Summer Warne shares heartbreaking confession about her late father Shane's 'final moments'
The king of spin tragically died of a heart attack at 52 on March 4, 2022, while staying at a luxury villa on the Thailand holiday island of Koh Samui.
Summer included a photo of her dad holding a family pet, as well as a photo taken at the cricket star's graveside.
The budding actress also added a caption saying how she 'hates' that she had not been with her dad 'in his last moments'.
Summer shared her tribute as part of a growing trend on TikTok known as Deceased Love Ones.
From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop.
This is where users on the platform share memories of the departed and often include captions that reveal intimate feelings about their loss.
For her tribute Summer included just three pictures in a slide gallery which begins with a photo of herself and the caption 'It's okay I'll just call my dad.'
The second panel in the gallery shows Shane holding a dog and smiling and includes a caption written by Summer in her father's 'voice'.
'Hello I'm her dad Shane,' the tribute begins.
'I passed away three years ago. She hates that she wasn't with me in my final moments.'
Summer also named checked Shane's signature car - a 2024 Mercedes-Benz G-class wagon.
'Every time she a sees a G Wagon she hopes its me,' Summer continued in her father's 'voice'.
'She feels like out time together was robbed. Every time something exciting happens, she wants to tell me all about it.'
'I'm there SJ,' Summer wrote sadly as her father, 'just not physically.'
The last slide in the gallery is a photo of the family dog sitting by Shane's grave in Sorrento, Victoria.
The moving tribute was met with a heartbreaking response from users on TikTok, who sent Summer messages of support.
'You never get over the loss of a parent at any age,' shared one follower on the post.
'Remember you have the whole world supporting you three kids.'
'Oh honey, I'm so sorry that he isn't here physically anymore you could see he loved you kids more than anything. Sending my love and prayers,' added another well wisher.
'Your dad would be so proud of yourself and your siblings,' messaged another TikTokker on the post.
They continued, 'And although he isn't here physically, he will be forever in your heart and guiding you in life.
'I can't imagine your pain ,you must miss him terribly. I for one will always remember him as a legend. Sending love and healing vibes. Rip Warnie.'
Shane shared his three children with his ex-wife Simone Callahan: Summer, Jackson, 25, and Brooke, 27.
At the time of Shane's death Thai police said he was staying in a villa with four friends.
When one of the group tried to wake Shane at around 5pm local time, he was found to be unresponsive.
The Shane Warne Legacy, which provides free heart tests, was founded by the three siblings.
Warne is considered one of the finest cricketers in history after claiming 708 Test wickets at 25.41 in 145 matches between 1992 and 2007.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Samsung reveals 115-INCH mega TV with jaw-dropping price tag and ‘world first' new screen
SAMSUNG has unveiled a whooper new TV - but the size isn't the only shocker. The staggering 115-inch display has an eye-watering price tag. 3 In Samsung 's home turf, South Korea, the new Micro RGB TV will set you back £24,000 (KRW 44.9 million). It's the world's first Micro RGB, a new premium TV technology that Samsung says brings "exceptional" colour accuracy. This is made possible thanks to a micro-scale RGB LED backlight with an ultra-fine pattern behind the panel. It also uses AI processing to boost both picture and sound. There's Glare Free technology too, designed to reduce reflections from bright light conditions that can sometimes make it hard to make out the picture. "Micro RGB achieves unprecedented precision in the control of micrometer-sized RGB LEDs, raising the bar for color accuracy and contrast in consumer displays," said Taeyong Son, Executive Vice President and Head of the R&D Team of the Visual Display (VD) Business at Samsung Electronics. "With this launch, we're setting the standard in the large-sized, ultra-premium TV market and reinforcing our commitment to next-generation display innovation." The TV isn't on sale beyond South Korea yet. But there are plans to release it in the US next. And there will be a global roll out with "a variety of sizes to meet customer needs", Samsung said. Samsung – a brief history Here's what you need to know... Samsung is known locally as a "chaebol", which means "business conglomerate" It was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company But over several decades, it branched out into food processing, insurance, textiles and retail It wasn't until the late 1960s when Samsung entered the electronics industry – for which it's best known in the west today It also launched businesses in construction and shipbuilding in the 1970s Today, Samsung's most important sources of income are its smartphones and computer chips More than 262,000 staff are employed by Samsung globally Image credit: Getty
