'Biff left me hanging like a yo-yo'

05 May 2015 - 09:26 By Staff reporter

Graeme Smith's estranged wife Morgan Deane wants to go home to Ireland to be with her family and friends. She said over the weekend, "I have no one here in Cape Town save a few friends."According to the Irish Mirror, the singer has opened up about her lonely life as a single mother of two."Graeme brought me to South Africa then gave me up. I want to go home to Ireland with my children so I can have the support of my family and old friends," she said.The Sunday Times reported in March that the cricketer's plan to divorce her was only confirmed when he mistakenly sent her an SMS meant for his lawyers.Friends told the newspaper that the sports star had "abandoned" his family in favour of spending time with his mates at the Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.There were further rumours that the former Proteas captain has formed a close relationship with blonde beauty Justine Haddon, a Cape Town businesswoman who owns a clothing boutique. Haddon said she was not responsible for the break-up of Smith's marriage and denied she was involved in a romantic relationship with him. Smith has denied the affair and sending Deane the "divorce" SMS.Deane, who celebrated her 32nd birthday on Friday, met Smith in January 2011 while she was holidaying in South Africa. She married him in Cape Town later that year. They have two children, Candace, aged two, and one-year-old Carter. ..

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