Pick Me Up! Special

Published by TI Media Limited Pick Me Up! Special Series is your monthly feast of the best real-life stories from Pick Me Up! The series comprises of nine ‘Seasonals' and four ‘Best Ofs', featuring the best of Pick Me Up! Each bumper issue is crammed with a variety pack of true stories, your favourite features, money-saving tips, laughs, health ideas, great looks, budget beauty, food ideas to put a smile on your face and 12 puzzles. A fun package to keep you truly entertained!

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Hide and seek

Pick Me Up! Special

Your pick me ups

ANIMAL MAGIC • Our readers have captured their adorable animals on camera…

TASTE FOR MURDER • Sarah Cairns, 36, from Stanley, didn’t know what had happened to her mum for years – the truth was unbelievable…

WHERE’S HER BODY?

Follow it

Three in a row

This is ENGLAND

ROAD TO RECOVERY • Amy Searle, 37, from Essex, wanted to rev her engine – but it nearly took her life…

Brainwaves • Check out this amazing advice from our readers…

EGG BOX DAFFODILS

GARDEN REGALIA

FAMILY CURSE • Barbara-Ann Mackay, 43, from Arbroath, knows all too well that bad things come in threes…

Your style • MONOCHROME MADNESS

OUR LITTLE PEBBLE • Nicola Scarpato, 39, from Newport, had to pack years’ worth of memories into just a few short days…

BURIED ALIVE • Reggie and Carol Sumner thought they’d found their dream life – only for it to be cruelly snatched away…

Movie links

Your dilemmas

YOU WANNA PIZZA ME? • An unflattering Pizza Hut snap shocked Dee Ucuncu, 42, from Wisbech, into action…

FAMILY FOOD

MUM KNOWS BEST • Corinne Wardle, 39, from Flintshire, knew something was wrong with her baby…

TRAVEL TIPS • Jetting off on holiday is a luxury many of us want. But you could be spending too much. Iain Donachie, Head of Money Services at Tesco Bank, is here to save you a little cash! Visit: tescobank.com

Your home •  Nothing says spring like a pop of pastel…

THE BEAST WITHIN • *Helen, 44, from Hampshire, thought she was being placed in a safe, loving home…

EXPLORE THE Jurassic coast

Number fit

Spiral crossword

BEATING THE BULLIES • Claire Welch-Beasley, 33, from The Wirral, struggled with her identity. But clothes were always a constant.

+ INSTANT APPOINTMENT • With Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy (doctorfox.co.uk)

JUST DANCE

5 QUESTIONS WITH… • Kristina Rihanoff, former Strictly pro dancer

WHAT IS PERIMENOPAUSE?

Quit it!

SIGHT FOR SORE EYES • For Katherine Hutchings, 59, from Lavenham, it all changed one morning…

Lend an ear

Word jumble

Wordsearch

SPREAD YOUR WINGS • Claire Atallah, 34, from Harlington, is utterly mad about macaws!

CARING FOR JEAN • Lindsay Wain, 73, from Stoke-on-Trent, is fit as a fiddle, but he has a greater mission for building his strength and determination…

What’s TRENDING? • Here’s what you need to know this month…

Cross it

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DANCING QUEEN • Jodie Mangham, 31, from West Yorkshire, has a little girl with moves that wowed the whole ward…

Your style • STYLING MASTERCLASS… THE WHITE TEE

Slim one

Little one

A REAL CAT-ASTROPHE • Leanne McCann, 48, from Fife, was forced to watch as flames encased her home – but where was little Leo?

HOLDING ONTO HATE • Sophia Giraldo never thought that her traumatic past would come...