These two women always knew there was something different about them; they always knew that there was another side of them that wanted to come out.

Nikki-Lee Carlson, 37, is on an incredible journey of transformation as she undergoes gender reassignment surgery and breast augmentation. In 2005 Nikki-Lee was Nick, a finalist on New Zealand idol. This fame means she is sharing her journey under the glare of the public eye. Becoming a woman is something she always dreamed of, so she put her other dream of being a singer on the backburner.

Life is short, so Nikki-Lee decided it was time to honour this and reach her true happiness.

Just like Nikki-Lee, Amelia Gianni, 26, is living her life as a transgender woman, something she has done since she was a teenager.  She is venturing to Thailand to get facial feminisation and revision rhinoplasty, something that she hopes will change the way she sees herself in the mirror.