Elizabeth Hurley breaks her silence on ex-fiancé Shane Warne’s demise

Elizabeth Hurley broke her silence on the demise of her ex-fiancé Shane Ward on Instagram on Saturday – a day after he died of a ‘large coronary heart assault.’ 

Sharing a collection of photos of them in happier instances, the actress wrote: ‘I really feel just like the solar has gone behind a cloud eternally. RIP my beloved Lionheart @shanewarne23.’

Warne, who died out of the blue from a ‘large coronary heart assault’ whereas on vacation in Thailand, defined to journalist Gross sales how he needed ‘to develop into a greater individual’ on the time he started courting English actress Elizabeth Hurley in 2010.   

Warne and Elizabeth Hurley first obtained collectively in late 2010, earlier than Warne popped the query to the Austin Powers actress in September 2011, however they sadly break up in 2013.

He mentioned of the romance in 2018: ‘Who is aware of what the longer term holds. There’s a distinction between in love with somebody and loving somebody. I’ll all the time love Elizabeth however I don’t assume we’ll ever get again collectively.’

Warne’s phrases got here after he branded his romance with Elizabeth as being the ‘happiest time of his life.’

He advised the Mirror: ‘I used to be extra in love with Elizabeth than I’d realised I could possibly be. I miss the love we had. My years with Elizabeth have been the happiest of my life.’

The cricketer mirrored again on his romance with Elizabeth, saying: ‘Once we have been collectively we each had a good time. Sadly it didn’t work out.

‘It wasn’t one thing that she or I did mistaken, it simply fizzled out. We’re nonetheless nice pals, we nonetheless keep in contact, we’re good for one another and our children get alongside nice.’

Elizabeth beforehand dated fellow actor Hugh Grant for eight years, and regardless of splitting in 2000 the exes remained shut.

Warne touched on the jealousy he skilled attributable to how shut Liz and Hugh have been.

The Spin King discovered it particularly onerous given the, at instances, long-distance nature of Shane and Liz’s relationship and defined that grew to become an element of their break-up.

‘The lengthy durations aside have been too tough. The extra you’re aside, the extra you ask questions. I obtained jumpy in regards to the time Elizabeth spent with Hugh Grant, for instance,’ he admitted.

In a 2020 Foxtel docu-series A Week With Warnie, the cricketer revealed how the ‘circus’ surrounding their PDA-filled romance relationship ‘obtained scary’.

The sportsman recalled seven automobiles and a helicopter following their each transfer, when Elizabeth visited him in Melbourne in 2011, after six months of courting.

‘We tried to maintain issues as regular as potential however it obtained scary,’ Shane started.

‘A few of these rogue photographers making an attempt to get exclusives – I keep in mind my youngest daughter Summer time screaming within the again seat, “Dad, dad decelerate”. Vehicles leaping in entrance of us, working crimson lights.’

The cricketer recalled making an attempt to get pleasure from a quiet meal with Elizabeth, on the Capitol Golf Membership in Melbourne, solely to be adopted by seven automobiles and a helicopter.

‘We couldn’t go anyplace else as a result of we’d simply get 30-40 folks, photographers, information crews, all over the place we went.

‘We had seven automobiles following us and a helicopter over our head simply following us, working crimson lights, reducing off in entrance of us,’ he continued.

Shane additionally revealed that followers left golf golf equipment outdoors his entrance door, hoping that the British bombshell would signal them.

It comes after chilling new particulars have emerged in regards to the moments earlier than Shane Warne’s sudden demise at a luxurious Thai villa on Friday night as native police rule out foul play.

On a Fox Sport particular, Remembering Shane Warne, his long-time good friend and supervisor James Erskine revealed the second his colleague Andrew Neophitou discovered the cricket legend. 

‘Shane had form of determined he was going to have three months off ,’ Erskine advised this system.

‘He needed a 12 months off, and I mentioned ‘there’s no method you’ll be able to have a 12 months off, they might’ve forgotten you by a 12 months,’ so he determined to have three months off.

