Dubbed as the 'World's hottest grandma', Gina Stewart has claimed that she dated late Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne before his untimely demise in March this year. Warne passed away in Thailand while on vacation due to a suspected heart attack.
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne was well known for his lifestyle. Shane Warne 'lived his life to the fullest' and is said to have dated plenty of women.
Gina said that she was in touch with the retired cricketer before he had jetted off to Thailand. The affair, however, wasn't made public as Warne wanted to keep it a secret.
“I have been devastated over the last few months. The world lost a legend and I lost a friend and confidante. The unthinkable happened. I was dating Shane but it wasn’t well-known. He wanted to keep it personal,” Stewart told Daily Star.
Gina claims that she met Warne on Gold Coast in 2018 and the duo exchanged numbers and messages gradually.
“He arrived on the Gold Coast and I met him after a cricket game. We hit it off straight away and spent the whole night talking and getting to know each other. I found him extremely interesting and I loved hearing about his life and what made him tick. We became extremely close and I made a promise to him that I would keep our story out of the public eye,” Stewart added.
“At the time I had to be careful of the paparazzi as I had a publication trying to photograph me a lot where I lived. Shane and I would wear hats and sunglasses just to go out and we became creative on the Gold Coast and later in Melbourne when I visited. Shane was very unimpressed by the media and he did not want the story to get out so I had to decline offers and keep everything a secret,” she further stated.
Warne was paid huge respect all over the world and the Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was named as the Shane Warne stand in his honor.
“This is the first time I’ve spoken publicly about this and I always abided by his wishes and kept my life private. I couldn’t speak until now and I just want people to know he was a truly caring humanitarian. He gave back in so many ways through good deeds and he truly was a legend and someone who his kids can be forever proud of. I was in contact with him before he left [for Thailand] and he was a good listener. He made you feel like you mattered. He would tell me he felt so comfortable with me as if he had known me forever,” she explained.
(Daily Star inputs)
