Alert – Shane Warne’s son Jackson breaks his silence on the shocking way he found out his father had died: ‘I looked at him as Superman’

Jackson Warne has revealed what went on behind the scenes the day his famous dad, Shane Warne, died.

Speaking for the first time about the tragic events, the 26-year-old said he was with members of his family when he learned that Shane, 52, had suffered a fatal heart attack.

‘Worst phone call of my life,’ Jackson said in a new interview, three years after his father’s death.

Speaking to the Herald Sun on Monday, Jackson said he was with his mother, Simone Callahan, and his eldest sister, Brooke, when Shane’s manager, Andrew Neophitou,  called with the horrific news.  

Jackson explained that there were initially two separate phone calls, the first explaining that Shane had a massive heart attack, and the second informing the family that a resuscitation attempt was underway. 

The podcaster and his family had to wait an agonising 90 minutes before James Erskine, Shane’s manager, called again with an update. 

Jackson Warne has revealed what went on behind the scenes the day his famous dad, Shane Warne, died. Pictured together 

‘It was just the worst hour and a half,’ Jackson said.

When the sad news finally came, Jackson said that he and his family all broke down in tears.

‘I found out at the same time as the rest of the world,’ Jackson said.

‘As soon as I hung up on the first call, I got messages from people saying, “tell me it’s not true” and it has to be fake.

‘And I thought, surely that’s not what’s going to get him. There was not a single part of me that thought dad wouldn’t make it. That thought wasn’t there 100 percent. 

‘I looked at him as Superman. I didn’t think anything would happen to him. It still is such a shock.’ 

Shane died suddenly from a massive heart attack while on holiday in Thailand in March 2022.

The megastar cricketer turned pundit and businessman was found unconscious in a villa in the resort of Koh Samui.

Jackson said he was with his mother, Simone Callahan, and his eldest sister, Brooke, when Shane’s manager, Andrew Neophitou, called with the horrific news. Pictured: Jackson and his sisters Brooke and Summer Warne in 2024

Thai police said that Warne was one of four friends staying in the villa.  

One of the group tried to wake Shane for food at around 5pm on March 4, but the athlete was found to be unresponsive. 

Warne’s manager Neophitou performed CPR on the cricket great for around 20 minutes to try and save his life before an ambulance arrived.

He was then taken to the Thai International Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Jackson recently revealed how his new career move is ‘therapy’ to help him cope with the loss of his father.

The budding media star has launched his new podcast, Warnes Way, and explains how he pays tribute to his dad on set.

‘We’ve got a studio we’ve set up which is in dad’s old office so it feels like he’s there,’ Jackson told the Herald Sun last week.

‘We’ve got all his memorabilia, his book, his ashtray, it’s really special.’

‘I found out at the same time as the rest of the world,’ Jackson said

Jackson says that he and his dad had originally planned to do a father-and-son podcast together back in 2018, but it never happened.

With guests who knew his dad – such as Eddie McGuire and Mark Howard – Jackson says the podcast has served as a means of healing his grief.

‘I’m also treating it as a bit of therapy for me,’ the professional poker player said.

‘I don’t see a therapist but when I talk to people like Mark Howard and Eddie McGuire it’s so personal and we talk about stories with dad.’