Heather Mills
| Heather Mills | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 January 1968 Aldershot, Hampshire, England |
| Residence |
Robertsbridge, East Sussex Millstätter See, Austria Velden, Austria |
| Education | Usworth Grange Primary & Comprehensive School, Washington, Tyne and Wear. Hydeburn Comprehensive, London |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, charity campaigner |
| Net worth | £24.3 million + (estimated) |
| Spouse(s) |
Alfie Karmal (m. 1989; div. 1991) Paul McCartney (m. 2002; div. 2008) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | John "Mark" Francis Mills and Beatrice Mary Mills, née Finlay (both deceased) |
| Website | heathermills |
Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968) is an English media personality.
Mills came to public attention in 1993, when a collision with a police motorcycle in London resulted in the amputation of her left leg below the knee. She continued to model using a prosthetic limb and sold her story to a tabloid newspaper.
Her relationship with Sir Paul McCartney brought further public attention in the year 2000. They married in June 2002 and Mills gave birth to Beatrice Milly McCartney on 28 October 2003. The couple separated in 2006 and finalised their divorce in 2008.
After her marriage to McCartney, Mills became involved in animal rights advocacy and as of 2012 is a patron of Viva! (Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals) and the Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation. She is also vice-president of the Limbless Association.
Heather Mills was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, to John "Mark" Francis Mills, a former British paratrooper, and his wife, Beatrice Mary Mills, née Finlay, who was the daughter of a colonel in the British Army. Her father was adopted at age seven and grew up in Brighton, where his foster parents had a grocery shop, although his foster-father also worked as a mechanic for a Grand Prix racing team. Her mother was born in India, during World War II, but was educated at English boarding schools. They met at Newcastle University, and were married against the wishes of Finlay's father, who did not attend the wedding and only saw his daughter once more before he died.
Beatrice spoke several languages and played the piano, and Mark played banjo and guitar, liked photography (winning an Evening Standard award), and took part in numerous sports. He was very fond of animals (working for the RSPCA for a time), and Mills remembered her family always having a dog and a cat, as well as once having a pet goose and a white nanny goat that was allowed to roam the house owned by Mark's parents in Libanus, near Brecon.
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