Shane Warne ex-wife Simone Callahan expresses guilt to children over handling of his death
Cricket legend Warne passed away in March 2022 when his children were still quite young. Their mum Simone Callahan has expressed ‘guilt’ over the way they had to deal with his death.
Simone Callahan has opened up about the raw moments she experienced after the sudden death of her ex-husband, cricket great Shane Warne, and the father of their three children.
Callahan said she carried guilt for what Brooke, Jackson and Summer had to go through in the days after the tragedyin March 2022.
“It didn’t feel real,’’ Callahan told Jackson on his podcast, Warnes Way.
“We were just having a normal Friday night. Then that just unfolded the way it did and having to go back to Melbourne and get Summer and getting a call on the way back.
Simone Callahan has opened up on the aftermath of Shane Warne’s death
“Saying are you nearly home, when I got that message I thought this isn’t good if they’re asking me if I’m nearly home with Summer because they wanted us all together for the next phone call. Our lives were changed forever in that moment.”
Callahan, who lived an hour out of Melbourne in Somers, was married to Warne for 10 years.
She a lot of that time felt like a blur.
“I had so much going on because I was worried about you guys because you were being pulled left, right and centre to organise the funeral and the memorial,’’ she said.
“And there was so much going on. And I always felt a sense of guilt that you were having to deal with that.
“You guys were young, but it was out of my control. It was hard for me to see all that.
Warne was father to Brooke (left), Summer (second left) and Jackson (right)
“I was so proud of the way you guys handled yourselves and I knew you would, but it was very hard for me to watch and see you guys go through all that.
“It was really heavy and you guys had really heavy hearts and you didn’t have a moment to really grieve at all during that time.”
Jackson said what kept him strong was knowing how proud his dad would have been.
“I felt a sense of duty that I know dad would want me to do this,’’ Jackson said.
“You’re not a big crier, dad’s not a really big crier. I haven’t had that big cry yet… some people say it comes years after or in two or three years or whatever it is.”
Source: https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/shane-warne-exwife-simone-callahan-expresses-guilt-to-children-over-handling-of-his-death/news-story/a8d45bf8ffce85212f6dce19f46e7b66