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Sir Paul McCartney‘s ex-wife Heather Mills has revealed a train passenger accused her of taking up too much space with her prosthetic leg.
The former model, who was married to the Beatles legend for six years until 2008, took to Instagram to share the awkward incident.
Heather lost her left leg below the knee after being struck by a police motorcycle in London three decades ago and has been an outspoken advocate for amputee rights and prosthetic limb technology ever since her accident.
Over the weekend, Heather revealed she was caught in a tense confrontation with a fellow passenger on the train after he objected to her stretching out her legs.
Heather, 57, said the man made the comment about her leg, unaware that one of them was prosthetic – the result of her life-changing road accident in 1993.
In the video, which was filmed from her seat on the South Western Railway train, Heather wore a red tracksuit and yellow-rimmed glasses.
‘This is for everyone who travels on a train and is getting annoyed because of a tall leggy blonde who’s having to stretch her leg out,’ she began.
‘The reason for this is because you can’t pull your leg right in because the underneath of the prosthetic cuts into the back of the leg.
‘So just think twice before you turn your nose up.’
She continued: ‘I just literally had a moany man who was asking me to move my leg. I tried to explain and he wouldn’t listen. So I took my leg off – and he shut up.’
In the video, recorded last weekend, she speaks calmly to the camera, holding up her hand in frustration as she recounts the bizarre exchange.
Heather shot to global fame when she married Macca in 2002. The couple divorced in 2008 in a high-profile split that saw her awarded a £24.3 million settlement.
Following the divorce, she has focused on her business ventures and activism, including founding a vegan food company and campaigning for animal rights and prosthetic innovation.
She is now in a relationship with Mike Dickman, a film producer nearly two decades her junior.
The couple were first linked in 2019 and have been seen together on several occasions, often appearing very loved up at public events.
Heather has previously spoken of the daily challenges of living with a prosthetic leg, saying that comfort and mobility often require adjustments that the public may not immediately understand.
In 2023, Heather was recognised as the fastest disabled female skier on the planet.
She clocked in a staggering speed of 102.5mph (164.95 km/h) in Vars, southeast France, in 2015.
The successful attempt by the former model was recognised in the Guinness Book of World Records.
She began her competitive skiing career in 2010 at the age of 42, two years after her divorce from the legendary Beatle Sir Paul McCartney.
Despite her advanced age, she went on to win 4 gold medals at the Skiing World Championship in Aspen in 2012 for the super giant slalom and downhill racing events.
Skiing is the fastest non-motorised sport, and professionals can accelerate faster than most road cars.
In her attempt, Mills went from a standing start to over 60mph in less than three seconds.
On her record-breaking achievement, Heather said: ‘I’m delighted to have finally made it into the book!’
‘I just hope that this goes a little way to providing inspiration to those out there that have suffered similar injuries to my own and that they are able to use it as a source of inspiration to go on and achieve their own dreams and goals, whatever they may be.’
