'Tragic' Liz Hurley reacts as Elton John shares photo of her and ex Shane Warne in tribute

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Shane Warne died yesterday at the age of 52 of a suspected heart attack in Thailand. His ex Liz Hurley, 56, has not yet paid tribute to her former partner, but has taken to singer Sir Elton John's social media post to react to the tragic news.Elton posted a picture on his Instagram of himself, Shane, and Liz at an event together.He captioned the post in view of his 3.9 million followers: "A tragic day for Australian cricket.Two legends passing is heartbreaking."I knew them both and played cricket with Rod in Perth.

A very special and fearless man."Shane was a magical bowler and such huge fun.They were both Australians through and through, which made them so endearing.A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn)"My sympathies to their families and loved ones."Liz reacted to the post as she pressed the "like" button on it, along with 55,877 other Instagram users.Shane and Liz dated between 2010 and 2013, briefly getting engaged before calling it quits.During a recent interview with The Mirror, Shane admitted his feelings about the pair's relationship.He said: "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."Shane's death was announced yesterday afternoon by his management.The statement read: "It is with great sadness that we advise that Shane Keith Warne passed away of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand today, Friday 4th March."Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived."The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course."Just before his death, Shane had taken to his social media to pay tribute to compatriot Rod.