Mills moving in on Macca's turf?

Paul McCartney could be seeing more of ex-wife Heather Mills - the former model is planning to buy a luxury New York mansion less than three miles from the former Beatle.

Mills - now dating personal trainer Jamie Walker - is eyeing up the opulent $2.5m (€1.8m) estate in the exclusive Hamptons area of Long Island, New York, including 20 acres of land and a swimming pool.

Yet an insider told British tabloid The People that Mills' move could be stifling for McCartney and his relationship with businesswoman Nancy Shevell.

The source said: "It's no secret that relations between Heather and Sir Paul remain strained. Paul has no problem with Heather having an American home. It makes things easier so far as sharing arrangements for their daughter Beatrice.

"But he feels he's moved on with his life since finding love with Nancy. The prospect of Heather living in his shadow does not fill him with joy."

Mills won £25m (€26.2m) in her divorce settlement from McCartney last year, and has so far spent an estimated £10m (€10.5m) on property.