making memories because we love travelling and then it quickly turned into a lot of hate." In the real world, things are just as tough. Talking about the reactions they receive in public, Kristina said: "Sometimes if I look out of the corner of my eye, I can see the heat come from that person." Reflecting, Sam said: "It's very sad actually because we live in a diverse world. Everywhere you go now, you see brown, white, any kind of colour. So for the people who think like that in 2024, it's sad to me. The world has a lot of work to do and I hope in the future it's going to get better."

HANNAH, Katherine and Nadia, are identical triplets. Previously featured on truly’s Hooked On The Look, these girls are unique in many ways. They grew up attached at the hip and nothing has changed. The 27-year-old sisters share an apartment and the same routines. They wake up together, work out together, eat together, dress the same and go to sleep at the same time. The three girls even have their own language. In this episode of My Extraordinary Family, we meet their older sister Regina who struggled to find a moment's peace growing up alongside the triplets. Hannah, Katherine and Nadia are adamant that they will never separate. While people think it’s strange they do everything together, they think that people are just jealous of their special connection. They dream their future involves living in a big connected home with their future partners.

KAYLEE and Cody are adult content creators from Atlanta, Georgia. They have been together for over 1 year and are getting married next year. Kaylee was an adult content creator before meeting Cody, and after 2 months of dating he decided to join in. Since they began working together, they decided to turn business into pleasure by travelling the world and creating their content in iconic locations. Kaylee even has a bucket list of where she wants to be intimate next, she is on a mission to do the 7 natural wonders of the world. So far Kaylee and Cody have done 3 of them already. The couple travel around national parks in America and Canada in a kitted out RV - but share most of their intimate lives outside the RV. The pair receive a lot of backlash online, particularly aimed at Kaylee saying things like “your parents must be proud”. Kaylee says “I get more backlash because I'm the girl, Cody just gets, high five bro”. Cody has yet to tell his parents exactly how he makes money, but in this episode we see the couple having a serious conversation with Cody’s sister, Nina, about their career choices. The couple believe they have found the male and female version of each other and love sharing every second together, regardless of what the haters say.

WHEN Sam started dating Conor in 2020, she was up front about the fact that she's asexual. Speaking to Love Don't Judge, Sam explained: "I don't have any sexual attraction. I still have romantic attraction, but sex is off the table for us. It's not something that's really in our relationship." Speaking about Sam's revelation, Conor remarked: "I was definitely confused at first, it was definitely a journey on educating myself." Giving an insight into how their intimate life looks, Conor admitted: "I would say our intimate sex life is definitely not what society deems as normal," with Sam, agreeing: "Third base is the line with us, that's fine." The pair proudly share their relationship online, but it's not always met positively. Sam said: "I do get a little bit of hate. I get things like, 'So you're a robot' and 'Being with you must be torture'." The couple's friend, Cameron, has also expressed puzzlement in the past, explaining: "I was confused, I didn't know what it was. I was still learning about that stuff and didn't know how you could do that." Remaining unfazed by the judgement, Sam said: "People who judge our relationship need to open their mind a little bit more. Things can be different and the love is still evergrowing."

A MAN who shed an incredible 310 lbs after becoming morbidly obese has had 13 lbs of loose skin removed in a life-changing procedure. At one point, John Allaire was so morbidly obese he wore 8XL shirts and had to be weighed on a commercial scale at a fish market, as standard scales would not hold his weight. But after joining a fitness programme and dropping from 540 pounds to a lean 230 lbs, the 27-year-old was left with severe excess skin. John underwent skin removal surgery in March which saw the bulk of the loose skin on his torso and arms removed – but will require further surgery in the future to remove the skin on his lower body.

WITH a past combined weight of 665Ibs, Kalvin and Angelo Sanders, aka ‘The VisionTwins’, have lost a whopping 290Ibs together. Growing up was incredibly tough for the twins, who were labelled 'big kids' and kept gaining weight. Kavlin told Truly: “Our biggest time of our lives was 16-17 years old. We were extremely obese." The twins had no control over what they both would eat and due to their mum’s work, Kalvin and Angelo had to look after themselves. However the buoyant duo have not only shed the pounds, they have also created their own brand, ‘The VisionTwins’, to help and inspire other young people to lose weight. Follow The VisionTwins Here: https://www.instagram.com/visiontwins/ https://www.tiktok.com/@visiontwins

CHRIS cannot smile. The 21-year-old has Moebius Syndrome - a rare condition which affects facial expressions and eye movement. Growing up, Chris was subjected to cruel name calling. Chris told truly: “I got picked on a lot. People called me ‘fish boy’ - anything related to an animal that has big lips.” He found out about a surgery that could help construct an artificial smile but it came at a cost of $300,000. Chris decided to find a way to raise that money and started working online and set up a marketing business. He’s now making an impressive $50,000 a month in revenue and about $25,000 a month in profit. Chris said: “It might not look like I’m smiling but when I’m in my dashboard refreshing my sales insights I definitely am.” Despite receiving negative comments online, Chris’ confidence has grown since sharing his story and knowledge on social media, he finds humour in the comments and his family are so proud of the resilience he’s shown. Social Media: Follow Chris on TikTok @chriskodjooo Follow Chris on Instagram @moneyfromwifi

