Heartbroken Brooke Warne opens up on how hard it was spending first Christmas apart from dad Shane

The daughter of the late, great Shane Warne has shared a touching video on social media with the family’s supporters about how difficult it was spending Christmas and new year without her cricket star father.

Warne, 52, tragically died of a heart attack in March last year while holidaying in Thailand, throwing the cricket world into mourning.

His daughter Brooke Warne, 24, has recently taken time away from social media to deal with her grief. However, she recently returned to TikTok to post a heartbreaking video.

‘Christmas Eve wasn’t the same, we usually be spending Christmas Eve with Dad this year,’ she said.

‘Waking up with him on Christmas Day and you know, all of that and Boxing Day … we’d usually be going to the cricket, well, he’d be trying to get us to go to the cricket.’

‘It’s been really weird without him by our side, because this is when he’d be getting back from working, doing the Dunhill [golf tournament], being in the UK, he’s always here over summertime,’ she said.

‘He’s always here to be commentating on the cricket, he’s always here to bring us around an icy pole, you know, do doing little dad things in summertime coming to the beach with us…all those things he loved to do.’

Brooke thanked the supporters for all rallying behind the push to honour Warne at the Boxing Day Test by wearing his iconic zinc cream and floppy hat, sharing that it was bittersweet because it also reminded the family of all the good times. 

‘The tributes that everyone did on Boxing Day being the Shane Warne Test, and everyone wearing their floppy hats and I think he would be so incredibly touched as are we,’ she said.

‘But it was also really hard, as you know, it was a constant reminder that he wasn’t here.

A grown-up Brooke enjoys a drink with her father Shane Warne before his tragic passing in March, 2022

Brooke was always close with her famous cricketing father and was devastated at his sudden death while holidaying in Thailand

‘Because now things are starting to become real that he’s not here, and he’s not coming back from holiday.

‘And I think the last couple of weeks, it’s really sort of started to sink in, and the emotions have been very real.’

Brooke’s video resulted in a long list of supportive messages from supporters of the Warne family.

A tribute to Shane Warne is seen ahead of Day 1 of the Second Test match between Australia and South Africa at the MCG

Former Australian wicketkeeper and teammate of Shane Warne Adam Gilchrist spoke with his son Jackson Warne during a break at the Boxing Day Test last month

‘You’re such a beautiful girl Brooke. He would be so so proud of you. Sending you all the love in the world,’ one follower replied.

‘I think of you all often. I have been through it, lost my dad a few days before christmas and Christmas was one of his favorite things,’ added another.

‘What a beautiful, strong young lady you are, I’m sure your dad is looking down in you so incredibly proudly. You got this girl xxx,’ replied another.

‘You gorgeous girl are doing your dad proud. Much love – it’s hard to grieve esp when it’s so public. All of australia misses him and are behind you,’ said another.