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Miranda’s family heartbreak: Her former love sent them broke

**By Phillip Koch

Supermodel Miranda Kerr appears to have it all, but behind her famous smile lies the torment caused by her ex-boyfriend.**

She is rich, famous and dating one of Hollywood’s hottest stars — but Miranda Kerr is still haunted by the heartache her parents suffered when they were forced to sell the family home because of her ex-boyfriend Adrian Camilleri’s failed business.

“We lost $850,000,” Miranda’s dad John tells Woman’s Day. “We were almost bankrupted. It’s caused a lot of heartache. We’re just trying to get on with our lives and put it behind us.”

John — who describes himself as a “lowly carpenter” — and wife Therese, from Gunnedah in north-west NSW, invested their life savings with Camilleri, 34, when he was dating Miranda.

They lost the lot when his five companies collapsed last year, owing $20million.

“We’re still hoping to get some of our money back but we don’t have any contact with him at all,” says John, who says Miranda was devastated by their huge losses…

For the full story, see this week’s Woman’s Day (on sale Nov 3).

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