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Pick Me Up!
EditorMatt Davies
CategoriesWomen's magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation183,662 (ABC Jul – Dec 2013)[1]
Print and digital editions.
First issueJanuary 2005
CompanyFuture plc
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish

Pick Me Up! is a British weekly women's magazine that is published through the Future plc group.[2]

It "leapt"[2] into the ten most popular weekly women's magazines in just six months, selling more than half a million copies.[2]

Editor

June Smith-Sheppard was appointed editor of Pick Me Up for its launch in 2005. The Guardian referred to her as an "uncompromisingly ordinary launch editor, [that] offers a tantalising glimpse of the tongue-in-cheek items she hopes will define the new women's weekly.[3]

Columnists

  • Jeremy Kyle: Jeremy wrote an agony uncle column for Pick Me Up, until September 2010, in the style of the talk show he presents, The Jeremy Kyle Show.
  • Claire Petulengro: horoscope.[4]
  • Dr Nicola Davies: Nicola is the investigative psychologist for the 'Making of a monster' column. This studies the psychological influences causing specific people to become notorious killers.[5]
  • GP Doctor Gary Bartlett is a regular contributor to writing the Instant Appointment column.

Reception

Pick Me Up! Magazine is cited as one of the magazines targeted by the campaign group "Curb The Chat Mags".[6]

References

  1. ^ "ABC Certificates and Reports: Pick Me Up". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Cozens, Claire (18 August 2005). "Pick Me Up proves real success". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  3. ^ Robinson, James (16 January 2005). "IPC gets real with racy new women's weekly". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Daily Horoscopes". Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  5. ^ Killing for healthpsychologyconsultancy.co.uk April 2012 [dead link]
  6. ^ "Curb The Chat Mags".

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