Pick Me Up! 05-Oct-2017

James Hanman, Writer What A Movie! My girlfriend and I watched Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens (right) in The Guest. If bloody violence is your thing, this is definitely the film for you. Guns galore! 23 …that’s the height in inches of 21-year-old Manpreet Singh. He’s worshipped by locals as a reincarnated Hindu god. See lifedeathprizes.com/smallest-man What A View! While visiting Edinburgh, I stopped off in Leith, where Trainspotting is set. It’s much prettier and friendlier than the movies let on! What A Cutie! My friend’s new kitten, Vincent, tried his best to slash my hands to ribbons when we met for the first time this week. He’s as adorable as he’s playful! Bit blandÉ What A Sweet Tooth! The fact this lollipop isn’t real didn’t stop my girlfriend Charlotte from trying to eat it!…

Look who I met! I was lucky enough meet Ricky Tomlinson at Durham Miners’ Gala. A perfect gentleman! Cassie Gaines, Durham 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: lifedeathprizes.com Feline face Ever seen…

Pick Me Up! BIG STORY • Pervert preyed on chat-room teen • Sex at just 14, then blackmailed • Not his only young target Danielle Hall, 22 As a message pinged up on my computer screen, I felt familiar butterflies. Hey, gorgeous! How was your day? it read. It was from John Dodd, then 21. We’d been talking online for a couple of weeks in the chat room BearShare. He was a complete stranger, but we’d really hit it off. I was just 13, he was eight years older. But John was always there to listen to my problems. My parents had recently separated and I was finding it tough. You’ll be OK, things will get better, John reassured me. Quickly, our conversations moved to MSN messenger. Then we were…

Zoe Buxton, 26, County Antrim Admiring my reflection in the mirror, I turned to my twin sister Lucy, 26, and smiled. ‘You look lovely!’ she gushed. We were getting ready to go out for dinner. ‘Can you do my hair?’ I called to my husband Mike, 29. Most women wouldn’t let their hubby anywhere near their hair. But I’m not like most women, and neither is Lucy… Baffling docs When we were 5, I broke my elbow jumping off the sofa. Mum Avril, now 53, and Dad Ian, 52, took me to A&E, where my arm was put in a cast. Six weeks later, my elbow had healed – but, when doctors removed my cast, I couldn’t straighten my arm. When I tried, I cried out in pain. Bone had…

Your Best MOUTHWASH Tips 1 Drive out dandruff Rinse your hair with a mix of mouthwash and water if you’re suffering from dandruff. Billie Spooner, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 2 Keep it clean Dunk your toothbrush in a cup of mouthwash before brushing to make sure that it’s clean and free of bathroom bacteria. Jodie Knight, Corwen 3 Poison ivy problem If you’ve come into contact with poison ivy, apply some mouthwash which will help relieve the inflammation and itchiness. Rebecca Handelson, North Tawton, Devon 4 Rest your feet Spent all day on your feet? Then soak them in a mixture of mouthwash and water to soften and refresh those tired tootsies Carmella Jordan, Derby Top Mum’s Tip! Don’t throw your old Yellow Pages away. Give it to your children so they can…

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