Pick Me Up! Special Best Of 1 2018

Things don’t always turn out the way you plan. You can’t help but feel sorry for Kathryn and her new husband James (pg24). The newlyweds had booked themselves a honeymoon of a lifetime, but it turned into the holiday from hell. Eve decided to treat herself and her mum to a bottle of bubbly, but a freak accident left her needing major surgery (pg36). We celebrate amazing mums this month with Mother’s Day coming up. Kate (pg22) has battled for answers ever since her son Cohen was born, while Ana (pg26) could never have imagined the challenges her daughter Jasmine would have to face. But both mums couldn’t be prouder of their remarkable children. Cassie (pg8) is speaking out about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her neighbour.…

Things don’t always turn out the way you plan. You can’t help but feel sorry for Kathryn and her new husband James (pg24). The newlyweds had booked themselves a honeymoon of a lifetime, but it turned into the holiday from hell. Eve decided to treat herself and her mum to a bottle of bubbly, but a freak accident left her needing major surgery (pg36). We celebrate amazing mums this month with Mother’s Day coming up. Kate (pg22) has battled for answers ever since her son Cohen was born, while Ana (pg26) could never have imagined the challenges her daughter Jasmine would have to face. But both mums couldn’t be prouder of their remarkable children. Cassie (pg8) is speaking out about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her neighbour. She wants anyone…

A-moo-zing friendship My boy Finn is fascinated by his new friends. He stood there chatting to them for at least half an hour! Karen, Oxford The purest love There’s nothing better than seeing your hubby carry your baby boy. So much love. Seema, Berkshire Find hidden hearts My friend Jade made this amazing cake for my birthday! She’d hate me for sending this to the magazine, but I had to show off how talented she is! Laura, Wickford A true Irish beauty I thought this statue in Ireland was really beautiful. We were there on holiday recently and this is one of my favourite pictures. Holly, Plymouth If the pretty shoe fits My mum made these adorable shoes for my daughter! They’re still a bit too big for her, but I can’t wait to see her in them! They’re fit for a princess! Eloise,…

A-moo-zing friendship My boy Finn is fascinated by his new friends. He stood there chatting to them for at least half an hour! Karen, Oxford The purest love There’s nothing better than seeing your hubby carry your baby boy. So much love. Seema, Berkshire Find hidden hearts My friend Jade made this amazing cake for my birthday! She’d hate me for sending this to the magazine, but I had to show off how talented she is! Laura, Wickford A true Irish beauty I thought this statue in Ireland was really beautiful. We were there on holiday recently and this is one of my favourite pictures. Holly, Plymouth If the pretty shoe fits My mum made these adorable shoes for my daughter! They’re still a bit too big for her, but…

He told me I'd made him do it Pain exploded as my boyfriend Kris’s fist smashed hard into my face. It was March 2015, and I’d stormed out after a petty row. But Kris had chased after me. Then… Crunch! He hit me. Sobbing, I held my face. ‘I’m sorry,’ Kris muttered. ‘But if you hadn’t run off, I wouldn’t have snapped.’ In the six months we’d dated, Kris, then 21, hadn’t shown any signs of violence. Was it my fault? I thought. We’d got together at a Halloween party in 2014 – Kris was quiet, shy. And gorgeous! He was into martial arts, and very protective. We’d fallen in love and things were perfect. Until now. The next morning, we pretended it’d never happened. But I couldn’t hide my…

He told me I'd made him do it Pain exploded as my boyfriend Kris’s fist smashed hard into my face. It was March 2015, and I’d stormed out after a petty row. But Kris had chased after me. Then… Crunch! He hit me. Sobbing, I held my face. ‘I’m sorry,’ Kris muttered. ‘But if you hadn’t run off, I wouldn’t have snapped.’ In the six months we’d dated, Kris, then 21, hadn’t shown any signs of violence. Was it my fault? I thought. We’d got together at a Halloween party in 2014 – Kris was quiet, shy. And gorgeous! He was into martial arts, and very protective. We’d fallen in love and things were perfect. Until now. The next morning, we pretended it’d never happened. But I couldn’t hide my black eye. ‘I hit it on the headboard,’ I lied to my mum,…