Pick Me Up! 08-Jun-2017

What A Week! Hilary Browning, senior sub Editor What A Treat! To celebrate my birthday, my hubby Keith and our uni-student daughter Tash took me for a lovely tapas meal, then to see the fab West End show An American in Paris. Catch it if you can! 11 Million To One …those are the odds of dying in a plane crash! Read more about ‘aviophobia’. Go to www.lifedeathprizes.com/scaredof-flying What A Gift! I was spoilt again on Mothers’ Day with champagne, throwback Rive Gauche perfume and these fab hyacinths (but I’m worth it!). What A Dude! Here’s our ginger lad Henry rocking the boy-band look. Personally, I think a snap back would be more his style, but then whadda I know about feline fashion..? £25!win Puzzle 1 Ed’s Test Can you unscramble…

Little STAR Doesn’t my 5-year-old son Freddie look excited to be wearing his goggles in the paddling pool? Theresa Gooda, Billingshurst The future’s bright… Leila, my posing pooch, is enjoying the summer sunshine while she’s wearing her designer sunnies. What a shady lady! Amanda Hadley, Cradley Heath Seat with a view Me and my amazing husband on our honeymoon in Cala Millor. The most beautiful scenery I’ve ever seen! Samantha McKibbens, Glasgow Your Facebook WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT ON FB... What would (or did) make you dump your partner? My ex was a reptile-keeper. Lorraine Lazaro A Lottery win. Sharon Arnott Constant disrespect. Leona Vitalis Sending nude photos to other girls. Kiara Chludil If he didn’t love puppies. Chloe Muncey Join in at www.facebook.com/pickmeupmag Look who I met! See how…

PICK ME UP! BIG STORY •Grieving teen preyed on by so-called mate •Disgusted, confused, betrayed •He lied and lied to save his skin Angel Rogerson, 21, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham Let’s go out,’ my mate Carly suggested. ‘ It was the start of the Easter weekend, April 2015, and I was feeling down. Just two days earlier, I’d buried my beloved nan Elizabeth, who’d died from cancer. Needing cheering up, Carly and I headed to our local, the DL5 Sports & Lounge Bar, where we bumped into friendly faces from our neighbourhood. We sat with the Hodgson family, including two sisters, their brother Dougie, then 28, and their mum. I’d visited their house before, hung out with them. We all chatted until 11pm, when the barman called time. ‘Come back…

Hayley Dix, 30, High Wycombe, Bucks Standing in the corner of the playground, I tried not to cry. But it got harder and harder as the bullies bombarded me with insults. You look like a tractor ran over your face,’ one boy said. That stung even more than the rubbers and pencils I regularly had thrown at me in the classroom by a gang of sniggering girls. It was too difficult to explain to them that I had Gorham’s disease, which was causing the bones in my face to vanish. So, instead, I stayed quiet. The debilitating disease was picked up after a routine trip to the dentist when I was 6. It was discovered that all the teeth in one side of my mouth were loose. I knew it…

Your Best SHAMPOO Tips 1 Clean Brushes Leave your brushes in a bowl of warm water and shampoo for 10-15 minutes to remove bacteria. Sian Edwards, Cardiff 2 Stop Mist Rub shampoo into the mirror then wipe it away. Next time you shower, your mirror won’t mist up. Frances Russell, Mansfield 3 Wash Your Undies You can use shampoo to handwash delicate items like your underwear. Just rinse out thoroughly after. Michelle Haywood, Croydon 4 Have Nice Nails Soak your fingers in warm water and shampoo to soften and clean your cuticles before giving yourself a home manicure. Emily Dray, Sunderland Rather than binning used egg shells, I went retro and planted cress seeds and added some facial features. My grandchildren love them! Lee Hall, Sittingbourne Use a supermarket wine…

SAVING OF THE WEEK Ready To Dine… All products in Kirsty’s healthy ready-meal range at Waitrose are just £2.25 (normally £3) until 13 June. All the meals are very low in calories and free from gluten, wheat and dairy. OUR TOP TIP family Day Out At the new Jurassic Ranger Exhibit at Sea Life Manchester at intu Trafford Centre, Kids go free with a paying adult in 2017, if you take this page. For full T&Cs, see www.visitsealife.com/ manchester/termsand- conditions. OFFER OF THE WEEK Turn Back The Clock Save 50% on Regime products with exclusive code PICKMEUP50 at www.forzasupplements. co.uk before 30 June. They provide long-lasting antiageing affects by working from the inside out. feeling saucy The Saucy Fish Co’s new frozen salmon with a chilli, lime & ginger dressing…