Heather Mills: The New Gandhi

7 months ago 10th Aug 12:00

Heather Mills thinks she's the next Gandhi.

The former model - the ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney - identifies with the Indian human rights campaigner, as well as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, because of the persecution they have all endured in their bid to tell the truth.

They were people who went through controversy to put the truth forward and they weren't afraid to fight and I can relate to that completely.

Heather told her local newspaper in Brighton: "They were people who went through controversy to put the truth forward and they weren't afraid to fight and I can relate to that completely."

The 41-year-old charity campaigner - who secured a £24.3 million pay out when she legally separated from former Beatle Paul last year - also claims her popularity has soared in recent months.

The mother-of-one regularly blogs on social networking site Twitter and insists she's only had one negative response to her updates.

She said: "Everyone jumped on that person, it was amazing. Everyone said, 'Why don't you say something positive, you Beatles fan. Get lost.' "

During her bitter divorce with Paul, Heather became a hate-figure for people around the world, who claimed she was a "gold-digger" only after the musician's money.