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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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Sparklingbrook · 28/11/2021 19:09

Jonathan Ross said some stuff about her that was a bit much.

ArblemarchTFruitbat · 28/11/2021 19:08

Yes - I agree with you about the misogynistic press coverage at the time. This was fuelled by Paul McCartney being a 'national treasure' sort of person, so the press leapt to take his side when the pair divorced. I said at the time, and still think, that as with many divorces, there would've been fault on both sides.

I remember HM going on 'dancing on ice' which I thought was brave.

maddiemookins16mum · 28/11/2021 19:07

I found her difficult to ‘like’ and can’t even express why. That said, I have a deep held belief that Saint Paul was possibly a complete twonk to her.

BeneficiaryMadness · 28/11/2021 19:06

I have a joke about Heather Mills that you would never get away with these days!

RhondaZ · 28/11/2021 19:02

@Sparklingbrook

She was what my Nan would call an 'interesting character'. I think people remember her for lots of negative reasons. But TBH I've no idea of the positive ones.

Beatrice being 18 is Shock

I totally forgot they had a child. I've just googled her and she looks like him.
Theunamedcat · 28/11/2021 18:59

🤣 the press are worse look historically diana and Sarah Kate and Meghan same bullshit pitting women against each other diana/Kate destined to be queen therefore saintly sarah/meghan destined to be the "spare" absolutely slaughtered (remember the duchess of pork?) Charlotte Church and the newspapers counting down till she is "legal" 🤮 Katie price raising money for implants by sponsorship in the papers with her tits out similar situation with Sam fox I believe

Newspapers are bottom feeders

AdoptedBumpkin · 28/11/2021 18:56

It's funny, I was thinking the other day she seems to have disappeared completely.

Supersimkin2 · 28/11/2021 18:55

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Sparklingbrook · 28/11/2021 18:55

She was what my Nan would call an 'interesting character'. I think people remember her for lots of negative reasons. But TBH I've no idea of the positive ones.

Beatrice being 18 is Shock