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Pick Me Up! Special

Aug 01 2026
Magazine

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!

Monthly Special

Your pick me ups • What have you been up to now?

The Biggie

DARK SECRET • My sis told me everything, so who was the new man in her life?

JUSTICE FOR CLARE

A REAL CHARACTER • I’m honouring my brave, funny boy with the things he loved most

Brainwaves • Check out this amazing advice from our readers…

Your style • Add these bargain buys to your weekly supermarket shop

MARRIED TO MR UNIVERSE • Having a hunky hubby is a lot of hard work, but it’s worth it

Your garden • Grasses and bamboos are the movers and shakers of the plant world

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT • Natalie was 6 when she went missing. Four years later, the horrifying truth emerged

Subscribe from £1 • Never miss an issue

What the duck?! • Why does autocorrect have to be so cringey?!

DANGER IN DISGUISE • I was just a kid in my school uniform, he was a grown man

ARROW WORD

SUDOKU

WORDSEARCH

NUMBER JIG

SPIRAL XWORD

THREE IN A ROW

A NEW WOMAN • Who was that fittie posing with my fella on Facebook?

10 of the best COOLING BEAUTY • Beat the heat with these soothing skincare treats

Let’s do lunch! • Grab’n’ go options that are healthier and cheaper than a meal deal

CHOSEN TO DIE • My girl thought she’ d finally found a friend, but it was all a sick ploy

Your home • Transform your table for colourful summer dining

BUMPER SURPRISE • With three kids under 5, falling pregnant was a shock. And they kept coming

NOT ALL MEN, BUT ENOUGH • A recent exposé, revealing 62 million have visited a site with disturbing content including ‘rape academies’, has women wondering just how safe we really are

WORDWISE

CODEWORD

SUDOKU

LINKWORDS

JUMBO PUZZLE

UNDER A RAIN CLOUD • Pain left me housebound. Something had to help

8 simple ways to LIVE LONGER & HEALTHIER • These healthy-heart habits can help turn back the ageing clock, say the experts

BLIND DETERMINATION • We meet Adriene, who is proving her critics wrong

No-bake puds • Tasty treats in a jiffy are so easy, no oven required!

BROKEN NOT BEATEN • I saw those dazzling headlights, then my life changed forever

PITCH BLACK • She went to work one morning, but horror was about to unfold

Guernsey • Bucket-and-spade days and car-free corners await just a ferry ride away

PLASTIC FANTASTIC • We meet Mandy, who went from more than 21st to self-confessed ‘bimbo’

SNAP HAPPY • Animal magic and a camera changed everything for my girl

This month’s answers

In next month’s

At sixes & sevens?

Your STARS • Astrologer Wendy Bristow’s predictions for the month of August

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Languages

  • English