'I STILL LOVE SHANE'

Following Warnie's shock death, mum-of-three Simone is dedicated to his memory

For the first time F since Shane Warne's tragic death earlier this year, his ex-wife Simone Callahan has spoken out about the heart-wrenching grief she's still experiencing nine months on.

"It's still fresh and it's fluid. It never goes away," Simone, 52, told the Herald Sun last week.

"It's hard because it's something I never expected would happen."

Simone also revealed despite their tumultuous and well-publicised split which happened amid a flurry of affair revelations in 2005, that the pair still shared a "really good relationship", which was important for them to maintain for their children Brooke, 25, Jackson, 23, and Summer, 21.