SUBSCRIBE to Transformed: http://bit.ly/3t87o3v A SOCIAL media influencer has received a shocking retro-style makeover. Julia, 21, is an online influencer who studies and lives in Leeds, UK. Her style used to be very tame, but a couple of years ago she decided that life is too short to be ‘boring’, and so she stepped outside of her comfort zone leading to an increased following on her social media platform. Julia told Truly: “When it comes to Instagram, there is always a pressure to kind of be perfect. People make assumptions and stereotypes about me, all just based on the way that I dress.” When Julia expanded her wardrobe choices, it led to her taking inspiration from past eras - she often wears elements of 70’s style but felt that she has never been able to fully nail the look. Julia has now been given a glamorous, 70’s makeover - from go-go boots to Charlie’s Angels flicked up hair to fulfil her dream. But what will this ‘Instagram Baddie’ think about her dramatic style overhaul? Follow Julia here: https://www.instagram.com/httpjulia/ Videographer: Marcus Cooper Producers: Kate Moore, Nathalie Bonney, Ruby Coote Editor: Helen Mckee

KRISTINA and Sam met on holiday in Cuba and the attraction was instant. Kristina told Love Don't Judge: "I just couldn't stop looking at him!" and for Sam, his feelings were just as strong. "She was sitting across from me and she just looked gorgeous, beautiful. I was like, 'Oh I need this, I've gotta get this one'. It was love at first sight." Despite their love, the interracial couple are subjected to heaps of online hate and abuse. Sam explained: "When we first started posting online we were making memories because we love travelling and then it quickly turned into a lot of hate." In the real world, things are just as tough. Talking about the reactions they receive in public, Kristina said: "Sometimes if I look out of the corner of my eye, I can see the heat come from that person." Reflecting, Sam said: "It's very sad actually because we live in a diverse world. Everywhere you go now, you see brown, white, any kind of colour. So for the people who think like that in 2024, it's sad to me. The world has a lot of work to do and I hope in the future it's going to get better."

YASMIN, Tyquan and Cieara from Atlanta became a throuple after Tyquan was open about cheating on Yasmin with Cieara. Yasmin and Tyquan have been together since 2012. The couple were madly in love, but Yasmin admits that Tyquan had a huge issue with infidelity and cheated on Yasmin several times with different women. However it was different with Cieara, Yasmin said: “When I found out, I was bothered by it, I asked him to stop. And when he didn’t stop I felt it was something more serious and I can look into it." Yasmin decided to invite Cieara into their relationship and arranged the first meeting. The throuple decided to make a go of it as a three and not long after joining the relationship, Cieara fell pregnant with Tyquan’s child. The polyamorous throuple now all live under one roof with eight children between them. They have received huge backlash from their friends and family with people saying: “they must have low self-esteem”. Some of Yasmin’s closest friends couldn’t get their head around it and felt there was a huge lack of respect between the throuple and felt that Cieara was coming between them. The throuple believe “you can miss out of a lot of things if you’re not open minded” and are now happily married.

LILY, 35, from London, describes her striking look as a "Tattooed Barbie Doll", which never fails to get her noticed out in public. Lily has been dressing this way for the past three years and loves the attention it brings her. Lily told Transformed: "What attracted me to the Barbie Doll aesthetic is just everything that is so hyper feminine, pink, glittery and fun! It's dopamine dressing and it's been a great ride so far." Despite the positive reactions Lily gets, people assume that Lily is only about her looks which couldn't be further from the truth... She's beauty and brains! Lily said: "People do judge me based on my physical appearance, they just assume I'm a dumb blonde, but I actually have a microbiology degree!" Today, with the help of makeup artist Jayne, Lily will be transforming from her 'Tattooed Barbie Doll' look to a 'Sophisticated Business Woman'. She will be surprising husband Matt, and best friend Emily, but how will they react? Are they going to hate this new high powered female CEO? Or will they decide it's time for Lily to leave the Tattooed Barbie Doll in the past? Follow Lily: Instagram: @spicytattodoll TikTok: @spicytattoodoll Follow Makeup Artist Jayne: https://www.instagram.com/jayneionicamua/

IT’S rare to be born a twin, but these sets of twins take rare and unique to an extraordinary level. From twins Lucy and Zoe who are one of only three sets of twins in the entire world with their condition, to twins Sierra and Sienna, who often get people mistaking them for older and younger siblings due to Sienna’s incredibly rare condition. These twins have faced many difficulties along the way but that hasn’t stopped them from living their lives to the fullest and inspiring others along the way. If you know a set of twins with an amazing story to tell, please get in touch with us at trulycasting@futurenet.com

DANNI is a body image coach and body positivity influencer originally from Florida, now living in LA. She went viral in 2023 for practising the act of Sologamy and committing to herself in a wedding ceremony. She told Love Don't Judge: "I'm judged because I spent $4000 on a wedding to marry myself." Explaining her choice she said: "Before the wedding, I spent a couple of years in therapy, just really trying to find myself. During my self-love journey I stopped drinking, I stopped having s**, I spent a lot of quality time with myself, taking myself on dates. Just really finding out what I like." Growing up, Danni never understood the idea of a man walking you down the aisle and said weddings were all about the bride. She came up with the idea to marry herself before COVID but didn’t have her ceremony until 2022. Her unusual ceremony hit the headlines a year later, and critics came out in force. One commenter said: "This is the dumbest, most narcissistic c*** I've ever seen!" Danni said: "The most hurtful comment I experienced online was people saying that I had to marry myself because no one would want me. What messages are we sending people of size that they are unlovable, that they are unworthy? That's not true, I can get married to a man tomorrow!" But Danni chooses to focus on herself, and the inspiration she can give to others. "I will continue to inspire women and show little girls that loving themselves is the most beautiful thing they can do."