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Do you remember Heather Mills?

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LucilleBluth · 28/11/2021 18:52

I have been watching the Beatles documentary and got to thinking about her.

She was in the papers constantly in the 2000s, I remember her being painted as an absolute con artist witch. I googled a few articles about her from the time of the divorce. They are brutal in the misogynistic tone, she’s labelled as a slag, a goer, ex prostitute, you name it.

I don’t think papers write about women in such hash terms anymore. Maybe she was a bit of a twat, whoever married Saint Paul would have suffered at that time I think.

I suppose by AIBU is are the press less misogynistic.

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TheElvishQueen · 28/11/2021 23:44

All gels.

TheElvishQueen · 28/11/2021 23:43

@EYProvider

I’ve just watched the Get Back documentary, Elvish. I saw the original Let It Be, as well.

He’s a complete mess in it, obviously on the brink of a nervous breakdown, which he had a few months after. He carries on pulling songs out of the air, of course, because not only is he a genius, he has the strongest work ethic of the four of them. But he’s losing his creative partner and it’s killing him.

Yes completely agree. I don’t think he had a nervous breakdown though. He got married in March and had a child in August. He was undoubtedly very depressed when John decided to leave and was in a bad way for some time. The drinking and depression really kicked in when the Beatles split and he and Heather moved to Scotland. What struck me about the documentary is how everything is coming from him. All the ideas, all the drive. All the staff are looking to him for decisions. He was cracking up under the strain. Lennon is playing around on the fringes or turning up late. He just doesn’t seem to care much. It was an eye opener. Every single song more or less was McCartneys. The third episode shows them coming together more . Once they do the roof top performance they just light up and it all goes. So sad that that was the last time. I found it very affecting.
EYProvider · 28/11/2021 23:43

I don’t understand why people get so much pleasure out of sticking the boot in to Paul McCartney. He’s fundamentally a decent man who has never done anything to deserve the hate he gets on here.

TheElvishQueen · 28/11/2021 23:38

Four years is not 5 mins. What a nasty, spiteful post.

EYProvider · 28/11/2021 23:36

I’ve just watched the Get Back documentary, Elvish. I saw the original Let It Be, as well.

He’s a complete mess in it, obviously on the brink of a nervous breakdown, which he had a few months after. He carries on pulling songs out of the air, of course, because not only is he a genius, he has the strongest work ethic of the four of them. But he’s losing his creative partner and it’s killing him.

Cam2020 · 28/11/2021 23:34

There was also that car crash interview on GMTV when she started coming out with very unbelievable statements against Paul. I can't remember what they were, but she was an absolute fantasist.

I cannot stand Paul McCartney, I think he's one of the biggest wankers ever, so I thought it was quite amusing really. He married her about 5 mins after Linda died, so the charitable part of me thinks he must have been vulnerable, but the mean side of me thinks he was a vain, old fool.

GetTheFlockOutOfHere · 28/11/2021 23:32

@EYProvider

My own view is that no woman has ever held a candle to John Lennon and he’s tormented by that. I’m sure it’s not easy competing with the ghost of John, no matter how much money he’s got.

Really? Confused

Are you on the sauce tonight perchance?

A580Hojas · 28/11/2021 23:24

I do remember her and what sorry story their marriage breakdown and divorce was. I always wondered why the press was so ruthlessly vitriolic towards her.

user1471457751 · 28/11/2021 23:24

I doubt their child has ever had to fly economy in her life. Mum had £24m, all school fees paid, a nanny and £35k per year. If you have to fly economy on that then you are seriously shit with money

TheElvishQueen · 28/11/2021 23:19

@EYProvider

She got 20 million out of him, I hardly think she was hard done by. She got her claws into him when he was vulnerable, which let’s be honest, so did Linda, but luckily it worked out for them.

My own view is that no woman has ever held a candle to John Lennon and he’s tormented by that. I’m sure it’s not easy competing with the ghost of John, no matter how much money he’s got.

If you watch the Get Back documentary, you may change your mind.
Sydneylover1 · 28/11/2021 23:17

She owns a vegan food company (vbites). My friend worked for her for a year (up to the end of 2020) and said she was okay but quite a disorganised and scatty (ie not really business focused) character. I gather her senior employees (MD level) don’t last very long!

EYProvider · 28/11/2021 23:17

She got 20 million out of him, I hardly think she was hard done by. She got her claws into him when he was vulnerable, which let’s be honest, so did Linda, but luckily it worked out for them.

My own view is that no woman has ever held a candle to John Lennon and he’s tormented by that. I’m sure it’s not easy competing with the ghost of John, no matter how much money he’s got.

TheElvishQueen · 28/11/2021 22:56

@ScribblingPixie

I lived quite near Paul & Linda McCartney when their children were young. They went to local state schools and I know at least one of them had a very ordinary Saturday job in town. I think their parents liked them to be as normal as possible rather than living in the lap of luxury. Quite admirable really.
Yes they were famous for it. I really admire it too.
JaceLancs · 28/11/2021 22:53

Hopefully Heather is happy now - not sure how I feel about Paul being a national treasure
They are both just people in a relationship that didn’t work out
Move on……..

ScribblingPixie · 28/11/2021 22:53

I lived quite near Paul & Linda McCartney when their children were young. They went to local state schools and I know at least one of them had a very ordinary Saturday job in town. I think their parents liked them to be as normal as possible rather than living in the lap of luxury. Quite admirable really.

SpookyScarySkeletons · 28/11/2021 22:37

Didn't she do dancing on ice a few years back?

winnieanddaisy · 28/11/2021 22:20

HM received at least one house. £15,000,000 is £1,000,000 per year to live on until the child is of age . On top of that all the daughters childcare and school fees were covered until she was 18 and £35,000 for her expenses every year . I'm sure that Paul covered a lot of other things for his daughter such as medical expenses too .
She probably has had a lifestyle similar to her dad . Just because he has a huge amount of money doesn't mean he spends a huge amount of money .
Now that she's older he probably cuts the mother out and gives living expenses straight to his daughter and I wouldn't blame him .

MilkTooth · 28/11/2021 22:16

I met them both once in a Parkinson aftershow thing. She seemed like the brains of the couple — he was amiably dopey to talk to.

Thereareliterallynonamesleft · 28/11/2021 22:16

@YokoOnosHat

Amazing documentary that tells the real story of her life aired on .
Haha - I love Star Stories, was just wondering if anyone was going to reference it!
AndMatt · 28/11/2021 22:10

@SpangleWhorl

I thought PMcC was a massive twat over that divorce settlement as well.
Me too. I've never bought the "national treasure" thing since. I also thought the other children behaved very badly at the prospect of losing a share of their father's wealth.
julieca · 28/11/2021 22:07

@HelloDulling it wasnt for the marriage, it was for the child who lived with her.

OneTC · 28/11/2021 22:07

How strange, me and my friends were talking about Heather Mills in the pub this afternoon

SpangleWhorl · 28/11/2021 22:03

I thought PMcC was a massive twat over that divorce settlement as well.

LizzieSiddal · 28/11/2021 22:02

Did the judgement specifically say that PM would only pay for second class flights?

Peakypolly · 28/11/2021 21:58

I sat next to Heather and her child at ' Everybody's Talking About Jamie'. I was struck by what a beautiful woman she was.
At that stage - I think it was 2017?- B used the gents loo. This led to my DH telling me I must have mis-identified the pair. B was the spitting image of her father though, and Heather clearly recognisable-her appearance and her accent.
Heather didn't return for the second half ( I heard her on a phone call during the interval, I guess it was an important one) and I felt a bit sorry for B on her own, although she clearly enjoyed the show.

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