Candice Warner, the wife of former Australian cricketer David Warner, has revealed that she contemplated suicide after enduring intense public backlash over a private tryst with rugby star Sonny Bill Williams. The 40-year-old former Ironwoman state champion was photographed with the ex-New Zealand rugby international in 2007, years before meeting her husband.
Speaking on the Mental As Anyone podcast in April, she admitted to driving to a location known as The Gap and considering ending her life. 'I definitely contemplated suicide many times,' she said. 'I felt like there was no escape. I was ashamed. I was publicly humiliated.' A phone call with her brother, who told her not to do anything 'stupid', prevented her from going through with it.
Candice also appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2024, where she described the relentless slut-shaming she faced at 22. 'I make one silly mistake as a young girl and that was it,' she said. 'The hurt and pain I caused my family because of comments made about me in the media... that was the hardest period of my life.'
Now happily married to David Warner since 2015, the couple have three daughters: Ivy, Indi, and Isla. Despite their high-profile life, Candice told Daily Mail Australia that she longs for more privacy. 'Do I wish we could live a quieter life? Of course,' she said. 'But aside from that, there isn't much I'd change.'
