Pick Me Up! 29-Jun-2017

What A Week! Cher Heasmer, Senior feature writer What A Babe! My dog Jess really enjoys going to our local pub. Everyone loves her and she laps up the attention. She’s one spoilt pooch! Horse & Hound? 11 ... ...that was my score on the Love Island quiz. I’m so excited it’s back! Test your knowledge of last year’s Love Islanders and try to beat me! Go to www.lifedeathprizes.com and search ‘Love Island 2016’. What A Laugh! Me and my friends did a cocktail-making class. It was such fun and we got to create our own. Ours contained a splash of gin, elderflower, lime juice, apple…and more gin – yum! Ed’s Test £25! WIN PUZZLE 1 Can you unscramble this nine-letter word to reveal something that Cher was really impressed by?…

Little STAR My newborn son Hudson looks very cheeky with his tongue out! Amy Hardman, Chester Get in touch If you’ve got a story for these pages, send photos and letters with all names and ages, plus a daytime phone number and full address, to the address below and GET BIG MONEY E-mail pickmeup@timeinc.com Call 020 3148 6460 Write to Pick Me Up!, 161 Marsh Wall, London E14 9AP Twitter twitter.com/pickmeupmag Facebook facebook.com/pickmeupmag Time Inc. (UK) Ltd reserves the right to reuse any submission sent to Pick Me Up! magazine, in any format or medium. Unfortunately, we can’t return photos without a stamped sae. Letters/photos must not be sent to any other publication. LIFE DEATH! PRIZES! Check out our website: www.lifedeathprizes.com Wonder of the world On my two-month trip around Asia, I…

WICKED: KENDREW ●Bottled up boyhood sex assaults ●Harrowing bedroom confession ●Justice after 33 years Sandra Emmel, 51, Exeter Snuggling under the duvet, I cuddled up to my boyfriend Jonny. Only, he turned over, pulled away – my heart sank. What have I done? I worried. It was October 2007, and we’d been dating a few months, but we’d been friends for three years after meeting through work. He’d been an events planner, me a waitress supervisor. ‘I love you,’ Jonny had confessed one night. What’s wrong? I’d known for ages I wanted more than friendship, and we instantly became an item. Jonny made me laugh, feel special. Only, my perfect man had become withdrawn. ‘Are you OK?’ I asked. ‘Is there anything you want to talk about?’ ‘I’m fine,’ he…

Instead, give Rhian’s little boy a cheery wave Rhian Backhouse, 28, Anglese as my sons Koren, 8, and Kyle, 5, waved to me from the top of the slide, they giggled away. I’d taken them to the local park for a bit of fresh air – and it was lovely seeing them have fun together. But, just 10 minutes later, Koren ran over to the bench where I was sat. ‘Can I have my sunglasses?’ he asked. It wasn’t exactly sunny out, but I handed them over. I knew he didn’t want them to shade the sun. He wanted to hide his eyes. And when I spotted a few kids staring at him and sniggering, I understood why. Poor Koren was selfconscious of his appearance. See, he looks a bit…

Storing bath soap on the soft area of a sponge scourer keeps the soap whole and usable for longer, saving you time and money. Plus there’s no mess! Your Best NEWS PAPER Tips 1 Wipe Out Weeds Cover your flowerbeds with newspaper, soak in water, and cover with compost to smother any weeds. Doris Hardy, Stoke 2 Get Arty Keep the kids busy on rainy days by getting old newspapers out and get them stuck into a creative papier-mache session! Alicia Rollins, Carlisle 3 Table Guard Instead of buying expensive padding, lay old newspaper down under the tablecloth on your kitchen or dining room table to protect it from spills and damages. Catherine Dale, Tunbridge 4 Shipshape shoes Make sure your shoes keep their shape by stuffing crumpled newspaper inside…

OURTOP TIP shape Up If you’re trying to get in shape for summer, we’ve got just the thing! The lovely folk at beachbodyshop.co.uk are offering PMU readers 25% off their amazing range of workout DVDs, sports clothes and gym equipment. Just enter the code PICKMEUP25 at the checkout before 30 June to take advantage of the offer. feeling fruity Pick up two tins of Del Monte Peach Halves for just £1.60 (normally £1.10 each) at Asda until 3 July. They make a really tasty dessert with a scoop of ice cream. Treat Yourself Tubs of Ben & Jerry’s Cookie Dough Ice Cream are now only £2.50 each (normally £4) at Iceland until 9 July. We’ll stock up – and try not to eat a whole tub in one go! OFFER…