Dilly Carter

That's so special, isn't it?

And actually, on that topic of, you know, the fact that your grandfather inspired you to write, I mean, you've written 10 of the most incredible books.

And you've openly talked about your fertility struggles.

I've also had fertility struggles myself.

And while I was on holiday, I read your book, Friendaholics.

I really took something from it, which actually I've written down.

And I'd love to read that out for you, which I hope you don't mind.

Because I read it and this is what I took from it.

So I think the impact that your grandfather's had on you and your writing and your power behind what you write.

And I don't know if you'll ever think, I don't know how you're going to take this, but I really hope it lands well.

In one of the books that you wrote, when your clinician, Alexandra, told you in Greece that you had a heart-shaped womb, I instantly thought, yes, of course you have.

You have because one heart wasn't enough.

And the love that you give others, the mothering you show, which comes in so many ways, and I know this because I'm adopted, and being a mother doesn't necessarily mean born from a womb.

My mothering came from my adopted mother, my neighbour and my friends through my life.

So, your heart-shaped womb was given to you because it allows you to share your love and motherly traits to your friends, your stepchildren, and the thousands of people you converse with and positively impact every day.

That's why you were given it.

And although I can't ever imagine how heartbreaking it is that it didn't give you what you want, it gave you something that you share in abundance, which is that motherly love, that friend-aholic trait, and that is why you have two heart-shaped organs.

gift for me i can't thank you enough well i just thought sometimes obviously as a writer i know that you write so many incredible books but you know like you were saying about your granddad and the impact he had on you and the the way that he's taught you you know love and what you want and what you've got with justin what you've created um i read that and i thought gosh you've been through so much but as soon as i read those words about having this heart-shaped womb i just then went into this spiral oh my gosh this is exactly what it means for you

And I just thought I have to tell her that when I see you.

So I hope it wasn't, you know, out of turn.