Candice Warner’s husband David has broken his silence on her shock miscarriage in an emotional Instagram post.
The former vice captain of Australia’s cricket team shared a sweet photo of his family alongside the message just 24 hours after Candice revealed her pain.
He wrote: ‘We as a family have been through one of the toughest times over the last few months, but nothing will ever stop us from being just us.’
‘We have been through one of the toughest times ever the last few months’: David Warner breaks silence over wife Candice’s tragic miscarriage amid Cricket ball-tampering scandal
David was banned for 12 months by Cricket Australia after being accused of masterminding a plot to change the condition of the ball during the third Test in Cape Town in March.
Former captain Steve Smith and player Cameron Bancroft were also punished for their involvement in the cheating plan.
Speaking to the Australian Women’s Weekly on Wednesday, the mother-of-two, 33, revealed the couple lost their unborn baby just a week after the former vice-captain of Australia’s cricket team addressed the scandal at a press conference in March.
‘I was bleeding. We knew I was miscarrying. We held one another and cried,’ she said. ‘The miscarriage was a tragic consequence, a heartbreaking end to a horror tour.’
‘We knew I was miscarrying. We held one another and cried’: Candice Warner has revealed she lost her unborn baby just a week after flying home following David’s ball-tampering scandal
‘I am truly blessed with this’: David gushed over the three women in his life, adding he cherishes and loves them ‘very single waking day’
‘I paid the ultimate price’: Candice claimed that she and David – who are parents to daughters Ivy Mae, three, and Indi Rae, two – were overjoyed by the thought of welcoming a third child
Candice claimed that she and David – who are parents to daughters Ivy Mae, three, and Indi Rae, two – were overjoyed by the thought of welcoming a third child.
David wrote about his family online: ‘I have three of the best girls in the world that I cherish and love every single waking day. I am truly blessed with this!!’
The lengthy caption included a touching tribute to his wife: ‘My wife my rock has endured pain, disappointment, regrets in her past and so many highs and lows but the courage Candice has shown in recent months is a testament to the qualities she has as a mother, person, friend and wife. I’m grateful everyday I get to call her my wife and my soul mate, I wouldn’t want it any other way.’
‘My wife my rock has endured pain, disappointment, regrets… I’m grateful everyday I get to call her my wife and my soul mate’: The lengthy caption by David included a touching tribute to his wife, who he claimed was courageous, a great mother and friend and his soul mate
‘I wonder how all those who came after me feel now?’ Candice admitted the public backlash and taunting affected her, with abusive comments being directed at her children on Instagram
During his post-scandal press conference, David became particularly emotional while apologising to his wife Candice and their two children for the effect his actions had on them.
After admitting he regretted taking part in the cheating plot, David apologised for harming the reputation of cricket in Australia before addressing his wife directly.
‘Your love means more than anything to me. I know I would not be anything without you. I’m very sorry for putting you through this and I promise I will never put you through this again,’ a tearful David said.
Emotional: In the press conference in March, David became particularly emotional while apologising to wife Candice and the couple’s two children for ‘putting (them) through this’
‘The ordeal from the public humiliations to the ball tampering had taken its toll’: When news of the ball-tampering scandal broke, Candice feared that her unborn child would be affected
A week after the press conference, where Candice was seen sobbing ‘uncontrollably’ alongside her friend Roxy Jacenko, she faced more bad news.
‘I called Dave to the bathroom and told him I was bleeding. We knew I was miscarrying. We held one another and cried,’ she said. ‘The miscarriage was a heartbreaking end to a horror tour. The ordeal from the public humiliations to the ball tampering had taken its toll.’
Candice admitted to letting the public backlash and taunting affect her, adding: ‘It rocked my very foundation and I paid the ultimate price, losing our baby. I wonder how all those who came after me feel now?’
The former athlete said she felt partly responsible for their loss, telling the Australian Women’s Weekly she believed her body had let the family down.
‘It rocked my very foundation’: The former Iron Woman said she felt partly responsible for their loss, telling the Australian Women’s Weekly she believed her body had let the family down
‘I am really enjoying and embracing that’: In May, weeks after dealing with their miscarriage privately, Dave told the NT News the scandal had made him refocus on his family
David spoke at a Milo cricket clinic in Darwin in May after his disastrous press conference, which is now believed to be after the miscarriage had occurred.
He told the NT News that the scandal had made him refocus on his family, especially being more present with his wife and children.
‘I’ve missed that part until now where the kids run up to the gate saying, “Mummy and daddy are here”, and I am really enjoying and embracing that,’ he said.
Candice and David have been inseparable since first meeting in 2013 and married three years ago in the Southern Highlands at a luxury estate.
Meant to be: Candice and David have been inseparable since first meeting in 2013 and married three years ago in the Southern Highlands at a luxury estate