Elizabeth Hurley’s model son Damian has shared a heartwarming tribute to her late former fiancé Shane Warne, to mark what would have been his 55th birthday.
Damian, 22, posted a gallery of throwback photos to Instagram on Saturday which captured he and his movie star mother having fun with the cricket legend.
One precious photo showed Shane posing up a storm with a young Damian and another captured Damian and his mother relaxing outside with Shane and his son Jackson.
The sweet pictures showcase the strong bond Shane shared with the youngster, during the three years Shane dated his mother Elizabeth from 2010 to 2013.
Damian was born in 2002 to Elizabeth and her late ex-boyfriend, American multi-millionaire businessman Steve Bing, who died in 2020.
He captioned the pictures with some heartfelt words: ‘Happy heavenly birthday SW. We miss you every day.’
Many of his famous friends and family were quick to comment on the post, including his mother Elizabeth, 59, and Shane’s son Jackson, 25, both of whom posted love heart emojis.
The British actress and model, 58, began dating the late cricketer in 2010 before getting engaged a year later, and eventually splitting in 2013.
Elizabeth Hurley’s model son Damian has shared a heartwarming tribute to her late former fiancé Shane Warne, to mark what would have been his 55th birthday. Pictured together
Warne branded his romance with Hurley as being the ‘happiest time of his life’ and was upset that things didn’t work out.
It comes after Shane’s children took to social media on Friday to pay a heartfelt tribute to their father on his birthday.
Brooke, 27, Jackson, 25, and Summer, 22, shared a variety of precious never-before-seen photos of the late cricket legend spending quality time with them.
The king of spin tragically died of a heart attack at the age of 52 on March 4, 2022, while staying at a luxury villa on the Thailand holiday island of Koh Samui.
Hurley recently starred in her son Damian’s directorial debut Strictly Confidential, in which his mother gets steamy with another woman.
Damian, 22, posted a gallery of throwback photos to Instagram on Saturday which captured he and his movie star mother having fun with the cricket legend. Pictured: Shane and Elizabeth with Damian Hurley (bottom right) and Jackson Warne (bottom left)
The sweet pictures showcase the strong bond Shane shared with the youngster, during the three years Shane dated his mother Elizabeth from 2010 to 2013
She explained that her son’s filmmaking began in childhood and Warne and his kids appeared in many of his early films.
Damian’s biological father, American businessman Steve Bing, died by suicide in 2020 and Hurley says the losses they have both endured made them closer than ever.
‘We have suffered loss,’ she told The Telegraph.
‘And interestingly, this movie [Strictly Confidential] sort of pulls on those feelings of loss quite a lot – and in a lot of Damian’s work I do see that.
‘Yes, it’s a bond… It was appalling losing Shane; it was a terrible thing. And it’s a sadness, you know, that stays with you a long time.
He captioned the pictures with some heartfelt words: ‘Happy heavenly birthday SW. We miss you every day’
The British actress and model, 58, began dating the late cricketer in 2010 before getting engaged a year later, and eventually splitting in 2013
‘I know as we get older we’re going to experience more and more loss, but Damian as a young man has experienced probably more than most and I think it does affect you. I think it affects his writing and it does affect him as an artist.’
Warne said of his romance with Hurley in 2018: ‘Who knows what the future holds. There’s a difference between in love with someone and loving someone. I’ll always love Elizabeth but I don’t think we’ll ever get back together.’
‘When we were together we both had a great time. Unfortunately it didn’t work out.
‘It wasn’t something that she or I did wrong, it just fizzled out. We’re still great friends, we still stay in touch, we’re good for each other and our kids get along great.’
Shane once told the Mirror: ‘I was more in love with Elizabeth than I’d realised I could be. I miss the love we had.
‘My years with Elizabeth were the happiest of my life.’