‘And this was simply the beginning of it, they usually’d solely arrived the day or night time earlier than.’

It’s believed Neophitou was within the room subsequent door to Warne on the luxurious Samujana Villas on the Thai island of Koh Samui.

They have been there with Gareth Edwards, who runs Warne’s web site, and Warne’s good friend John Dopere, basic supervisor of the Villas.

‘They have been going to have a drink at 5pm or go and meet somebody to exit and have a drink at 5pm, and Neo knocked on his door at 5.15 as a result of Warnie is all the time on time.

‘And he went in there and mentioned ‘come on, you’re going to be late’ after which realised one thing was mistaken.

‘And he turned him over and gave him CPR and mouth to mouth, which lasted about 20 minutes after which the ambulance got here.

‘They took him to the hospital, which was a few 20-minute drive and I obtained a cellphone name about 45 minutes later saying he was pronounced lifeless.’ 

Medics known as to the room described the harrowing scene they discovered.  

‘We obtained a name round 17.30 about an unconscious case,’ rescue crew chief, Phet Boonrak advised native Thai information. ‘We obtained there in 5 minutes .

‘The individual was unconscious and had a weak pulse, so we tried CPR and known as the ambulance. His pals have been so shocked. 

‘They mentioned they’d discovered him unconscious on the mattress and moved him to the ground to aim CPR.

‘Within the room, there was vomit on the ground however no signal of accidents. The ambulance arrived inside quarter-hour, they took him to the hospital instantly.’

Thai police in Koh Samui on Saturday confirmed they’d now dominated out any suspicious circumstances within the tragic demise after forensic investigators examined the room the place his physique was discovered

‘No foul play was suspected on the scene based mostly on our investigation,’ Thai police advised AFP.

Bo Put police Lieutenant Colonel Chatchawin Narkmusik revealed the determined struggle to avoid wasting the legend’s life, and the way medics managed to maintain him alive till they reached Thai Worldwide Hospital.

‘The good friend did CPR on him and known as an ambulance,’ he mentioned. ‘An emergency response unit then arrived and did one other CPR for 10-20 minutes. 

‘Then an ambulance from the Thai Worldwide Hospital arrived and took him there. They did CPR for 5 minutes, after which he died.’

Erskine was left the heartbreaking process of phoning Warne’s household to interrupt the terrible information to them, together with his mother and father Bridgette and Keith, and ex-wife Simon and  their kids Brooke, 24, Jackson, 22, and Summer time, 20.

He mentioned the kids have been ‘shattered’ by their father’s demise. 

Australian consulate officers have now arrived at Koh Samui to being the method of repatriating the cricket legend’s physique again to Melbourne. 

Thai authorities are mentioned to be eager to hold out an post-mortem, however the household are understood to need his physique again in Australia as quickly as potential.

The Australian Ambassador Allan McKinnon arrived on the island late on Saturday to attempt to negotiate a cope with Thai officers to permit the physique to be launched to the household with the minimal of delay. 

‘He didn’t drink a lot. Everybody thinks he’s a giant boozer however he’s not a giant boozer in any respect,’ Erskine mentioned. 

‘I despatched him a crate of wine, 10 years later it’s nonetheless there. He doesn’t drink, by no means took medication, ever. He hated medication so nothing untoward.

‘He was going to do the issues he likes doing. He was going to play in a single or two poker competitions, play plenty of golf, be together with his children, that was about it; [to] have time to himself.’

The revelations got here as Warne’s mother and father broke their silence after their son’s sudden demise, and have been supplied a state funeral for the cricket legend.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison mentioned the nation was ‘in shock’ at Warne’s demise in Thailand from a suspected coronary heart assault at 52 and mentioned he would organise the memorial with the Victorian authorities.  

Warne’s father, Keith, was seen trying sombre outdoors his Black Rock property in Melbourne on Saturday morning.

His mom Brigitte spoke briefly to the Herald Solar outdoors the house.

