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Heather Mills - Heather Ann, Lady McCartney (nee Mills; born 12 January 1968) is the estranged wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney as well as an English activist and former glamour model. She campaigns on behalf of several causes, including aid for amputees, the curtailment of land mines and animal rights. Having tried several jobs, she began a career in modeling and in 1988, while aged twenty, she took part in a photoshoot with a male model with whom she performed simulated sexual acts. In August 1993, Mills was hit by a police motorcycle while crossing the road, her injuries included crushed ribs, a punctured lung, and severe injury to her left leg. She needed a metal plate put into her pelvis and the amputation of her leg below the knee. Mills has a prosthetic leg, notably taking it off and showing it to USA talk show host Larry King during his interview with her in October 2002 on Larry King Live. Mills was one of the celebrity performers showcased during the U.S. television series Dancing with the Stars in 2007. - See more at: http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/famous-amputees.shtml#sthash.bFoQjwvw.dpuf