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Heather Mills has responded angrily to a newspaper journalist who accused her of using her prosthetic leg for sympathy.
The ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney was pictured with her left trouser leg rolled up as she trained for ITV1 skating show Dancing On Ice last week.
Daily Mail columnist Amanda Platell later commented: "Heather Mills is so desperate to get on to the TV series Dancing On Ice that she has recruited a trainer and is out practising on the local ice rink.
"One question: Why does she roll up one trouser leg to show her prosthetic limb, yet leaves the other leg covered? Not still milking the sympathy vote, are we, pet?"
Mills has now hit back at the journalist on her Twitter page, accusing Platell of being offensive and ignorant.
The former model complained: "Amanda Platell is why women are given a bad name. Ignorant and lazy journalist Amanda Platell slates me for trying to skate with one limb.
"She said I kept my trouser leg rolled up to show off my prosthetic, UNTRUE. It was rolled up so Bob Watts the prosthetist could see the alignment and work out why I could not do crossovers without catching my blade and falling over.
"If the lazy woman did her homework, she would understand how near impossible it is to skate with one limb to raise money for a needy charity programme, and she would know this was a private lesson, no cameras allowed, someone obviously sneaked a pic and she presumes the worst. How about a face to face, Ms Platell?"
Mills lost her left leg after being hit by a police motorbike in 1993.
