Shane Warne’s glamorous dating life included sad break-up with Liz Hurley

Shane Warne was a larger than life character who will be remembered as much for his off-field charisma as his on-field magic.

Shane Warne lived an illustrious life that brimmed with both cricket greatness and a celebrity status usually reserved for Hollywood actors and rockstars.

In the years that followed the breakdown of Warne’s 10-year marriage to Simone Callahan, who he shared three children with, the star leg-spinner was linked to a string of glamorous, high-profile women.

News of his death shocked the world on Saturday morning after he was found unresponsive in a Thailand villa, suffering a suspected heart attack.

Warne and Callahan got married in 2005 and were together for a decade before splitting up shortly before the 2005 Ashes series.

In an interview on Fox Cricket over summer Warne spoke about how his marriage break-up was the “lowest” moment of his life.

“Getting divorced was a difficult time in my life and for my children — and it was my fault,’’ Warne said. “So I have to live with that for the rest of my life ... it wasn’t easy.

“A week before the Ashes series to do that, and then have to drag myself off the canvas and get out there and play in 2005, play against a quality England side … to have the Barmy Army for six hours a day, not just 10 minutes, singing songs, singing ‘Where’s your missus gone?’

“That was the lowest point in my life and then I had to go out and play an Ashes series so that was really tough.”

Shane Warne's with his ex-wife Simone Callahan in 2009.

Despite reported attempts to repair the relationship, Callahan and Warne couldn’t reconcile and the cricket icon embarked on a series of high-profile relationships with other women.

Between 2011-2013, he dated British actor Liz Hurley and spontaneously proposed to her on James Packer’s boat in 2011.

In Warne’s autobiography, No Spin, he described their relationship as the “happiest years of my life”.

They split before making it down the aisle, with the romance ultimately “fizzling out”. Warne said there was “no single, clear reason” why their relationship ended.

It was suspected Hurley landing a lead role on TV series The Royals played a big part because of the new demands on her time and how little they saw each other.

Liz Hurley and Warne were an A-list couple. (AAP Image/Julian Smith)

The pair were engaged before calling things off.

Warne also reportedly dated model, DJ and reality show contestant Emily Scott, with their relationship ending in September 2014 after a few months.

In May of that year, Warne tweeted: “Wow, 8 years of friendship, a full moon party & attending a mates 50th turns into us dating? What's next, down on a knee!”

While their relationship was brief, it was enough time for it to have its own scandal or two. In July 2014, Warne was pictured with Sophie Monk, but he strenuously denied there was anything romantic going on between the two.

Warne and Emily Scott at a Coldplay concert together. Picture: Instagram

The pair were a happy couple for a while.

Warne previously confessed to using Tinder to meet women, and in 2015 met up with a single mum named Kim McGrath.

In 2016 Warne was reportedly dating American student Kathryn Long, who was in her early 20s.

In the same year he was linked with 24-year-old Simone Toon and also took to social media to accuse someone of tipping off the paparazzi when he arrived at Brynne Edelsten’s home for a “nightcap” at 1am after a charity event.

“After a fun night raising money for breast cancer in Geelong last night, me & a few friends plus Brynne Edelsten went out for a couple of drinks,” Warne wrote on social media at the time.

“Brynne then invited me back to her place around 1am for a nightcap, when I arrived, paparazzi were conveniently waiting outside her home to get the pic, coincidence? I left instantly and thought how sad is that!”

Shane Warne was larger than life. (Photo by Jack Thomas/Getty Images for The Hundred)

Brynne Edelsten once invited Warne back for a “nightcap”. Photo: Michael Klein

In 2017 Warne was romantically linked to model Emily Sears, with the pair spotted together at a restaurant in Los Angeles.

They reportedly began dating in March of 2017, and were more serious by June.

Sears shared her grief over Warne’s death Saturday morning, posting to Instagram: “Woke up to the horrible news RIP Shane Warne you were a great mate and a legendary Aussie. I’m in shock and heartbroken. I don’t have words right now #ripshanewarne.”

Shane Warne in LA with model Emily Sears.

There will never be another Shane Warne.

Warne has also been linked to British actress Kate Beckinsale, who he was spotted flirting with online earlier this year, distributing several “likes” across her posts.

In response to a video of her standing in the rain without an umbrella, he wrote: “You are hilarious!!!!” along with a laughing-crying emoji.

The actor didn’t appear to reciprcate any of his advances, and his comment has since been removed.

He also was spotted commenting on a photo of Love Island contestant Lucie Donlan after her stint on the show in 2019.

“You crushed it,” he wrote in response to a photo of Donlan — who is younger than his eldest daughter — wearing lingerie.

Warne reportedly got himself in the bad books of Coronation Street actor Oliver Mellor after repeatedly messaging his fiancee, Rhian Sugden, in 2016.

He had apparently “pestered” her several times asking to meet up, The Sun reported.

Originally published as Shane Warne’s glamorous dating life included sad break-up with Liz Hurley