Amelia Symond: Wife of Aussie Home Loans former chief executive James Symond dies aged 45 after cancer battle

Former Aussie Home Loans chief executive James Symond has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his 45-year-old wife Amelia Symond who passed away just days before Christmas.

Ms Symond, a former actor and mother to five-year-old daughter Stella Rose, had been battling stage four breast cancer.

Confirming the news, Mr Symond penned an emotional post on social media.

“I searched throughout my life for my darling wife,” he wrote.

“The adoring mother of our five-year-old daughter, Stella Rose, and absolute love of my life.

“Little Stella and I are just devastated to lose you to heaven today.

“God only knows how I get through this but get through this for our beautiful daughter’s sake I must.

“Honey, I am what I am today because of you, my golden ray of sunshine.

“God speed and till we meet again my gorgeous girl.”

Ms Symond passed away on Monday, just two days before Christmas.

Her cancer diagnosis came as Mr Symond started to recover from his own cancer battle.

Mr Symond stepped down as chief executive of Aussie Home Loans in 2021.

He had been diagnosed with bone marrow cancer.

Revealing the diagnosis on a podcast with Mark Bouris, Mr Symond recalled doctors “telling myself and my fiancée that I might have six to ten weeks to live, and that’s it, and I need to get my affairs in order.”

After a bone marrow transplant, Mr Symond made an incredible recovery.

However, as he was recovering, the family was hit with more devastating news.

“Next thing I know, my wife’s actually very ill as well, so she has breast cancer, stage four breast cancer,” he said.

Mr Symond had shared a heartbreaking update on his wife’s health battle on Saturday saying it was a “bloody tough time” and that Ms Symond had “days” left.

“Cancer is simply terrible,” he wrote on social media.

“Keep your loved ones close as tomorrow is promised to no one. Tough times. God Bless.”