Middle Age Hollywood

Heather Mills' friend gives her a lift for a dip in the sea in Mauritius

Heather Mills is set to reveal all about her marriage to Sir Paul McCartney in an upcoming British TV interview.

The Beatles legend wed the former glamour model in 2002, but the couple separated in 2006, leading to an ugly public divorce battle.The union was officially dissolved in 2008 and the veteran musician was ordered to hand over $38.9 million of his fortune to Mills, as well as annual payments for the former couple's young daughter, Beatrice.

Mills revealed recently that the divorce money has been spent. The Sunday Mirror reports that Heather said: "Most of it's been given to charity, gone into ethical businesses or paid for a couple of properties for my daughter's future security.
"I could never sit with millions of pounds in the bank that could make matters change".

McCartney recently admitted the marriage was one of the biggest mistakes of his life - and now Mills is preparing to expose her feelings about the time they spent together for U.K. show Shrink Rap.

In a preview of the interview, Mills reveals she was flattered when the "Hey Jude" icon pursued her for months after they first met.
She says, "As much as those who didn't know us want to dismiss it, those around us know we were very, very in love. I was pursued for a few months. It was very flattering. How could you say no?"

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An apparently lifeless John Lennon lies on the ground, his fellow-Beatles by his side. The haunting picture was taken in 1968 - 12 years before Lennon was gunned down by a crazed fan, Mark Chapman, in New York City.

It was one of many images taken by society photographer Tom Murray during the Fab Four's last official photoshoot in 1968, which lay forgotten in an envelope for decades.

It was among a number of photographs which were made public today after lying forgotan about for years.
A shirtless Paul joins Ringo and George as they crouch over John Lennon as he plays dead on the floor

The collection, subject of an exhibition, is known as the Mad Day Out because of the shoot's hectic schedule.

It also includes a shot of Ringo Starr and George Harrison sitting on a park bench beside a sleeping man watched by Paul McCartney and Lennon; all four Beatles sparring in mock battle on a roof; and the band in a garden surrounded by hollyhocks.

'We would stay half an hour at each location before too many people arrived,' said Murray. 'I doubt you could do it now. With a band as big as the Beatles you'd be inundated with people in about a minute and a half.'

Such was the secrecy of the assignment that Mr Murray had no idea who his subjects were to be before he met them.

'It was a mad day rushing around London,' he said. 'The man on the park bench never woke while the photos were taken.'

After the shoot Mr Murray was invited back to Paul McCartney's home for tea. 'It was an extraordinary day,' he added.

'From two rolls of film there are 23 surviving shots. The colours are astonishing and it's basically because the original slides were kept in the dark in an envelope for so many years.

'And, of course, the lucky thing is that I shot them in colour instead of black-and-white.'

'I just feel privileged that I was part of this historical day - getting close to The Beatles was a dream come true.'

Mr Murray is selling copies of the photographs for £325 each or £425 with a frame but experts believe the originals are worth £100,000 each.

The pictures were finally discovered when Mr Murray decided to clear out his studio one day.

Although Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were sparring in jest, public-rifts between the band members emerged that year.

During recording sessions for the White Album, Starr quit for a period, leaving McCartney to play drums on several tracks.

Lennon's preoccupation with Yoko Ono contributed to tension within the band and he lost interest in writing with McCartney.

The Mad Day Out exhibition opened at The Three White Walls gallery in Birmingham yesterday and will run until March 29.

Gallery manager Naomi Gall said: 'We are really pleased to be able to exhibit this exciting collection of Tom Murray's work. We anticipate the exhibition is going to be our most popular yet.'

The 23 surviving shots taken in everyday locations have been hailed as some of the most important photographs ever taken of the group.







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SIR PAUL McCartney is to be honoured with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after Ringo Starr received his last week.
The Beatles drummer, 69, was feted outside the Capitol Records building in LA on Monday night.

His star is close to those of John Lennon and George Harrison, which were both awarded posthumously. The Beatles received the honour collectively as a band in 1988.

But Macca, 67, is the only Beatle left not to have his own star.

This is despite him being listed in the Guinness World Records as the most successful musician and composer in popular music, with 60 gold discs and sales of 100million singles.

But he will be given his star as soon as a date can be arranged for him to unveil it on the most famous walkway in the world.

A source from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which awards the stars, said at Ringo’s event: “Paul McCartney has long been approved for one of his own, so a date for his ceremony should be forthcoming.”


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Gwyneth Paltrow has reportedly enlisted Sir Paul McCartney to talk about his meat-free Mondays campaign in her GOOP newsletter.
McCartney, 67, is a well-known vegetarian and last year he took part in a campaign to persuade people to give up meat for one day a week.
He will now write his views about meat in Paltrow's weekly newsletter, which claims to 'nourish the inner aspect'.
He said: 'All it means is that you have to think a bit about what you'll eat that day but, in actual fact, far from being a chore, it's a fun challenge.'

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