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have our crosses to bear. Sir Paul McCartney’s fashion designer daughter Stella wails: ‘There have definitely been moments when I’ve been ridiculed or not taken seriously. I’ve even had people on my payroll who have doubted whether or not I can succeed. That does make you think: “Hang on a moment, I’m employing you, yet you don’t believe in the longevity of my business?”’ Stella, 46, adds: ‘Criticism has never fazed me. Being questioned is good for me — it inspired me to prove people wrong.’