In 2018, BARCROFT TV has featured the most inspiring, shocking and heart-warming stories from across the world

HUMAN Ken doll Rodrigo Alves celebrates Christmas in Milan, by buying pairs of designer shoes for his friends and taking singing lessons for his budding singing career

AFTER almost giving up on finding love, a quadriplegic has found his soul mate - at the rehabilitation centre that helped him with his paralysis

AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy who was born with a rare mole covering his entire body, is finally learning to deal with the bullies after battling through more than 15 surgeries in order to survive

A 33-YEAR-OLD TWIN born with a curved spine, missing kidney and deformed arm is embracing his differences through comedy

A TEEN model has beaten the odds and has relearned to walk and talk after surviving a stroke age 12

A WOMAN is calling herself a ‘living doll’ after connecting to the dolls she uses in her art

A YOUNG mother who was born with birthmarks covering her entire body has finally learnt to embrace her unique image – by becoming a successful model

DESPITE being born with a rare form of Primordial Dwarfism that affects just over a dozen people worldwide, 3 ft 6 Monica Zaring continues to defy all the odds

A YOUNG man, who went through more than 40 body modification procedures, claims to be “the world’s most modified youth

A YOUNG WOMAN suffering from kidney failure has finally found a replacement organ – from the boyfriend she met on Tinder

A FIERCE mum is wearing her severe burn scars like diamonds

A MARRIED COUPLE with a 30 year age gap hasn’t let their age difference get in the way of their relationship and has recently welcomed a baby girl

A BOLD lymphedema sufferer is embracing her jiggle after years of being ashamed of her condition

A WOMAN claims to be empowering people to express themselves freely, by dressing as a doll with a gothic twist

A YOUNG girl has become an accomplished Junior Reserve Officer cadet, despite being born with no arms

TWO sets of identical twins have become firm friends, united by their shared experience of watching a sibling transition from a brother to a sister

A WOMAN has started a dance group for fellow plus-size women to prove dancers come in all shapes and sizes

SINGLE mother, Sindy Starlet, has spent the last 21 years trying to perfect the ultimate ‘Barbie’ image – and she’s now set to triple the size of her 700cc breasts

DESPITE being born with an incredibly rare condition that causes his skin to blister and tear with the slightest touch – John Hudson Dilgen is inspiring people with his motivational speaking

IT’S BEEN 10 years since Asha Mandela claimed the Guinness World Record for the longest dreads in the world - but how long are her locks now?

A YOUNG WOMAN with cerebral palsy is promoting inclusivity within the fashion industry

TWO BRITISH girls are the most unlikely best friends as one is a goth, and the other a pastel lolita

A WOMAN with Down syndrome has used her flair for writing and drawing to launch her own clothing line

A REAL-LIFE Rapunzel with six-foot long hair uses her long locks as ’something to wear’ when posing naked as a life drawing model

AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy with a sassy alter-ego is proving that you can slay as a drag queen at any age

A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been injecting his biceps with dangerous chemical ‘synthol’ to make him look like Popeye

INSPIRED by her son, a woman with three serious medical conditions has shared her incredible her story of overcoming depression and accepting her physical appearance

A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy is making waves in the modelling industry, all due to his giant curly Afro hair

A MOTHER with dwarfism - and half of ‘Britain’s shortest couple’ - has given birth to her second baby.

THREE pre-teens have become firm friends, united by the difficult journey that lies ahead for them - transitioning from male to female while still only children

A HUSBAND and wife of ten years have told of how they have come to share their bed with another man

A YOUNG woman whose body has been covered by inflamed spots has chosen to publicly celebrate her ‘dalmatian skin’

A TEENAGER who was born with dwarfism is fulfilling her dream of becoming a professional horse rider and says it has helped her accept her disability

A MAN who shot himself in the face astonishingly survived with barely a scar on his face

A MAKE-UP artist born without femur bones or knees refuses to let her disability hold her back from her dream career

MODEL Martina Big who is known for her giant breasts and ‘transitioning' from a white woman to look ‘African’ has got married to her childhood sweetheart

A CAR crash victim who was given just a five percent chance of survival is now a fitness heavyweight and model

CONJOINED twins Callie and Carter Torres continue to thrive together – despite expert doctors giving them just 24 hours to live

PLAYING fetch on all fours might seem like an unusual activity for a human, but one man who identifies as a dog says it has brought him closer to his partner