Heather Mills: The Real Mrs McCartney

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Friends, family and a former husband cast a dubious eye over Mills' much publicised rags to riches tale. Charitable Lady Bountiful? Or media savvy gold digger?

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Heather Mills
born: 01-12-1968
birth place: Tyne and Wear, England

Mills claimed to be receiving death threats following her separation from McCartney and in May 2007, the police claimed that she had been relying on the 999 service too often after becoming increasingly nervous about her safety. The press reported that a senior police officer said Mills had been calling the number a “disproportionate” amount of times, apparently four times in 24 hours, complaining of harassment by photographers outside her home in Brighton.

"A certain part of the tabloid media created such a hate campaign against me it put my life and my daughter's life at risk."

In October 2007, Mills broke her silence and began a round of interviews on UK and American television back lashing at the hype over her impending divorce. She hit the headlines after an emotionally charged interview on British breakfast programme GMTV, when she accused a “certain corner” of feeding spin to the media to smear her.

"A certain part of the tabloid media created such a hate campaign against me it put my life and my daughter's life at risk,'' Mills commented, "that's why I considered killing myself.''

She also likened her situation, due to the similar unwanted press coverage, to those of the late Princess Diana – who, according to Mills, was "chased and killed" by paparazzi.

In March 2008, the courts awarded Mills £24.3 million in her divorce settlement with McCartney. As part of the deal, Mills will receive £14 million for herself and £2.5 million to buy a house in London. The settlement will also see Sir Paul pay their four-year-old daughter Beatrice's nanny and school fees and will pay Beatrice £35,000 a year.

Despite having sought £125 million from the divorce, a relieved Mills said she was "glad it's over" and "it was an incredible result to secure mine and my daughter's future".

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