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London, Mar 15 (ANI): A man in Britain, who was a 16st bodybuilding father, transformed himself into a glamorous woman after struggling with his gender for years, and won himself a modelling contract because of it.

Chrisie Edkins, 31, formerly Chris, had spent hours in the gym - bulking up to 16stone - in an attempt to convince himself he was a typical alpha male.

But in private, Chris, who is 6ft, had been dressing as a woman for years - and in 2003, bravely decided to go public with his new identity and become Chrisie.

A full-time carer to her daughter Chloe, nine, Chrisie has faced a backlash from outraged neighbours and even been physically assaulted after announcing she was going to live as a woman.

But Edkins, from Southampton, is adamant that being a woman doesn’t stop her from being a good father.

“My daughter is amazingly understanding of my new life as a woman. She’s only nine but she’s so mature for her age - more so than most adults,” the Daily Mail quoted Chrisie as saying.

“I did worry what effect me being Chrisie would have on her, but I think that having a happy parent is more important that having a male parent.

“My sex doesn’t determine how good a parent I am, and it’s taught Chloe to be accepting and understanding of other people. She knows not to judge people by what they look like.

“She has been teased a bit at school - but she can take it all in her stride. She just turns round to the bullies and tells them, ‘My dad wants to be a girl’, and they don’t have a clue what to say back to her,” he stated.

When Chloe was born, Chrisie was Chris the mechanic. He also worked as an electrician and once ran a limousine business - where he was inundated with attention from women on hen nights.

But after years of being unhappy with her identity, Chrisie decided to make the leap.

Now a svelte 10.5stone, she has had make-up tattooed onto her face, hair extensions, as well as having laser hair treatment and hormone therapy - followed by a boob job giving her a 34D chest.

But despite her feminine looks, Chrisie insists that Chloe still calls her dad, rather than mum.

“I didn’t want to confuse Chloe by calling me something she wasn’t used to,” Chrisie, who has worked as a model and recently recorded an album, said.

“She accepted how I looked, and I knew she’d struggle with having two mummies more than a daddy who wore a dress,” she stated. (ANI)