Who is Shane Warne’s ex-wife Simone Callahan?
SHANE Warne will forever be known as one of Australia’s best cricketers.
Sadly the sports personality passed away suddenly aged just 52 in March 2022 – during his life he was married to Simone Callahan.
Who is Shane Warne’s ex-wife Simone Callahan?
Simone was working as a promotions girl for Aussie lager Foster’s when she met Shane Warne at a celebrity event in Melbourne in 1992.
Back then, he was about to play his first Test match for his country and was on the cusp of becoming one of the greatest spin bowlers in history.
The pair tied the knot in 1995 and had their first child two years later.
Simone is now 52-years-old and lives in Australia.
When did Shane Warne and Simone Callahan divorce?
The former couple divorced in 2005, but they kept in touch for the kids’ sake.
They slowly grew closer, reigniting an on-off relationship before officially becoming a couple again in 2009, before eventually splitting up for good.
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Simone told The Sun On Sunday: “We really wanted to make it work and we had some happy times.
“But in the end we had grown too far apart and I still had trust issues because of all the times Shane had cheated.”
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In a 2022 documentary, titled Shane, Shane talked about the breakdown of his marriage.
He said: “I think that was the lowest. The impact on my children, they wouldn’t get to see me and that was my fault.
“I would go back and raid the mini bar. I was on my own on the hotel room floor, crying ‘you d***head’.”
Did Shane Warne and Simone Callahan have any children?
The former couple had three children together.
Their eldest Brooke is 24-years-old and was reportedly due to get married to boyfriend Alex Heath in early 2022.
Shane and Simone also have another daughter, Summer, 20, and 22-year-old son Jackson.