Stella McCartney
- Profession: Fashion Designer
- Place/Date of Birth: London, 13 September 2020
Fortunately, the heavily-pregnant 35-year-old still has somewhere to put her feet up while her dream home is worked on - the couple also own a 250 acre farm in Pershore, Worcestershire.
Stella is expecting her second child - Aug 2, 2020
Sir Paul McCartney is set to become a grandfather again. The former Beatle - currently in the process of divorcing estranged wife Heather Mills - is delighted his daughter Stella McCartney is expecting her second child. A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Paul told friends, ’I’m absolutely thrilled. It’s great to have something to celebrate at last. Stella’s made up and we can’t wait for the birth. It will make next year very special.’"
Stella, 34, and her publisher husband Alasdhair Willis already have a 17-month-old son Miller. The fashion designer knew her good news would cheer her father up after he was left devastated by claims that Heather worked as a high-class prostitute - allegations she denies - and posed in a German sex book. The source added: "She couldn’t wait to tell her dad. After everything he’s been through recently, she knew it would really cheer him up. She’s been talking to him a lot since his marriage broke down - they’ve grown closer than ever. "Paul told her he is smiling again because of the baby." The new baby will be Paul’s fourth grandchild - his daughter Mary also has two sons, Arthur, seven and Elliot, three. Stella’s representatives have so far refused to comment on the alleged pregnancy.
Heather is refusing to let Stella see Beatrice - July 11, 2020
Heather Mills McCartney is refusing to let step-daughter Stella McCartney see her half sister Beatrice. The former model, who split from Stella’s father Sir Paul McCartney in May, is even threatening to apply for a court order to ban Stella from visiting the two-year-old. Heather is reportedly furious after a hearing a taped phone conversation where the fashion designer called her a "liar" and dismissed her charity work.
A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "Heather and Stella are at war. It is as simple as that. The pair have disliked each other for years but always put on a brave public face for Paul’s sake. Heather does not want Bea to see Stella ever again." In the recorded conversation, Stella told her father she thought Heather had lied about her past and believes the claims her step-mother was once a high-class prostitute. She is also said to have launched a bitter attack on Heather’s anti-landmine campaigning and anti-fur protests.
Paul reportedly went "white as a sheet" when Heather played the explosive tape to him two weeks ago. He is said to be devastated by the thought of never being able to see his two daughters at the same time. Stella has been a constant source of comfort to her father since his split from Heather and he loves spending time with her. A source said: "He adores Stella and has been relying on her. Bea is his baby girl and she means the world to him." Stella and Beatrice last saw each other at Paul’s 64th birthday party last month.
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Unsurprisingly, the student show became front page news around the world and the entire collection was snapped up by London boutique Tokio. She launched her eponymous label the same year. Despite her new-found celebrity, McCartney had already served a long apprenticeship in fashion. At 15, she worked with Christian Lacroix on his first couture collection and later spent several years learning her craft on Savile Row. McCartney was appointed chief designer at the French couture house Chloë in March 1997. Succeeding Karl Lagerfeld in one of the most high profile posts in the industry, McCartney’s appointment was viewed by many as simply an astute publicity stunt on the part of Chloë’s owners, the Vendome group. However, her first collection for the house, shown in Paris in October 1997, quickly dispelled any doubts about her talent. Sensual and romantic, the collection teamed lacy petticoat skirts with fine tailoring and was hailed a triumph. Her delicate camisoles and Nineties updates of the Seventies trousersuit fast became the talk of the catwalk circuit.
The following season, Chloë execs proved that her efforts had not only raised the house’s profile, but had lifted its profits too. Following her mother’s death in April 1998, Stella took up her fight against the maltreatment of animals. A month later, during Fur Fashion Week, she teamed up with PeTA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - to release a video championing animal rights. In April 2000, she renewed her contract with Chloë, amid reports that she had turned down the offer of a position at rival house Gucci, because Gucci would have required her to work with leather. She may have torn up the grey carpets of her new office in Paris to make it of a parquet-floored home away from home; but, to Stella McCartney, there really is no place like it.
In fact, rather than move entirely from her beloved studio-flat in London’s W11, the Chloë designer has merely upgraded to a £695,000 white stucco, four-floor family house with a miniature roof terrace down the road. Her vibe is undeniably west London. Written in 2000
September 2007