SAS Australia: Phoebe Burgess 'skeptical of ex-husband Sam's timeline of events'

Phoebe Burgess has maintained a dignified silence since her ex-husband Sam admitted on SAS Australia to having an affair with another woman.

But friends of the former WAG are said to be ‘skeptical’ about some of the details in Sam’s mea culpa, namely the ‘timeline of events’ as he described them during his interrogation.

While she hasn’t said anything publicly herself, The Sydney Morning Herald cited ‘sources close to Phoebe’ as saying they weren’t buying all of his apology.

Disputed details: Friends of Phoebe Burgess are said to be ‘skeptical’ about some of the details in her ex-husband Sam Burgess’ confession on SAS Australia, namely the ‘timeline of events’

Sam had confessed to several indiscretions during his grilling with the SAS directing staff, including that he’d slept with a woman from Melbourne behind Phoebe’s back.

‘I embarrassed my wife. I’d had an affair with a girl, a woman in Melbourne. That’s true,’ he said.

‘I turned to drinking, taking drugs – I thought I could manage that. Then got pulled [up on a] DUI with drugs in my system, which was all over the press again, which stopped me seeing my kids again. I just checked myself into rehab.’

Admission: Sam had confessed to several indiscretions during his grilling with the SAS directing staff, including that he’d slept with a woman from Melbourne behind Phoebe’s back

In 2018, Sam was embroiled in a sexting scandal which involved a Melbourne woman who claimed he’d cheated on his wife the year prior.

In the aftermath of the scandal, Phoebe, who was then pregnant with the couple’s second child, pulled out of a public appearance but was otherwise supportive of her husband in the weeks that followed.

However, the strain was too much for the Burgesses who ended their marriage shortly after Christmas that year.

Dignified silence: While she hasn’t said anything publicly herself, The Sydney Morning Herald cited ‘sources close to Phoebe’ as saying they weren’t buying all of his apology 

They briefly reconciled months later, but called it quits for good in October 2019.

After offloading their marital home in Sydney, Phoebe now lives a stone’s throw away from her parents in the NSW Southern Highlands.

She reportedly received a sizable settlement in the couple’s divorce. 

Shame: ‘I don’t think I was the greatest husband,’ he said on SAS Australia. ‘I embarrassed my wife. I’d had an affair with a girl, a woman in Melbourne.’ Pictured on October 5, 2014