By Alison Smith-squire As they shop for clothes, Victoria and Treva Askey look like two friends simply enjoying a day out shopping. But Treva, 41, used to be a very macho man called Trevor. A former soldier in the army’s Royal Engineers, he once served in war-torn Bosnia and the Falklands. And before Trevor became a woman, he married Victoria in a white wedding. Yet today, despite Trevor’s transition to the feminine Treva – she is already taking hormones and has grown B-cup breasts - the couple claim they are happier than ever together. The happy couple: Despite the changes, Victoria and Treva Askey say they are happier than ever together
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Treva - who used to be Trevor - was in the army for 23 years
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Wife Victoria is standing by her and helps her choose clothes and make up
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Couple are 'happier than ever' and have no plans to divorce
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'With @placeholder, I have the best of both worlds,' said Victoria.
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Victoria is now helping @placeholder to live as a woman
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Transition: @placeholder has undergone plastic surgery to make herself look more feminine.
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However, in September 2006 @placeholder suddenly got an email from Trevor that rocked her world – confiding he wanted to become a woman.
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But by May 2010 Trevor’s 15-year marriage had ended and when he emailed Victoria out of the blue @placeholder’s relationship with her youngest children’s father was also on the rocks.
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The first step for @placeholder’s transformation was to get rid of her body hair.
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'The school have been completely supportive and the children, who still regularly see their dad who has remarried, have accepted @placeholder,' she says.
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Today, instead of the pill, @placeholder now takes women’s hormones, which Victoria has sourced online.
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'Trevor was the last man anyone would ever imagine would want to become a woman,' says Victoria, 'but now people have got to know @placeholder, they are more understanding and in fact some of our friends are old army colleagues.