This story was in the Sunday Mirror -- remember, the same paper that said George was dying...so take it for what you will...
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LOVE, LOVE ME 2
FIRST SIR PAUL AND NOW HIS STELLA'S HEAD OVER HEELS
PAUL McCartney has found happiness with new love Heather Mills...and now it
seems daughter Stella is following in his footsteps.
Just days after Sir Paul announced his engagement to former model Heather,
fashion designer Stella was seen acting very much in love with new boyfriend
Alasdhair Willis - nicknamed "Mr Gucci.".
The pair could barely keep their hands off each other when they sat outside a
North London pub with two pints of lager and a plate of olives last week.
Even while talking on her mobile phone, Stella couldn't resist caressing
Alasdhair's cheek - while he, in turn, gently kissed the palm of her hand.
And as they chatted and joked while sipping their drinks, she lovingly laid
her hand on his leg while he caressed her arm.
The couple have been almost inseparable since meeting at a fashion party in
London two months ago. In a attempt to keep their romance secret they have
avoided the London party scene by meeting in low-key restaurants and bars.
Friends say Stella, 30, is besotted with Alasdhair, 31, who is publisher of
the trendy magazine Wallpaper, owns a luxury house in Camden, North London,
and drives a Mercedes sports car.
The former advertising executive is known as a charmer. A friend said: "He
can be incredibly charismatic. He knows how to get what he wants from people
and comes across as the quintessential gentleman. He is clearly very taken
with Stella and talks about little else at the moment. "
As well as sharing a love of lager the couple have a taste for designer
clothes in common.
Stella is currently designing her own label for Gucci - and Alasdhair's
obsession with designer labels has earned him that "Mr Gucci" nickname.
While Stella was brought up in the shadow of her father's Beatles fame,
Alasdhair has worked his way to the top.
He left his home town of Middlesbrough in the early 1990s to take a degree at
London's Slade School of Fine Art and worked for several magazines before
joining Wallpaper last year.
He was dumped by his girlfriend of six years, magazine journalist Lisa
Helmanis, 14 months ago after a series of rows. And friends last night
sounded a note of caution to Stella over what they claim is Alasdhair's
vanity.
One said: "He's the sort of bloke who would spend pounds 10,000 on luggage
and have holes in his underpants - it's all about appearance and what people
think of him."
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