Heather Mills

former glamour model, activist

Heather Mills is an English former model, businesswoman, and animal rights activist. She lost her left leg below the knee in a traffic accident in 1993 but continued modeling with a prosthetic limb. She was married to Paul McCartney from 2002 to 2008 and has been involved in animal rights advocacy since then.

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About the Heather Mills

Heather Anne Millsis an English former model, businesswoman and animal rights activist.

Mills first came to public attention in 1993 when she was a model and was involved in a traffic collision with a police motorcycle in London. The accident resulted in the amputation of her left leg below the knee, but she continued to model using a prosthetic limb and later sold her story to the tabloid journal News of the World.

She began a relationship with Paul McCartney in 2000. They married in June 2002 and Mills gave birth to Beatrice Milly McCartney on 28 October 2003. They separated in 2006, and finalised their divorce in 2008.

After her marriage to McCartney, Mills became involved in animal rights advocacy and as of 2024 is a patron of Viva! and Viva! Health. She is also vice-president of the Limbless Association.

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Heather Mills was born on January 12, 1968.

In 1993, Heather Mills was involved in a traffic collision with a police motorcycle in London, which resulted in the amputation of her left leg below the knee.

After losing her leg, Heather Mills continued to model using a prosthetic limb and later sold her story to the tabloid journal News of the World.

Heather Mills began a relationship with Paul McCartney in 2000, and they married in June 2002.

After her marriage to Paul McCartney, Heather Mills became involved in animal rights advocacy and 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 and Paul McCartney separated in 2006 and finalized their divorce in 2008.

Heather Mills gave birth to Beatrice Milly McCartney on October 28, 2003.