STELLA MCCARTNEY - STELLA MCCARTNEY UPSET BY MILLS' OUTBURST

STELLA MCCARTNEY UPSET BY MILLS' OUTBURST

STELLA MCCARTNEY's friends and relatives are concerned about the designer's health during her pregnancy, because she has been devastated by her estranged step-mother HEATHER MILLS' vicious claims about her family. Mills - who is currently locked in a bitter divorce battle with the fashion designer's father, Paul - accused Stella of attempting to break up the former Beatle's marriage at any given opportunity in a series of U.S. and U.K. TV interviews earlier this month (Nov07). She ranted: "(Stella) was so jealous. Stella wasn't interested in her dad's happiness. I can't protect her any longer. She's done some evil, evil things." But 36-year-old Stella - who is seven months pregnant - is horrified that the former model and mother-of-one could make such callous remarks at such a sensitive time for the designer. A source says, "The last thing Stella needed is an attack on her like this in the final stages of her pregnancy. She was very upset and appalled that Heather, a mum herself, could be so insensitive at such a time. "Stella's kept a low profile throughout her pregnancy, but these awful claims have left her feeling really low when she should be excitedly looking forward to the birth of her new baby."