Pick Me Up! 21-Sep-2017

WIN PUZZLE 1 £25 Can you unscramble this 10-letter word to reveal somebody Cher thinks she’s turning into? Enter on page 49. EDIZLALRIB What A Bonus! My brother Luke and his girlfriend bought a house just over the road from us. It’s fun having him so local – and handy, too, when we’re in need of a last-minute dogsitter..! 15 …apparently that’s how many handbags, on average, every woman owns. I’m guilty of owning at least double that! How about you? What A Trick! My dog Jess made the most of the last rays of summer sun. I caught her soaking them up in the back garden. And she didn’t budge all day. Talk about lady of leisure! What A Birthday! My big sister, Samantha, recently turned 30. I can still remember…

Little STAR Says it all Meet my little monkey Finlay, aged 6 months. He certainly is a wild child! Stacey McLean, Greenock 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 Tiny turtle This…

PickMeUp! BIG STORY • Vicious beatings started within months • Terrorised with insects and a snake • Plagued by over 3,700 phone calls Chloe Fowler, 23, Galston, Ayrshire I was the luckiest girl in the world… It was summer 2013, I was 19, and I’d got together with Stuart McEwan, 22, who I’d met through friends. Stuart was an electrical power linesman, and worked away during the week, but he’d be back on Fridays and whisk me off for romantic weekends. ‘Every moment is exciting,’ I beamed. My mum, Mattie, 43, wasn’t keen, but I thought she was just being protective. Only, Stuart did become controlling. As he worked away a lot, I thought he was lonely and just missed me. But he began to chip away at my self-esteem. ‘You look…

Johnathan Smyth, 25, Cookstown As soon as I saw Jolene, I knew. I was 18, she was 16, and in my sister Louise’s class in college. I spotted her one afternoon when I met Louise for our lift home. ‘Who’s your friend?’ I badgered in the car. I found Jolene on Facebook and nervously sent her a message. Hi, I’m Louise’s brother… We got chatting, then we started meeting during lunchbreaks at college. We had our first kiss in the corridor between lessons. I was head over heels. Jolene was gorgeous, bubbly and so much fun. On Christmas Day 2011, I got down on one knee at her mum’s house. ‘You’re the love of my life,’ I told her. ‘Will you be my wife?’ ‘Yes!’ she sobbed, putting her hands over…

Top Mum’s Tip! A packet of buttons can be really useful for helping the children with their maths homework. P Headen, Woking When you come to the end of your toothpaste, use tape to bind the end – it’ll make it much easier to squeeze more out. Claire Gooder, Bournemouth I always keep a clean, empty plastic milk bottle in my car, just in case I see any blackberries growing. You can hold the handle as you pick, and then put the lid on to transport them home safely. Lesley Dunn, Cranham Is your bread too wide to fit in your toaster? Not a problem! Just flatten out the slices with a rolling pin. Luke Harden, Ruthin Got leftover potatoes or veggies? Got eggs in the fridge? Whip up a…

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