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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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Malibuismysecrethome · 28/11/2021 19:27

MissLucy... I think that’s putting it mildly

tara66 · 28/11/2021 19:27

I thought she moved to Poland at one stage.

SilentPanic · 28/11/2021 19:26

She lied so much though, and Macca's kids worried about their dad when he was with her. Also, does anyone remember the mad interview she did on This Morning where she touted rats' milk as an alternative to cows' milk?!

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 28/11/2021 19:25

@LizzieSiddal

Yes the press were dreadful regarding her.

However on a separate note she was a pretty dreadful person. She has been found to have lied on numerous occasions according to the judge at her divorce hearing. She also poured a jug of water over Paul’s lawyer’s head when the judgement was announced. I think that says rather alot about her as a person.

Yes, she was a bit of a fantasist and perhaps not an especially nice person. OTOH, from the pasting she got in the media, you'd have thought she was a mass murderer. There were insinuations that she had taken advantage of a confused older man, but McCartney was only 58 when they got together and, even 20 years later, still seems cognitively fine for someone who dropped a tonne of acid in the 60s
StoneofDestiny · 28/11/2021 19:25

Thought she opened a food bar - veggie burgers or something in a coastal area? Had no idea they had a child together.

Bluntness100 · 28/11/2021 19:25

@Kendoddsdadsdogsdadsdead

Oh wow. Just googled Beatrice and she is the absolute double of Paul McCartney!
She really is, it’s astonishing.
GetTheFlockOutOfHere · 28/11/2021 19:25

@Kendoddsdadsdogsdadsdead

Oh wow. Just googled Beatrice and she is the absolute double of Paul McCartney!
She is isn't she?!

I can't STAND Heather Mills, but I would rather not state why on here..

AutumnAlmanack · 28/11/2021 19:24

She was/is a horrible cow. Took Paul for all she could get and gave nothing in return.

LoveGrooveDanceParty · 28/11/2021 19:23

One look at how the press deal with Meghan and you’ll realise they’re exactly the same as they’ve ever been.

Malibuismysecrethome · 28/11/2021 19:22

Wasn’t it Fiona Shackleton she threw the water over.

LizzieSiddal · 28/11/2021 19:21

Has she turned things around? What's she doing now?

She’s hopefully just getting on with her life and is happy. I don’t think being in the lime light made her happy at all.

Queenoftheashes · 28/11/2021 19:21

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BlueBloodedBlue · 28/11/2021 19:20

I met her when she and Paul attended a memorial service. There were many, many famous people there (even more celeb and famous than Paul) and she was visibly pissed off that she and Paul weren't the total centre of attention.

Sparklingbrook · 28/11/2021 19:19

Has she turned things around? What's she doing now?

SunshineCake1 · 28/11/2021 19:18

@Malibuismysecrethome

I remember her being interviewed and she said that her mum had lost her leg in the same way at a similar age. I remember thinking how terrible that was and then a couple of years later it was revealed that her mum had had a knee operation and hadn’t lost her leg at all. She lied
She also lied and pretended to be a journalist.
user1471457751 · 28/11/2021 19:16

She assaulted her husband's divorce barrister by throwing water over her. Apparently over £20m wasn't enough for her

Malibuismysecrethome · 28/11/2021 19:15

I remember her being interviewed and she said that her mum had lost her leg in the same way at a similar age. I remember thinking how terrible that was and then a couple of years later it was revealed that her mum had had a knee operation and hadn’t lost her leg at all. She lied

ShirleyPhallus · 28/11/2021 19:15

Oh dear Blush

ShirleyPhallus · 28/11/2021 19:15

Name changed, I was friends with her sister (lost touch now) and met Heather a few times. Plenty nice enough but really thought of herself as a big star.

ParkheadParadise · 28/11/2021 19:13

@Sparklingbrook

I remember her chucking water over PM's divorce lawyer.
Me too That's the first thought I had when I opened the thread
LizzieSiddal · 28/11/2021 19:13

Yes the press were dreadful regarding her.

However on a separate note she was a pretty dreadful person. She has been found to have lied on numerous occasions according to the judge at her divorce hearing. She also poured a jug of water over Paul’s lawyer’s head when the judgement was announced. I think that says rather alot about her as a person.

Kendoddsdadsdogsdadsdead · 28/11/2021 19:13

Oh wow. Just googled Beatrice and she is the absolute double of Paul McCartney!

TSSDNCOP · 28/11/2021 19:12

I think both of them must look back and think it was a massive error of judgement.

I'm her case because history shows us it's a bad idea to marry a Beatle. The press will always came at you.

In his case because he either ignored or chose not to listen to history.

Sparklingbrook · 28/11/2021 19:11

I remember her chucking water over PM's divorce lawyer.

Kendoddsdadsdogsdadsdead · 28/11/2021 19:10

How odd. I was justbthinking about her the other day for some reason! Think there was someone on TV who looked like her.

She had a terrible time in the press. I didn't really have a view on her as such, but I do remember her being slaughtered by the media.