Cricketer divorced his wife due to love affair, had to give half his wealth
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Shane Warne and Simone Callahan divorce story: Former Australian great Shane Warne was very famous for his temperament. This is why he got divorced from his wife Simone Callahan in 2005. Shane Warne married Simone Callahan in 1995 and after 10 years the couple decided to separate, but they officially divorced in 2010.

Simon Callahan and Shane Warne
New Delhi: Former Australian cricket team legend Shane Warne passed away in the year 2022. Shane Warne was one of the greatest spin bowlers in the world. After Muttiah Muralitharan, he took the most wickets in Test cricket with 708 wickets. This is not the only achievement in Warne’s career. His career is full of countless records, but as great as his cricketing career was, he also became famous for his extravagance and extravagance. This is the reason why Shane Warne’s 10-year marriage broke and he had to lose half of his wealth as an alumnus.
When did Shane Warne get married and divorced?
Shane Warne married Simone Callahan, a yoga instructor, in 1995. After marriage, both of them lived together for 10 years and had three children, 2 daughters and 1 son. Whose names are Jackson, Brook and Summer. Shane Warne was living a happy life with Simone, when in 2005 the Australian cricketer’s scandal got exposed. As soon as Simone came to know about Shane Warne’s affair, they decided to separate.
However, even after their separation, the couple maintained a friendly relationship for the sake of their children for a few years, but the couple officially separated in 2010. According to Australian media reports, Warne had to give about 10 million Australian dollars to Simon as alimony in return for this divorce, which is more than Rs 50 crore and it was also called the most expensive divorce in the cricket world.
Shane Warne had to face humiliation
Amidst his separation from wife Simone, Shane Warne took the field for the five-Test series against England. During that time the fans in England taunted him a lot. Shane Warne had openly told about this incident in some of his interviews and how sad what happened to him in the Ashes series was. However, gradually Shane Warne came out of all those things and came back to his normal life. After his divorce from Simone, he was linked with many other women, including famous names like Liz Hurley along with Laura Sayers and Kerry Collymore.
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