Dannii Minogue shares her special nickname for Shane Warne in emotional tribute

Dannii Minogue has shared her special nickname for cricket legend Shane Warne while paying tribute to his generosity.

Popstar Dannii Minogue gave a moving tribute to her friend Shane Warne during an emotional tribute to the cricket great.

Minogue was one of many friends and former teammates who spoke on Channel 7’s Warnie tribute show.

The singer, who attended the cricket great’s funeral on Sunday, fought back tears while discussing how much she’d miss him.

“Shane, I miss you so much. Can’t believe you’re not here. Mr Sunshine,” Minogue said.

Dannii Minogue with Shane Warne.

Minogue, who posted a touching message after Warne’s sudden death on March 4, had earlier spoken of Warne’s generosity.

“All these little stories we have where he would just randomly, you know, somebody would say, ‘My friend’s going through a hard time and he’s a Warnie fan,’ and he’d say, ‘Just ring him now. Get him on the phone’,” she said on the show.

“So it didn’t have to be for a charity as such, he was just very concerned about people being happy and him being able to, you know, help create that joy or that smile and spread that sunshine.”

On March 5 Minogue wrote along with a selfie of her and Warne:

“I am devastated to wake up to the news that Shane Warne has passed. My heart breaks for his family and friends.

“He was such a light and energy in the room. He was always lovely to my whole family. He knew that I didn’t have a clue about cricket, but he liked that.”

Minogue appeared on the Seven tribute along with former teammates including Justin Langer, Damien Fleming, Mark Taylor, Merv Hughes, Aaron Finch and Matthew Hayden.