Barbara Walters stated on The View Monday that her second cousin is the lady that is dating Paul McCartney.

“See, that lovely, young, conservative, attractive-looking woman with Paul McCartney? Well, I love her very much. She’s my cousin.”

Originally reported by People Magazine, Barbara said that she thinks the romance between the pair is “very nice.”

She provided additional information for people interested in Nancy Shevell.

“She’s my second cousin. Her mother, who died, was my first cousin. And I have been very close to this young woman. … She’s separated from her husband, who’s a nice man. The marriage wasn’t going well, and they’re separated.” As for the rumors that Nancy knew Paul’s previous wives Linda and Heather Mills, Barbara stated that this simply wasn’t true.

Nancy Shevell is Vice President, Administration, of New England Motor Freight, Inc. (NEMF) and the Shevell Group of companies. She is responsible for accounts receivable, corporate communications, benefits administration, purchasing of all supplies and equipment – with the exception of trucks – and overall office management.

Ms. Shevell joined NEMF in 1983 as manager of administration and advanced to the post of director of administration before being named to her present position in 1986.

She is co-chairperson of the Arlene Walters Shevell Endowment Scholarship Fund, a family foundation which provides self-help groups for parents of addicted children and financial support for individuals in accredited rehabilitation programs. Ms. Shevell is active in numerous other charities and public interest organizations.

Ms. Shevell holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University, where she majored in transportation and was the recipient of the Fred Harley Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Transportation.

She sounds a heck of a lot better than that twit Heather!

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Paul McCartney, who is in the midst of a bitter divorce from his second wife, has been photographed kissing another woman in the Hamptons.

The encounter between McCartney, 65, and Nancy Shevell, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, was last weekend, according to The Sun of London, which published the picture.

Shevell, estranged wife of prominent Nassau County lawyer Bruce A. Blakeman, has a home in the Long Island resort, as does the former Beatle.

She was appointed to the MTA board by then-Gov. George E. Pataki in 2001.

The Sun said McCartney and Shevell were spotted at a sushi restaurant in Amagansett and at an outdoor cafe.

In one photo published by the British tabloid, the couple are seen sitting in the front seat of a car, with McCartney embracing Shevell. In another, they are walking along a breezy shoreline, wearing jackets, their hands in their pockets and their heads lowered.

A call and e-mail to McCartney’s spokesman, Paul Freundlich, on Wednesday morning weren’t returned. A phone number listed for Shevell on Long Island was disconnected, and Blakeman couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

Shevell, a graduate of Arizona State University, is a vice president of her family’s business, New England Motor Freight, based in Elizabeth, N.J.

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