Heather MillsHeather Mills‘ step-father Charles Stapley believes Heather is entitled to £200million of husband Paul McCartney’s money.

Heather is reportedly going after a quarter of Paul’s fortune but Stapley doesn’t believe that makes Heather a gold-digger.

He told the Mirror: “People are blinded by the sheer size of the money. But that doesn’t make her evil. Why should £200million be considered excessive if a man has £800million? Why should the size of the settlement be held against her? Why should she be branded a gold-digger?”

“She didn’t beg him to marry her. He was quite grown-up when he married her - he was 61 or something.”

Heather has not spoken to Charles since 1989 when Heather’s mother Beatrice died and Heather married her first husband Alfie Karmal.