Phoebe Burgess has revealed harrowing details of her split with her former husband, Sam Burgess.
The 32-year-old told The Weekend Australian on Friday that Sam 'went white' and 'looked like he was going to vomit' when he confessed to her he was embroiled in 'sexting' allegations in 2018 - a bombshell he dropped after the pair had enjoyed a date night at the movies.
Sam was cleared of any involvement in the NRL 'sexting' affair months later.
Exes: Phoebe Burgess has revealed harrowing details of her split with her former husband, Sam Burgess. Both pictured
However in the wake of the scandal, Phoebe got a call 'in the middle of the night' with the news that a Melbourne woman was claiming she'd an affair with Sam in 2017.
'That was probably the worst night of my life. I felt physical pain when I found out about that. I howled for about two hours on the ground,' Phoebe told the paper.
Sam later admitted to the infidelity, which occurred while he was away captaining England in the Rugby League World Cup, during a confessional on the latest season of the reality show, SAS Australia.
Phoebe got a call 'in the middle of the night' with news that a Melbourne woman was claiming she'd an affair with Sam in 2017. 'That was probably the worst night of my life. I felt physical pain when I found out about that. I howled for about two hours on the ground,' she said
'I don't think I was the greatest husband at times. I embarrassed my wife. I'd had an affair with a girl, a woman in Melbourne. That's true,' he said tearfully.
'I was away on tour, and regretfully that happened. Which would have been... it would have been a tough place for Phoebe to be.'
While pregnant with their son Billy in late 2018, Phoebe says she underwent multiple tests for sexually transmitted infections as a result of Sam's cheating.
She claims that during that pregnancy, she also suffered through Sam's 'substance- induced screaming rages.'
While pregnant with their son Billy in late 2018, Phoebe says she underwent multiple tests for sexually transmitted infections as a result of Sam's cheating. Pictured with son Billy and daughter Poppy
'These were things that I shouldn't have been tolerating in a relationship, she said.
'I was still protecting someone who was broken and behaving in such an abhorrent way, you know, leading up to the birth of my son, the drugs, the alcohol, partying, the benders, the begging.'
Sam discussed his drug and alcohol abuse on SAS Australia, and attended rehab earlier this year.
'I had a lot of personal issues going on, which turned me to drink and drugs,' he said on the show.
Phoebe claims that during that pregnancy, she also suffered through Sam's 'substance- induced screaming rages.' 'I was still protecting someone who was broken and behaving in such an abhorrent way, you know, leading up to the birth of my son, the drugs, the alcohol, partying, the benders, the begging' she said
'Caused a lot of pain for my mum. She doesn't deserve that, she's a great mother, I love her to bits. Caused pain for all my three brothers, who I love more than this world,' he added
The NRL star was also honest in revealing that co-parenting his young children, daughter Poppy, four, and son Billy, two, with ex-wife Phoebe, is difficult.
'On top of that, my kids, I don't see as much as I want. And that's my biggest pain in my life at the moment, that I let my addictive
