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December 26, 2025
Nick Cave, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rami Malek, CMAT and more! The best Guardian portraits of 2025
Whether it was pop stars, athletes and Hollywood A-listers baring all or real-life heroes and fearless campaigners, Guardian photographers captured the people behind this year’s biggest stories and most revealing profiles
TL;DR
- Jamie Lee Curtis discusses her experiences with plastic surgery and Hollywood's ageism.
- Penn Badgley opens up about body dysmorphia and playing a serial killer.
- Irish pop star CMAT shares views on trans rights, capitalism, and the music industry.
- Rami Malek reflects on his youth, experiences with racism, and feeling like an outsider.
- Adrien Brody discusses his Oscar-winning roles and personal aspirations.
- The Pearly Kings and Queens of London are featured in a photo essay.
- Ocean Vuong talks about his literary fame, grief, and influences.
- Comedian Leslie Jones shares thoughts on religion, grief, and public backlash.
- Nick Cave discusses the TV adaptation of his novel and its problematic elements.
- Boxer Fabio Wardley reflects on his journey to becoming a world champion.
- Performance artist Bryony Kimmings addresses climate catastrophe through her work.
- Actor Lukas Gage speaks about trauma, abuse, and filming intimate scenes.
- Author Karl Ove Knausgård discusses the moral implications of his writing.
- Natalie Dormer discusses playing strong female characters, including Anna Karenina.
- Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater talk about their latest film collaboration.
- Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School prioritizes happiness in its Indigenous language revival.
- A photo project documents individuals involved in assisted dying.
- Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova discusses her art, activism, and prison experiences.
- Artist Allen Jones reflects on his career and controversial 'fetish furniture'.
- Sue Tilley shares memories of modelling for Lucian Freud and working with Leigh Bowery.
- Comedian Johnny Vegas finds a new passion in pottery.
- Pip Fallow's memoir recounts growing up in a former mining village and his campaign to revive industry.
- Holocaust survivors share their stories of avoiding execution at Auschwitz.
- Drummer Patrick Dougher discusses his memoir about addiction and comebacks.
- Esther Ghey speaks about life after her daughter Brianna's murder.
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