‘We’re simply in shock… we’re okay,’ she mentioned. 

Warne’s brother Jason and his nephew Sebastian have been later seen visiting the property to consolation his mother and father. 

His daughter, Brooke, 24, was later seen returning house with associate Alex Heath after spending the day consoling her mom and Warne’s ex-wife Simone. 

In the meantime, numerous cricket followers have paid their respects to Warne, with many leaving beers and canned baked beans on the foot of his statue on the Melbourne Cricket Floor.

Cans of VB, cigarettes, cricket balls, heartfelt letters and even a slice of pizza have been all left to honour the bowling legend. 

Others simply rested their hand towards his statue as they farewelled the person who was a hero to many cricket lovers. 

The baked beans are a cheeky nod to when the Australian cricket crew ordered bins of baked beans and canned spaghetti throughout a tour in India within the 90s.

The field was addressed to Warne, sparking hypothesis the spin bowler had ordered them only for himself.

It wasn’t till 2020 when he debunked the parable and revealed what actually went down.

‘Bear in mind the mid 90s when excursions used to go round for round 3 months or 12 weeks. The (then Australia) coach Geoff Marsh, he sits down at breakfast and he opens a tin of spaghetti and baked beans,’ he mentioned.

‘And we sat there after having the spicy stuff for thus lengthy in India, and we thought how good will some spaghetti and baked beans be on toast.’

The crew then requested Marsh if they might have some for the final three weeks of the tour, to which Cricket Australia agreed to ship some over. 

‘So we get to the docks the place the baked beans and spaghetti have been delivered and there’s three tonnes of spaghetti and baked beans every. And on either side of this massive crate it was talked about ‘Shane Warne, India’,’ Warne continued.

‘There have been plenty of different gamers who needed the spaghetti and beans however it was simply addressed to me.’ 

The Australian cricket celebrity turned commentator and businessman, and the best leg spinner in historical past, was discovered unconscious in his room on the luxurious Samujana Villas resort on the island of Koh Samui on Friday.

Thai police mentioned that Warne was staying within the villa with 4 pals, and when one of many group tried to wake Shane for meals at round 5pm on Friday night time he was discovered to be unresponsive.  

Household and pals started to reach on the Melbourne house of Warne’s former spouse, Simone Callahan, early on Saturday morning. 

‘It’s simply numbingly stunning to listen to about Shane’s passing immediately,’ Mr Morrison advised 3AW in Melbourne. 

‘The entire nation would have woken up in shock immediately, it’s simply horrible.

‘He was a type of cricketers who modified the sport globally, not simply right here in Australia.

‘And at such a younger age, youthful than me. That may be a horrible shock to all those that knew and liked him.’

The state funeral is about to be held in Melbourne, with a date to be confirmed  in session with the Warne household, Cricket Australia and the Victorian Authorities ‘to make sure it honours Shane’s passing and reminiscence’.

Victorian sports activities minister Martin Pakula has additionally introduced the Nice Southern Stand on the MCG will likely be renamed the S.Ok. Warne Stand.

‘Shane was one in every of our biggest cricketers of all time, one in every of only some that might strategy the extraordinary achievements of the nice Don Bradman. His achievements have been the product of his expertise, his self-discipline and keenness for the sport he liked,’ Morrison mentioned.

‘However Shane was greater than this to Australians. Shane was one in every of our nation’s biggest characters. His humour, his ardour, his irreverence, his approachability ensured he was liked by all. Australians liked him. All of us did.

‘There was one thing magical that he delivered to our summers. The bleached blonde hair, the virtually informal method he moved to ship down a supply, and his engagement with the gang. He was one in every of a sort.

Morrison mentioned Warne impressed many kids world wide to attempt their hand at cricket. 

‘He made all of it look really easy. Sooner or later, in most Australian backyards, all of us tried to ship a flipper,’ he defined.

‘As we heard as a commentator, behind the playfulness that we related to Shane, there was a participant who understood the methods and intricacies of cricket as few others. A brilliance that may all the time be remembered alongside that of Bradman and Benaud.

