News

Shane Warne and the exotic dancer

An exotic dancer from Melbourne has joined the chorus of women making allegations about Shane Warne's behaviour, following claims made by the South African Helen Cohen Alon, that he had harassed her with text phone messages

Wisden CricInfo staff
14-Aug-2003
An exotic dancer from Melbourne has joined the chorus of women making allegations about Shane Warne's behaviour, following claims made by the South African Helen Cohen Alon, that he had harassed her with text phone messages.
The dancer, a married 38-year-old, has apparently come forward because what she perceives to be unfair treatment meted out to Cohen Alon, who was recently described as a "hairy-backed Sheila" by the former Test batsman David Hookes.
"She says all the things that happened to her, this South African woman, happened to this woman as well," said Harry M Miller, an Australian celebrity agent. "The stuff this woman alleges, if it's true, will make a huge noise everywhere."
Meanwhile a former employee of Cricket Australia (CA) claimed they received regular complaints about Warne. "There's just too many ladies with too many stories," she told Channel Seven with her face hidden and voice distorted. "He made life very difficult for the staff there."
But CA general manager Peter Young said he didn't know what the fuss was about. "I've been here for nine months and it's not a fact that we get complaints about Shane Warne every day of the week," he said. "We received calls about Shane when the anti-doping case was on, and we have received complaints about him this week in regards to the allegations, which remain only allegations at this stage."