Shane Keith Warne, an Australian cricketer who led the Australian national team in One Day Internationals, was born on September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia. Warne was selected one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1994 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, and is widely regarded as one of the best bowlers in cricket history.
With his previous wife Simone Callahan, Warne has three children: Jackson Warne, Summer Warne, and Brooke Warne. Simone met Shane Warne at a celebrity event in Melbourne in 1992 while working as a promotional girl. He was about to play his debut Test match for his country at the time, and he was on the verge of becoming one of the all-time great spin bowlers. In 1995, the couple married and had their first baby two years later.
Shane Warne was accused of repeatedly messaging a British nurse in the year 2000, according to reports. The Australian cricketer was married with two children at the time. Later, Warne confessed that he and the British nurse may have had some “dirty chat.” He had lost his vice-captaincy as a result of this event.
Shane Warne’s wife, had had enough when news of their separation began to surface in 2007. However, Simone returned to Australia from England in September 2007 when Warne unintentionally sent a text message intended for another woman to her phone.
Following his breakup with Simone, Warne began dating Elizabeth Hurley, an English actress. Despite the fact that Warne’s romance with Hurley appeared to be short-lived with the revelation of Warne texting lewd messages to a married Melbourne entrepreneur, the couple sparked a media outburst when Hurley eventually moved into Warne’s Brighton house. Hurley and Warne announced their engagement in late 2011. The pair “called off” their engagement on December 17, 2013, according to WHO Magazine.
Shane Warne was charged with assaulting a woman in September 2017. He was accused of assaulting porn star Valerie Fox at a nightclub in Mayfair, London, according to the charges.
Warne’s history of high-profile marital woes inspired various songs, including “The Shane Warne Song,” a music video by Australian singer-songwriter Kevin Bloody Wilson released in 2003, as well as lyrics in Tim Minchin’s “Some People Have It Worse Than Me” and “The JLA Song.” Shane Warne was also the topic of the song “Shane Warne” by Paul Kelly.