‘There was additionally a generosity to so many individuals away from the cameras. With a smile and a g’day he’d bridge each hole.

‘Shane was his personal man, following his personal path. In these instances when he might have been knocked down by the headlines, he obtained again up. He all the time did.

‘Shane was the ‘King of Spin’ as a result of there was none like him. The ‘ball of the century’ will likely be talked about eternally,’ Morrison mentioned.

‘Our love and condolences go to Shane’s household and significantly his kids Brooke, Jackson, and Summer time.

‘We’ve got misplaced one in every of Australia’s biggest cricketers and immediately we’re bewildered by this unhappy and sudden loss. 

An emotional Pat Cummins joined celebrities, sports activities stars, former teammates and politicians from world wide to pay tribute to the cricket legend on Saturday.

‘The sport was by no means the identical after Warnie emerged, and the sport won’t ever be the identical after his passing,’ Cummins mentioned in a video uploaded to Twitter. ‘Relaxation in peace, King.’ 

The Australian take a look at captain seemed down the digicam with tear-filled eyes as he recalled fond recollections of ‘Warnie’.

‘Warnie was an all-time nice, a as soon as in a century sort cricketer and his data will reside on eternally,’ he mentioned. 

‘All of us grew up watching Warnie, idolising him. We liked a lot about Warnie. His showmanship, his charisma, his ways. The way in which he simply wheeled himself and the crew to win video games for Australia.’  

Mark Taylor thought Shane Warne’s ‘turbulent life’ would simply hold rolling on eternally.

However now, the previous Australian captain is like the remainder of his teammates: numbed at information of Warne’s demise.

‘He has had a turbulent life however a really full life,’ Taylor advised the 9 Community on Saturday.

‘He had been by all kinds of scandals. He mesmerised us together with his bowling and his aggressive nature on the sector.

‘We’ve got liked that actual ocker aspect of Shane Warne. You simply felt, I definitely did, he would go on eternally. It’s a big shock for me and it’s a big shock for the cricketing world.’ 

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has supplied Warne’s household a state funeral to honour the legendary cricketer.

‘Victoria has misplaced an icon. Australia has misplaced a legend. And all the cricketing world is mourning the lack of the King,’ Mr Andrews mentioned in an announcement. 

Melbourne id and good friend of Warne, Eddie McGuire, advised 3AW that the Nice Southern Stand on the MCG ought to presumably be renamed to honour Warne.

‘Within the buffet of life, he ate nicely, however he additionally replenished… he gave it again in spades,’ McGuire mentioned.

‘He obtained himself in some scrapes alongside the best way however primarily by his giving nature.’

Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell repeatedly broke down speaking in regards to the passing of Warne on the Triple M Useless Set Legends radio present on Saturday morning.

‘He was a life-loving individual. You’d be hard-pressed to discover a extra caring, loyal and beneficiant individual than him, Maxwell mentioned.

One other of Warne’s Australian captains, Steve Waugh, mentioned he had ‘so many recollections and moments that may by no means be forgotten’ of the legspinner.

‘It was a privilege and a pleasure to play alongside you,’ Waugh posted on Instagram.

Glenn McGrath mentioned he was ‘completely devastated’.

Like Taylor, he believed ‘nothing might ever occur to him’.

‘Warnie was bigger than life … he lived extra in his life than most individuals would reside in 20,’ McGrath mentioned.

‘He was the final word competitor. He thought the sport was by no means misplaced, that he might flip it round and produce us to victory, which he did so many instances.

‘I believe he lived his life the identical method. There gave the impression to be by no means a uninteresting second. Relaxation In Peace my good mate, there’ll by no means once more be anybody such as you.’

Mark Waugh described Warne because the ‘final entertainer’ each on and off the sector.

‘It’s simply unfathomable to lose one other nice of our cricket household,’ Waugh posted on Twitter. 