Reuters
2 hours ago
- Reuters
Tencent Music beats second-quarterly estimates as content expansion boosts demand
Aug 12 (Reuters) - Tencent Music Entertainment ( opens new tab beat estimates for second-quarter revenue on Tuesday as an expanded content library drove higher user engagement and robust subscriber growth in its online music services. The Chinese streaming company's U.S.-listed shares rose 6.6% before the bell. Tencent Music has significantly increased its investments to broaden its content portfolio to include long-form audio such as podcasts and audiobooks. It has also widened its music-related services such as advertising, concerts and artist merchandise, tied to the growth of its Super VIP program. Serving about 15 million subscribers, the program offers a bundled experience featuring high-quality audio, online karaoke and access to exclusive events designed to boost user engagement. The company also expanded tie-ups with domestic and overseas labels, tapping surging K-pop demand in China through first-time deals with The Black Label and H MUSIC and extending its collaboration with Chinese artist Wang Feng. "We believe TME's strategic initiatives, including product innovation, content diversification and AI-powered personalization, position it well for sustained earnings growth ahead," said Ahmad Halim, an analyst at CFRA Research. Tencent Music agreed to buy Chinese audio platform Ximalaya in June for about $2.4 billion in cash and stock with the aim of deepening its catalog and attracting more paying users to its apps. The company's total revenue rose 17.9% to 8.44 billion yuan ($1.17 billion) during the quarter. Analysts on average had estimated 7.96 billion yuan, according to data compiled by LSEG. Revenue from music subscriptions grew 17.1% to 4.38 billion yuan, while that from social entertainment services decreased 8.5% to 1.59 billion yuan. Tencent Music's adjusted profit of 1.66 yuan per American Depository Share was also above the estimate of 1.46 yuan. ($1 = 7.1903 Chinese yuan renminbi)
BBC News
3 hours ago
- BBC News
Féile an Phobail: Family of IRA victim call Féile tribute 'sick'
The family of Linda Boyle, who was killed in a bomb in west Belfast in 1975, have said they are "absolutely disgusted" by the "sick" tribute to former senior IRA member Brendan McFarlane at this year's Féile an Phobail event. McFarlane was jailed for the gun and bomb attack on the Bayardo Bar on Belfast's Shankill Road, which killed five people, including Ms Boyle, and injured 60 Boyle was 17-years-old when she died from the injuries she sustained in the attack. The tribute to McFarlane took place during a performance by the band Shebeen during the Féile an Phobail festival in Falls Park on Sunday. On Tuesday, speaking ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Bayardo pub bombing, the family of Linda Boyle issued a statement which said: "Wednesday will be a particularly difficult day although there have been few easy days since the Provisional IRA stole away our beautiful Linda and the others that fateful day." It went on to say how Linda would now be of retirement age and should be "relaxing and exploring a further chapter of life". "Linda's storybook was ended before she got beyond her first chapter," it added. 'Cruel and crass' It's understood that during the event on Sunday, the band Shebeen performed a song called 'Marcella', written by McFarlane in memory of hunger striker Bobby Sands. A picture of McFarlane was then projected onto the stage screen behind the band to a crowd of thousands. Linda Boyle's family described the tribute as "absolutely disgusting, especially as the 50th anniversary was only a few days away". "Why do some within this society continue to stoke the fires, why do they want to continue to hurt the innocent?" they added. Kenny Donaldson from the South East Fermanagh Foundation, a terrorism victims advocacy group, said that for this tribute to come just days before the anniversary of the bombing is "particularly cruel and crass". He said it was "shameful" and those involved "will have been very aware of what they were doing". Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane died in February. He was the leader of IRA prisoners in the Maze during the 1981 hunger strike, where he was serving five life sentences for also led a mass escape of 38 inmates from the prison near Lisburn in prison officer died of a heart attack after being stabbed and six other officers were stabbed or shot during the was later caught in Amsterdam and extradited to Northern Ireland along with fellow escapee, Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly. Féile an Phobail have been contacted for a response.
