Annie Knight has rejected claims that she is her husband Henry Brayshaw’s “sugar mumma” after he revealed he suffered a gambling relapse just one week after their wedding.
Brayshaw, the estranged son of cricket great James Brayshaw, admitted in a social media video posted Saturday night that he had returned to old habits following his October marriage to Annie.
“I had a big gambling relapse post-wedding, which is really frustrating because after the wedding, I came back locked in for a week, lost all that little puppy fat and was proud of myself,” Brayshaw told his followers.
“Then there was this eerie week. The wedding is gone, what’s next? I got agitated. I think after doing 150 days sober and then having two months of non-stop partying—which is just what happens when you get married, it’s a merry time—it takes a while to pull the handbrake on that.”
Brayshaw said he had again built up a substantial gambling debt, despite previously crediting Annie with helping him tackle his addiction. In February, he revealed that he had accumulated $180,000 in debt after suffering significant losses on sports bets.
“That left the door ajar for old behaviours, which I have spoken about previously and was worried about. It happened. I let it slip,” he said.
Annie Knight has dismissed claims she is Henry Brayshaw’s “sugar mumma” after he admitted to a gambling relapse and revealed he had accumulated $180,000 in debt
The admission divided Henry’s followers, with one commenter questioning whether his multi-millionaire wife was acting as a “sugar mumma” and funding his addiction.
Annie told the Daily Mail there was no basis to the claim, pointing out that she had known Henry for more than 10 years—long before she became wealthy and before his gambling problems emerged.
“Henry and I have known each other for 10 years—long before I was making the money I do now. And he didn’t want to date me for years when I was making the money, so he isn’t with me for that!” Annie said.
“No, I am not a sugar mumma. Henry helps me as much as I help him.”
The 29-year-old said she was not paying for Henry’s addiction but had established firm boundaries to protect both their relationship and her finances.
Annie revealed that she had previously warned Henry he needed to address his behaviour or risk losing their relationship.
“I basically gave him an ultimatum. I said, ‘You can’t ever do this again. If you do, our relationship isn’t going to last,’” she said.
“He does not have access to my money, to safeguard both of us. When you are dealing with any kind of addiction, there have to be safeguards in place for both people. We had some tough conversations and we are both on the same page.”
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The estranged son of cricket legend James Brayshaw said in a Saturday night social media video that he had returned to old habits just one week after marrying Annie in October
Annie told the Daily Mail the “sugar mumma” claim was untrue, saying she had known Henry for more than a decade—before she became wealthy and before his addiction began
“I said, ‘If this continues, then our relationship can’t, because I don’t deserve the emotional stress it puts on me.’ I definitely had to have conversations like that previously,” she said.
Annie said their focus now was identifying the circumstances that could put Henry at risk of another relapse and reducing his exposure to them.
“We have hard conversations about the road to recovery. We are now trying to be as wholesome as possible, enjoy life and have a nice schnitzel on a Sunday,” she said.
The comments come after Annie broke down in tears as her relationship with Henry reached breaking point amid his ongoing addiction.
In June, she shared the distressing revelation during an episode of the Stan series Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money.
Struggling to contain her emotions while having her makeup done for a promotional shoot, the sex worker revealed that Henry, 28, had spent $30,000 gambling “over the past few months.”
She became overwhelmed and began crying as she discussed the financial and emotional toll of his gambling during filming.