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd took to Twitter to share his shock and heartbreak over the sudden and surprising demise.

‘I simply can’t imagine this. Bigger than life. A residing legend. Not with us. Far too younger,’ he wrote.

‘Each cricket and the nation a lot poorer for his passing. Could you Relaxation In Peace Warnie. My deepest condolences to his household. The nation mourns his passing.’  

Former cricketer Mitchell Johnson described Warne as ‘the very best Spin bowler I’ve ever seen.’

‘I’m in full shock. So mentioned to listen to the information of the passing of Shane Warne, the king, the very best spin bowler I’ve ever seen.

‘Warnie made spin bowling cool, thrilling and his abilities have been simply phenomenal. An entertainer of the sport, you may be missed mate.’ 

Legendary wicket-keeper Shane Watson mentioned he was ‘numb’ after studying in regards to the passing of his ‘mentor’.

‘The influence he had on the nice recreation of cricket and everybody round it’s immeasurable,’ he wrote. ‘Warnie, I’m going to overlook you a lot. Thanks mate for being so bloody good to me.’

Adam Gilchrist added: ‘The spotlight of my cricketing profession was to maintain wicket to Warnie. Greatest seat in the home to look at the maestro at work.’

Darren Lehmann, a teammate of Warne who later grew to become Australia’s coach, mentioned he was devastated.

‘Shane was essentially the most beneficiant, fun-loving celebrity of our recreation … he was all the time charismatic caring and true good friend,’ Lehmann posted on Twitter.

Former Australia fast Brett Lee hailed Warne because the ‘rock star’ of cricket. 

‘Can’t imagine it. The best bowler to play the sport ever! The RockStar of cricket ! Gone too quickly,’ Lee posted on Twitter. 

Cricket Australia added: ‘We’re shocked and saddened by the passing of Shane Warne. A real cricketing genius. Our ideas are together with his household, pals and followers all internationally.’ 

‘Kath and Kim’ star Magda Szubanski shared her grief over the legendary cricketer who made a visitor look as her fiance on the hit TV present in 2007.

‘I’ve woken in the midst of the night time to this horrible information,’ she wrote. ‘I’m in full shock. That is simply too unhappy. Devastating.

‘Unimaginable to assume that vivid, cheeky spark has been snuffed out.’ 

ABC host Leigh Gross sales mentioned Warne was on the prime of her interview wishlist when she joined the general public broadcaster.

‘Vale Warnie: a genius cricketer, a charismatic raconteur and one of many nice, nice Australian characters,’ she wrote. ‘The world will likely be much less vivid and fascinating with him gone.’    

It’s believed Warne’s supervisor Andrew Neophitou carried out CPR on the cricket nice for round 20 minutes to attempt to save his life earlier than an ambulance arrived. 

He was then taken to the Thai Worldwide Hospital the place he was pronounced lifeless.  

Thai Police Senior Sergeant Main Suporn Hemruangsree mentioned: ‘Police obtained a report about any person who died on the Thai Worldwide Hospital so we went and requested the resort, and discovered that the deceased was with 4 different pals and died within the room.

‘Within the villa, the folks have been sleeping in separate rooms. They have been sleeping from afternoon to night, till about 5pm.

‘At 5pm any person got here to name out this individual for dinner however the deceased didn’t reply in order that they known as three different pals to carry out CPR for 20 minutes. They waited for the ambulance to return.

‘The physician introduced the demise of the individual at 6:53pm. Police went and checked the room and there was no signal of intrusion or possessions being searched by. The physique was despatched for an post-mortem at Koh Samui Hospital.’

Warne’s supervisor individually confirmed his demise, saying that the father-of-three couldn’t be revived.

Household and pals started to reach on the Melbourne house of Warne’s former spouse, Simone Callahan, early on Saturday morning. 

International Minister Marise Payne mentioned Division of International Affairs and Commerce officers have spoken to these travelling with Warne in Thailand and would work with Thai authorities to verify preparations for transport of his physique again to Australia.