Pick Me Up! Special – September 2019

COVER PHOTO : GETTY STOCK IMAGES: ALAMY

Onthecover

6 Hunteddownbymystalker

becausestrangers wanted

medead

8 Savedfromhorrorcrash

butnotfrom what came

next

18 Thewaterturnedred and

myarmwasgone

22 ThejoyofraisingRosie

38 Heturnedhismurders into

a boardgame

64 Mydaughtersellsnude

pics...andI takethem!

Morereallife

10 Littlepickmeups

14 Holysmokes

26 I hadtoforgive

31 Offhistrolley

32 Hiladies!

34 Hiddendanger

40 Bewareofthewasps

42 Don’tjustwalkby

47 Stingorswim

52 Biginfashion

54 Brutalrecall

62 Morelittlepickmeups

Funfeatures

12 Treatyourself

20 Easyeats

28 Daysout

36 Travel– Welshwonders

48 Super-foodorsuper-fad?

49 Home– tidyideas

50 What’strending?

56 Yourstyle

60 Lookamazing

toschool

r favourites

ckmeups

waves

dilem

h an

ines

Gailx

Autumnspecial

A

sweallknow,lifeis neverperfect.

Butit’swhenwetake– andgive–

secondchances,thatwestartto seethe

bestin othersandourselves.

Ourheartsgooutto Samantha(pg8).She

enduredseeingherdaughtersuffera horrific

accident,andlifewouldneverbethesame.But

youngBeckywasgivena secondchanceat life,

evenif it didn’tlastas longas she’dhoped.

Weadmirethepurestrengthof Figen(pg26),

too.Hersonwascruellyrippedawayfromherin

aninstant,butshe’sdecidedto takea chanceand

forgivehiskiller– nowshe’sreapingthe

rewardsof hergooddeed.

DadJason(p22)neverexpectedhisdaughter

to turnoutthewayshedid,buthegavefatea

chance,andnowhecouldn’tbehappier.He’sa

wonderfuldad!

Homelessnessis a bigissuethatweoftenlook

awayfrom,butselflessIrina(pg42)decidedto

giveonehomelessmana secondchanceat life–

wereallyadmirehergenerosity.

Jessica(pg32)hada roughtimefittingin,but

nowshe’stakentheworldbystorm,andshe

wantsus all– nomatterwhatwelooklike– to

loveourselvesa bitmore.

Aswellas plentymorereallife,wealsohave

cleverideasto keepyourhometidyand

organised(pg49),someof thehottestfashion

trends(pg56),anda handytravelguideon

stunningCarmarthenshire(pg36).

Lookoutforsomegreatideasonthrowinga

funhendoforyourbestmate(pg28)anddon’t

forgetto grabyourPickMeUp!Autumn

Special,onsale 5 September.

Enjoy!

O

in

Pi

yo

ha

ch

Hi

wi

__

An

WELCOME TO YOUR MONTHLY SPECIAL OF

Hideand eek

49

32

10

12

Editor:GailShortlandSeniorWriter:LaeaMarshallFeatureWriters:Rosie

Crass,HannahPoon,NiaDaltonSeniorDesigner:VictoriaElliottDesigner:

Emily KelfordJunior Designers:Yazz Williams, Emily Poole, Hollie Moxham