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A special thankyou

Celebrities and Guardian writers celebrate the people who made a difference in their lives

29 December 2019

  • Gillian as a toddler with her mother

    Readers say thank you to the people who saved and changed their lives

  • portrait of kerry hudson

    Thank you to ... the librarian who saved my life before I knew it needed saving

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    Thank you to … my autistic son's teacher, to whom I'm grateful every day

  • Portrait of Candice Carty-Williams at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

    Thank you to ... my best friend, who died too young and taught me I could do anything

28 December 2019

  • Iggy Pop performing at the Barbican -jazz festival. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images

    Thank you to ... Iggy Pop, for showing everyone how to be more alive

  • Arabella Weir photographed at her home in North London

    Thank you to ... my much-missed friend, who believed in me more than anyone had before

  • Lou Sanders

    Thank you to ... my ex-boyfriend, who is kind to his very core

  • Simon Hattenstone with his mother

    Thank you to ... my mum, whose selflessness and loyalty saved my life

27 December 2019

  • selfie Romesh Ranganathan and family.

    Thank you to … the strangers who helped my family in a time of trauma

  • Fred McConnell, a transgender man who has since given birth, and ghis midwife Jo. Deal, Kent. 9/12/19

    Thank you to ... my midwife, for reassuring a pregnant dad

  • Uncle Ron and the street sign. Photograph courtesy of Paula Cocozza

    Thank you to … my Uncle Ron, who brought my Italian heritage alive

  • Jack Monroe with her son Jonny. Southend. Photograph by David Levene 15/2/19

    Thank you to ... my son's father – the most decent man I've ever met

26 December 2019

  • Weed-related downfall ... Yomi Adegoke in Amsterdam.

    Thank you to … the Amsterdam cafe staff who nursed me through a weed-related crisis

  • Samantha Morton portrait

    Thank you to ... the stranger who knew I needed to cry for my mother

  • Danny Lavelle (right) with Dom

    Thank you to ... the friend who saved my skin when I was threatened with a knife

  • Coco Khan in her favourite Danny Dyer T=shirt.

    Thank you to ... Danny Dyer, who convinced me to follow my dreams

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