Shane Warne’s New Look Draws More Speculation; Liz Hurley Admits Role, In Jest

Shane Warne must consider himself a cricket celebrity whose life is not very different to what his current girlfriend, Elizabeth Hurley, experiences as an actor for whom paparazzi is a constant occupational hazard. Yet again photos of the legendary Australian leg spinner have become a talking point.

Shane Warne

In case one was wondering what the main talking point as far as cricket was concerned in England or Australia, it is neither England edging closer to the no.1 Test team and India planning a fightback nor of Australia seeking new challenges in Sri Lanka with a team of a strange mix of known and unknown faces. Instead much like the celebrity drama that is constantly unfolding, Warne is being pursued with curiosity apparently rising through the roof regarding his new look.

What has got the world abuzz again is a picture of Shane Warne in England where he is looking dramatically thinner than he ever has in public perception. But what has fans chattering again really is the fact that he looks like he has worked up a sweat to the point where his face is glistening even as sweat is dripping off his face as he exits the door.

Debate over Shane Warne’s cosmetic surgery continues to be a hot topic even though Warne has stated repeatedly that the Shane Warne slim look is a result of rigourous regime to get in shape for the IPL 4 season following which the Rajasthan Royals captain announced his retirement. Warne sported a slimmer look during the IPL 4 season as his British model-actress and girlfriend, Liz Hurley, joined him for the final season. The perceptible shine on Shane Warne’s face has been doing the rounds in Australia even during the Ashes but the former Australian cricketer has repeatedly denied he had anything to do with cosmetic surgery, but it did not quell speculation that is sidetracking from the actual cricket but continues to be one of the hot topics in the cricket world.

Hurley had previously debunked theory of Shane Warne donning make up, as the duo took to Twitter to dispel the myth even as Warne swore by Hurley’s endorsement of Estee Lauder for moisturizer. Yet again Hurley is being hurled into spotlight really not only for her super thin attempts but also, the fact that Warne appears as if he is increasingly heading for her weight goal. While he has attributed it to a slim shake that is apparently helping him lose the weight along with his exercise regime, Hurley decided to tow the line of the fans and admit that she is responsible for Warne’s new look although clearly it was made in jest.

I've decided to take full responsibility for SW's remarkable weight loss and will be publishing my secret, possibly evil, regime shortly

Even as the decision and the scrutiny of Warne’s image have become increasingly intense in a strange phenomenon where fans appear to be following Warne over his look as much as they did with his terrific fields on the cricket field, one can help but applaud the humour with which Hurley expressed the sentiments in the manner in which the media and fans appear to be perceiving the Shane Warne-Liz Hurley romance.