Family and friends of Angus Hawley, who died of a suspected heart attack on Saturday, have spoken of their devastation at the loss.
Mr Hawley, the ex-husband of Antonia Kidman, was only 46 when he died in New York after a swim at the weekend.
Asked whether his brother had heart problems, Mr Hawley’s brother David told Daily Mail Australia: ‘No, no, not that we know of… ‘He’s so fit, I don’t understand.’
“It’s a real shock, he was one of the fittest men I’ve ever met – he’s swimming every day,” he added.
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David Hawley also described his brother, a business development manager at Valor Private Wealth, as “one of the most beautiful men that I have ever known”.
“He is absolutely adored by everybody, he made everybody feel like he’s their best friend and that’s why everybody loved him,” he added.
“(I)t’s just a really emotional time.”
Mamamia Women’s Network Mia Freedman, who has “known and adored” Mr Hawley since she was a teenager, said he was “one of the most warm and big-hearted people” she’d ever met.
“Everything about Angus was big, his personality, his spirit, his love for his children and the way he embraced life. He was loyal to a fault, compassionate and with enormous empathy and such genuine interest in the lives of his friends,” Freedman said.
“He was a gentleman. Incredible manners. In every way, Ang was the real deal. I get that he will always be most famous for the Kidman connection and of course Antonia was an incredibly important part of his life. Together they shared their beautiful children and those kids meant more to him than anything,” she added.