Monday, 20 November 2006

Heather Mills: I want to open a vegan fast food chain

Former model has idea for new business

Heather Mills knows the British press has painted her as a schemer who's after money in her divorce from Paul McCartney, but the former model says that's not true.

In an interview airing Monday and Tuesday, Mills tells TV's Extra, "Eighty-five percent of my income goes to my charity. The word gold digger doesn't go with that. If I was a gold-digger, I would have a lot of money in my bank account. I'd be worth millions and millions."

She also says she didn't marry McCartney for his money: "I'm a good mother. I'm a good person. I fell in love for the right reason. I fell in love unconditionally."

Despite her reputation, Mills says she's received an outpouring of sympathy. "I have had so much public support," she says. "People hugging me in the streets. I didn't know that many people cared. You get to know who your friends are and I haven't lost any friends."

McCartney, 64, and Mills, 38, announced their separation in May after four years of marriage. McCartney filed for divorce in July. They have a 3-year-old daughter, Beatrice.

In the Extra interview, Mills also denies rumors that she is having a relationship with her personal trainer, Ben Amigoni ("I haven't got a lover. At the moment, I'm focusing on my daughter. It's totally made up!") and says she'll "never!" marry again.

She also talks about her recent weight loss, saying, "It's the vegan (diet) … but of course I've been anxious." She also says she's been developing "a vegan fast food chain and vegan food markets."