DESPITE there being only 155 known cases worldwide, a brother and sister BOTH live with progeria – an incredibly rare disease that makes them age too fast

MARRIED Melinda and Larry Mikla have an unconventional age gap in their relationship - of 30 years

A 21-YEAR-OLD with incurable bone cancer that resulted in a leg amputation is refusing to let the disease stop her ‘looking like a snack

A PERMANENT CLOWN in West Hollywood insists he has no regrets over his look and loves his entertainer lifestyle

A YOUNG woman says that being completely submissive to her boyfriend has allowed her to break free from the chains of an eating disorder

A PRISON beauty pageant has been won by a woman convicted of murdering her lover – and now she wants to be a model

A HUSBAND and wife dubbed the UK’s transgender ‘power’couple plan to start a family together

A LONDON-BASED goth has styled their signature mohawk so tall that they struggle to use public transport

A BOY who has had constructive surgery to turn his ankle for a knee is dreaming of becoming a professional basketball player

A GENETIC mutation has caused a woman’s leg to swell to more than three times its normal size

A SWISS cam-girl living in Spain has spent over £40,000 on achieving her ‘Barbie Doll’ look - despite her boyfriend of six years breaking up with her because of her obsession

A YOUNG woman who was on a liquid diet for a year has finally been able to eat her beloved pasta again thanks to her ostomy bag

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