Post by xpt626 on Jun 29, 2005 16:24:11 GMT -5
Heather Mills-McCartney was a guest star on the episode of NBC's "Days of Our Lives" that aired today.
She was playing herself, visiting Private 1st Class Phillip Kiriakis (portrayed by Kyle Brandt), who lost his leg in a minefield. (Very touchy thing to do to a major character, I'm surprised they went there.)
She looked lovely and did a fine job on today's episode. She will also be in the episode to air Monday, July 4th.
Actor Kyle Brandt (Philip); Actress Martha Madison (Belle); Heather Mills McCartney; Executive Producer Ken Corday
June 20, 2005 -- TV Guide
Heather Mill McCartney on "Days of Our Lives" June 29 & July 4
Recently, Days of Our Lives (NBC Soap) viewers learned that Marine POW Philip Kiriakis (Kyle Brandt) has had his right leg amputated below the knee, thanks to an unfortunate land-mine accident in the desert. (Thus, Belle's flight to visit her husband in a German military hospital is an extension of the looong guilt trip she's already been on for secretly loving her ex-boyfriend, Shawn.)
In an unusual twist, Belle and Philip will receive advice and consolation from Paul McCartney's wife, Heather Mills McCartney, later this month. A real-life amputee herself, Mrs. McCartney has spent 11 years counseling amputees and their families, as well as doing advocacy work for Adopt-A-Minefield. She airs on June 29 and July 4.
"Having a major character become disabled in this way, specially one like Philip, who will be around for years, is a very brave move," Mills McCartney says. "It'll help get our message out in a big way."
On Days, she'll'' meet with Philip to boost his morale and explain the advantages of a prosthetic limb (she's used one since losing the lower half of her leg in a 1993 traffic accident).
"Philip is full of self-pity when I go see him," Mills McCartney notes. "Basically, I have to give him a kick in the backside."
Days executive producer Ken Corday who chaired a 2004 fundraiser for Adopt-A-Minefield, has been eager to promote the cause on the air but admits that the land-mine twist was a "slippery go-there" with NBC. The network eventually OK'd the amputation, Corday says, "because it lent much more credibility to our war story."
And, this being a soap, it also complicates an already sticky triangle. As fans know, Philip's wife, Belle (Martha Madison), is desperately in love with another guy and has been planning to dump her hubby - a bit of juicy dish Mills McCartney learned during rehearsals.
"I'm not a [Days] watcher, so I had no idea about Belle's wicked ways," she says. "There's a scene where I counsel her on how to support her husband and help build his confidence. What I really wanted to say was, 'You naughty girl! How dare you do this to Philip!'"
She was playing herself, visiting Private 1st Class Phillip Kiriakis (portrayed by Kyle Brandt), who lost his leg in a minefield. (Very touchy thing to do to a major character, I'm surprised they went there.)
She looked lovely and did a fine job on today's episode. She will also be in the episode to air Monday, July 4th.
Actor Kyle Brandt (Philip); Actress Martha Madison (Belle); Heather Mills McCartney; Executive Producer Ken Corday
June 20, 2005 -- TV Guide
Heather Mill McCartney on "Days of Our Lives" June 29 & July 4
Recently, Days of Our Lives (NBC Soap) viewers learned that Marine POW Philip Kiriakis (Kyle Brandt) has had his right leg amputated below the knee, thanks to an unfortunate land-mine accident in the desert. (Thus, Belle's flight to visit her husband in a German military hospital is an extension of the looong guilt trip she's already been on for secretly loving her ex-boyfriend, Shawn.)
In an unusual twist, Belle and Philip will receive advice and consolation from Paul McCartney's wife, Heather Mills McCartney, later this month. A real-life amputee herself, Mrs. McCartney has spent 11 years counseling amputees and their families, as well as doing advocacy work for Adopt-A-Minefield. She airs on June 29 and July 4.
"Having a major character become disabled in this way, specially one like Philip, who will be around for years, is a very brave move," Mills McCartney says. "It'll help get our message out in a big way."
On Days, she'll'' meet with Philip to boost his morale and explain the advantages of a prosthetic limb (she's used one since losing the lower half of her leg in a 1993 traffic accident).
"Philip is full of self-pity when I go see him," Mills McCartney notes. "Basically, I have to give him a kick in the backside."
Days executive producer Ken Corday who chaired a 2004 fundraiser for Adopt-A-Minefield, has been eager to promote the cause on the air but admits that the land-mine twist was a "slippery go-there" with NBC. The network eventually OK'd the amputation, Corday says, "because it lent much more credibility to our war story."
And, this being a soap, it also complicates an already sticky triangle. As fans know, Philip's wife, Belle (Martha Madison), is desperately in love with another guy and has been planning to dump her hubby - a bit of juicy dish Mills McCartney learned during rehearsals.
"I'm not a [Days] watcher, so I had no idea about Belle's wicked ways," she says. "There's a scene where I counsel her on how to support her husband and help build his confidence. What I really wanted to say was, 'You naughty girl! How dare you do this to Philip!'"