SHANE WARNE REFLECTIONS: ‘MATE, YOUR BRIDE IS UPSTAIRS. TIME TO CALL IT A NIGHT’

APART from his many friends in the world of cricket, Shane Warne was a magnet for those from the entertainment world as well.

Two of them shared their thoughts on the King of Spin away from the pitch. Dancer, producer Bonnie Lythgoe spent time with Shane in the jungle on I’m A Celebrity … in 2016 and spoke warmly of her time with him.

“Shane was one of the real reasons I loved doing the show. He made me laugh all the time, tried to teach me how to play poker and we were forever playing tricks on each other,” she said.

“One of his tasks was to mime being a penguin while we had to guess. We all lied and pretended we didn’t know while he got more and more frustrated. In the end he knew we were stitching him up and he took it so well.

“We had plans to meet up for dinner in London when he was back here but, sadly, it will never be. Shane truly was a once in a lifetime friend who I will miss dreadfully.”

Another who has great memories of S.K. Warne is rock promoter Andrew Mcmanus.

“One of Warnies best mates is Aaron Hamill who is also one of my best friends. Aaron introduced us and we got on like a house on fire – we share similar traits of finding trouble and being a bit roguish.

“He was normally a stickler for being on time and when I got married he got held up and managed to disrupt the service by clattering into the church.

“He apologised all night while we were all celebrating at Crown. The party was in full swing and at 1am he had a look around the room and came over to me. ‘Mate, your bride is upstairs. Time to call it a night and get out of here’.

“That was him to a tee – always thinking of others and steering them in the right direction. One of the best