LONDON, England (CNN) -- Paul McCartney and his estranged wife, Heather Mills, return to a London court Monday for the second round of their high-profile divorce.

A media frenzy accompanied the couple's first court hearing in October as they tried to reach a settlement that could result in the biggest divorce payout in British legal history -- expected to be in excess of $100 million.

Since then, Mills, 40, has fired her lawyers and lashed out at the media during television interviews, after sections of the British press portrayed her as a gold-digger.

According to The Associated Press, Mills intends to represent herself at Monday's hearing, which will take place behind closed doors.

The 65-year-old ex-Beatle, meanwhile, has kept silent about their split, with speculation in the British media that he is hoping his estranged wife will do the same by signing a divorce settlement that will forbid her from talking about their relationship in the future.

The terms of any settlement would not become public unless the case reached the appeals court, The Associated Press said.

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