Ria – who was born Brad – She was given blockers to stop her going through puberty, followed by injections of female hormones Ria decided to transition back and live her life instead as a gay man. But five years on Ria is more certain than ever that is not the real her – She has paid £5,000 to get her dream 34EE breasts, and will have an op next year for her genital transformation. One of her biggest regrets is taking part in a Channel 4 documentary which revealed her job as a ladyboy called Lola.