Heather Mills's Biography
Heather Mills was born in January 1968 in Aldershot in England.
In an interview with Easy Living, Heather Mills described her troubled upbringing:
"When my parents split up, my sister, brother and I were left with my father. When he was sent to prison for fraud, we went to live with my mum, whose boyfriend insisted she choose between us and him - and my mother chose him."
Heather Mills left her mother's home aged 15 and had various jobs.
When she was 17 years old, Heather Mills became a model.
In 1989, Heather Mills married for the first time. However, her marriage to Alfie Karmal ended in divorce.
Heather Mills learned to ski in Slovenia and became an instructor.
However, her modelling career started to take off, including contracts with Marks & Spencers, River Island and Slix.
In 1993, however, she suffered severe injuries when she was crashed into by a police motorcyclist when on a zebra crossing. She lost her left leg below the knee.
Subsequently, Heather Mills got involved in a lot of charity work helping those who have lost limbs. She formed the Heather Mills Health Trust, recycling prosthetic limbs and campaigning against land mines.
Heather Mills also wrote a book, Out on a Limb.
Heather Mills McCartney is a Patron of Adopt-A-Minefield and a United Nations Association Goodwill Ambassador.
Heather Mills worked for a while in television. She presented The General, which was broadcast on the BBC live from Southampton General Hospital, and the current affairs show First Say on BBC Choice.
Mills's other credits include co-presenting and / or reporting on That's Esther Show with Esther Rantzen, Summer Holiday, Wish You Were Here and Travelog.
She also appeared in a BBC drama, Streetlife.
Heather Mills has also supported a number of animal rights causes.
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