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Tim Paines wife Bonnie shares solo pictures with pairs children amid cricketers sexting sca

Embattled cricket star Tim Paine was nowhere to be seen as his wife Bonnie spent time at the couple’s waterfront holiday home in Tasmania with their two children this week. 

The mother-of-two posted several photos of herself and the couple’s daughter Milla, four, and son Charlie, two, as they enjoyed a getaway at the seaside property in Opossum Bay, a 40 minute drive from their family home in Hobart.

While it could be that Tim, 36, is the one taking the images, he isn’t seen in any of the 10 photographs Bonnie shared to Instagram in recent days – just weeks after details of his infamous sexting scandal came to light.

Where's Tim?  Embattled cricket star Tim Paine was nowhere to be seen as his wife Bonnie spent time at the couple's waterfront holiday home in Tasmania with their two children, daughter Milla, four, and son Charlie, two, this week

Where’s Tim?  Embattled cricket star Tim Paine was nowhere to be seen as his wife Bonnie spent time at the couple’s waterfront holiday home in Tasmania with their two children, daughter Milla, four, and son Charlie, two, this week

Instead, Bonnie – who has vowed to stick by her husband – was seen cuddling up to the young tots solo as they enjoyed range of fun activities.

From sunbathing to eating fish and chips from an ‘Opossum Bay takeaway shop’ and visiting a Llama, the trio appeared to be having a whale of a time. 

Bonnie captioned the photos with a sunshine, rainbow and water emoji.

She also shared another image on November 30 of her son Charlie’s new haircut, which came ‘courtesy of his sister’.

Family: While it could be that Tim, 36, is the one taking the images, he isn't seen in any of the 10 photographs Bonnie shared to Instagram in recent days - just weeks after details of his infamous sexting scandal came to light

Family: While it could be that Tim, 36, is the one taking the images, he isn’t seen in any of the 10 photographs Bonnie shared to Instagram in recent days – just weeks after details of his infamous sexting scandal came to light

Scandal: On November 19, Tim Paine (right) stepped down as Australia's Test cricket captain amid a sexting scandal which saw him send a lewd photo and explicit messages to a female staffer. Pictured alongside wife Bonnie in July this year

Scandal: On November 19, Tim Paine (right) stepped down as Australia’s Test cricket captain amid a sexting scandal which saw him send a lewd photo and explicit messages to a female staffer. Pictured alongside wife Bonnie in July this year

Bonnie was first spotted leaving for the holiday home without Tim and the children on November 30. She was with a girlfriend, while her husband was spotted at home with the kids.

Daily Mail Australia have contacted Bonnie for further comment.

On November 19, Paine stepped down as Australia’s Test cricket captain amid a sexting scandal which saw him send a lewd photo and explicit messages to a female staffer.

He was investigated by Cricket Australia in 2018 after the woman complained, but was cleared of misconduct and the matter was kept secret.

Fun times:  From sunbathing to eating fish and chips from an 'Opossum Bay takeaway shop' and visiting a Llama, the trio appeared to be having a whale of a time

Fun times:  From sunbathing to eating fish and chips from an ‘Opossum Bay takeaway shop’ and visiting a Llama, the trio appeared to be having a whale of a time

Paine sent a photo of his penis to a female co-worker along with a stream of lewd text messages, many of which are too raunchy to publish.

‘Will you want to taste my d**k?? F**k me, I’m seriously hard,’ one of the messages sent to the Cricket Tasmania employee read.

Paine, who had led the team since the Sandpapergate scandal in 2018, held a press conference where he tearfully apologised and announced he would step down.

Cute: The trio were then seen looking at rocks in a nearby rockpool

Cute: The trio were then seen looking at rocks in a nearby rockpool 

Adorable: She also shared another image on November 30 of her son Charlie's new haircut, which came 'courtesy of his sister'

Adorable: She also shared another image on November 30 of her son Charlie’s new haircut, which came ‘courtesy of his sister’

‘It’s an incredibly difficult decision, but the right one for me, my family, and cricket,’ the emotional sports star said at the press conference.

Bonnie stood by her husband after privately being informed of the scandal back in 2018, and insisted they’d moved past it.

Her Instagram bio still proudly says she’s ‘Wifey to Tim’.

Bonnie said the sexting scandal had actually been ‘good for their marriage’, even though she was ‘completely rocked’ by his betrayal.

The mother-of-two also admitted she felt sympathetic toward him at having to stand down as Australia’s test cricket captain.

Standing by her man: Bonnie stood by her husband after privately being informed of the scandal back in 2018, and insisted they'd moved past it

Standing by her man: Bonnie stood by her husband after privately being informed of the scandal back in 2018, and insisted they’d moved past it

In an interview last month, Bonnie said she’d already ‘had her time’ of ‘getting angry, venting and getting upset’ but decided back in 2018 to put the incident behind them – and that in doing so, their marriage was stronger than ever.

‘I have a bit of sympathy for Tim at the moment. A lot actually. He and I went through all of this privately in 2018. It was horrific then and is really hard now,’ she told The Daily Telegraph.

The timing of the matter left Bonnie feeling frustrated more than anything at the ‘injustice’ of having their private struggles dragged out all over again.

‘We put it to bed years ago… I remember feeling angry because we had a little girl who wasn’t too old… Tim and I had been in a long relationship, it’d been 10 years and God knows we had our ups and downs… but I was still completely rocked,’ she said.

Addressing Paine, she added: ‘You telling me was a huge progression for us. You kept everything so secretive prior to that. Weirdly, this mess has actually helped our relationship.’

Paine later announced he was taking an indefinite break from the sport. 

On November 26, his manager tweeted: ‘Confirming that Tim is stepping away from cricket for an indefinite mental health break. 

‘We are extremely concerned for his and Bonnie’s well-being and will be making no further comment at this time.’

Relationship: In an interview last month, Bonnie said she'd already 'had her time' of 'getting angry, venting and getting upset' but decided back in 2018 to put the incident behind them - and that in doing so, their marriage was stronger than ever

Relationship: In an interview last month, Bonnie said she’d already ‘had her time’ of ‘getting angry, venting and getting upset’ but decided back in 2018 to put the incident behind them – and that in doing so, their marriage was stronger than ever 

Tim Paine’s rise and dramatic fall in sexting scandal

Australian captain Tim Paine walks to change ends during a cricket test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney, Australia on Jan. 9, 2021

Australian captain Tim Paine walks to change ends during a cricket test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney, Australia on Jan. 9, 2021

2010: Tim Paine makes his Test debut against Pakistan, replacing injured Brad Haddin, but is dumped upon the incumbent’s return

April 2016: Paine marries Bonnie Maggs

November 17, 2017: Granted shock recall for Ashes series

November 22-23, 2017: Paine sends lewd messages to a female coworker on the eve and morning of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. The pair had exchanged texts throughout the year

January 2018: Selected for squad to tour South Africa

March 25, 2018: Appointed interim captain after Steve Smith and David Warner stood down over ‘sandpapergate’ ball tampering scandal

March 28, 2018: Paine is appointed captain for the 4th Test of the series, becoming the 46th captain of the Australian side

April 2018: Awarded a national contract by Cricket Australia 

June 2018: Cricket Australia and Cricket Tasmania become aware of the messages and launch an investigation, following a complaint from the woman. Paine claims he was exonerated during the investigation. His wife Bonnie was aware of the messages but chose to stick by him

2018 – 2021: Paine continues as Test captain, retaining the Ashes in England in 2019

November 19, 2021: Paine steps down as full details of the explicit messages surface

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Fernande Dalal

Update: 2024-05-09