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Take a Break Weekly

May 21 2026
Magazine

Take A Break Weekly is Britain’s best-selling women’s magazine that’s all about you and your life. Each week we share your compelling true-life stories, the latest health, fashion and beauty tips, plus cookery and travel. Don’t miss our exciting competitions with fabulous must-win prizes.

This week in your Take a Break • Welcome to Take a Break, the best-selling women’s weekly magazine that’s all about you and your life

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Take a Break WORLD Where everyone loves life

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Return to SENDER! • For years, I’d had my suspicions about what my fella was up to. Then a letter arrived with a shocking revelation.

Your Brainwaves • Tips, tricks and bright ideas

‘It could’ve been me’ • My family went camping and never came home. Now it was up to me to be their voice.

YOUR BIG Bonanza

LOVE at first FLIGHT • On board a flight to Tenerife, I met someone special and somewhere above the clouds, romance soared.

AND THEN SUM

NOW 4 SOMETHING Different

PATTERN PLAY • Spring’s must-have prints are here to spruce up your wardrobe

Pup foster parents WANTED! • A guide dog can change the life of someone who is blind or partially sighted. But the charity Guide Dogs desperately needs more volunteers to care for pups with potential. Take a Break investigates…

FIND THE Money!

From UNFIIT MUM to ACTIVE and FUN • A sweaty shame at the school gates inspired me to shed the pounds.

YOUR BIG Relax

The most honest advice around

JUST For Fun

5 ways to… STAY HYDRATED • Simple tips to help you banish tiredness, brain fog and headaches

Find inner calm • Could aromatherapy improve your sleep, stress and even pain?

‘SOMETHING’S REALLY WRONG’! • My mystery symptoms were baffing doctors. But how much longer could I put my life on hold?

Code BREAKER • Crack our CODE BREAKER discover the winning word…

‘I can’t leave THE LOO!’ • I’d settled in front of the telly with my favourite snack. But hours later, I was in hospital. What on earth had happened?

The FRICE is RIGHT!

Sun, sea and STARTING OVER! • For these women, one holiday changed lives

‘Won’t that be awkward? • I’d just split with my hubby when he called with news. What happened next surprised everyone.

COASTAL CALM • Sun-washed blues, airy textures and laid-back vibes bring that effortless holiday feeling home

QUESTION Time • The answer to each question can be found in the box at the bottom. Cross them off as you go.

A chance to DANCE • Just as I felt a devastating diagnosis had taken everything from me, something unbelievable happened.

ON THE KING’S COAST PATH • Explore England’s newly opened royal path, one scenic stroll at a time

A HOLIDAY FOR TWO TO MENORCA

Picture POINTER • Write your answers to the word and picture clues in the direction shown by the arrows.

‘But I’m getting married’ • My fiancé and I couldn’t wait for our big day, but then I got some news that threw all our plans up in the air.

Life Stars • This week’s stars with Rosalie Jones

Starscope

YOUR BIG Supermarket SPREE

Hen do FROM HELL • One minute, I was having fun with my pals, the next I was in the back of an ambulance. What the heck had happened?

YOUR BIG Cash Stash! • YOUR BIG Cash Stash is a brand-new puzzle with a brand-new prize! Solve our crossword to find out what’s inside our treasure chest and you could be in the money. There’s a different amount up for grabs EVERY WEEK

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