Phoebe Burgess can’t stop smiling at hair salon after her ex Sam was found guilty

Phoebe Burgess treated herself to a pampering session on Monday, just days after her father and ex-husband Sam Burgess battled it out in court.

The former WAG shared a short clip to her Instagram Stories of herself smiling as she got her hair done at a salon.

Sam, 32, was found guilty on Friday of intimidating Phoebe’s father, Mitchell Hooke, at Hooke’s home near Bowral, NSW, more than a year ago. 

No worries! Phoebe Burgess treated herself to a pampering session on Monday, just days after her father and ex-husband Sam Burgess battled it out in court 

In the video, Phoebe couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as a hairdresser attended to her tresses. 

The mother of two, an influencer with more than 80,000 Instagram followers, often shares life updates with fans on social media. 

The salon visit comes after Sam, a retired NRL star, was found guilty on Friday of intimidating his former father-in-law during an argument at Mr Hooke’s country estate in October 2019.

Verdict: The salon visit comes after Sam (right), a retired NRL star, was found guilty on Friday of intimidating Phoebe's (centre) father, Mitchell Hooke (left), during an argument at Mr Hooke's country estate near Bowral, NSW, in October 2019

Verdict: The salon visit comes after Sam (right), a retired NRL star, was found guilty on Friday of intimidating Phoebe’s (centre) father, Mitchell Hooke (left), during an argument at Mr Hooke’s country estate near Bowral, NSW, in October 2019

The court heard that a furious argument erupted between the pair as it came time for Sam to leave the home after visiting his two children as per the terms of his split with Phoebe, which had been finalised just a week earlier. 

During the row, Sam had told Mitchell ‘you’re a f**king piece of s**t [and] I’m going to get you’, which left the older man ‘pale, shaken and unsteady on his feet’.

Sam was sentenced to a two-year community correction order a two-year apprehended violence order, but his lawyers immediately said he would appeal.

Argument: The court heard that a furious argument erupted between the pair as it came time for Sam to leave the home after visiting his two children as per the terms of his split with Phoebe, which had been finalised just a week earlier

Argument: The court heard that a furious argument erupted between the pair as it came time for Sam to leave the home after visiting his two children as per the terms of his split with Phoebe, which had been finalised just a week earlier

Lawyer Bryan Wench said: ‘We will go all the way if necessary, [Burgess] has done nothing wrong’.

Sam’s mother Julie, who attended the court session, also spoke out to defend her son – calling him ‘a good man and a good father’.

Meanwhile, it was revealed that the magistrate who convicted Sam had several links to two of Mitchell’s daughters. 

Phoebe’s father raised the connections in a late-night email to police less than 12 hours before magistrate Robert Rabbidge was to announce whether he had found Sam guilty.

Links: Meanwhile, it was revealed that the magistrate who convicted Sam had several links to two of Mitchell's daughters. Phoebe's father raised the connections in a late-night email to police less than 12 hours before magistrate Robert Rabbidge was to announce whether he had found Sam guilty

Links: Meanwhile, it was revealed that the magistrate who convicted Sam had several links to two of Mitchell’s daughters. Phoebe’s father raised the connections in a late-night email to police less than 12 hours before magistrate Robert Rabbidge was to announce whether he had found Sam guilty

Daily Mail Australia has seen the email and its contents are published here with the names and relationships between some of the parties removed for legal reasons.

Burgess was married to Mr Hooke’s daughter, Phoebe, with whom he has two young children, until their messy divorce.

Phoebe has two sisters, Harriet and Jemima.

Mitchell alleged Jemima and her husband, Gene Fairbanks, had once been close to Mr Rabbidge’s son Scott and his longtime partner, Rachael Mannell.

Email: Mitchell sent the email to Senior Constable Simone Houghton, the officer in charge of the case, at 10.41pm the night before magistrate Robert Rabbidge was to determine Sam's fate

Email: Mitchell sent the email to Senior Constable Simone Houghton, the officer in charge of the case, at 10.41pm the night before magistrate Robert Rabbidge was to determine Sam’s fate

He said in the email tendered in Moss Vale Local Court that Jemima had once even attended a birthday party at Mr Rabbidge’s home.

‘The two families were quite close friends until the relationship broke down in rather strange and regrettably acrimonious circumstances initiated by Rachael,’ he wrote.

He also stated Ms Mannell once worked with Phoebe at Cleo magazine where their boss was editor-in-chief Sharri Markson.

Ms Markson was the author of stories published last year in The Australian newspaper which accused Sam of domestic violence and drug use during his marriage to Phoebe.

Mitchell and Phoebe have both admitted helping Markson produce those articles in October last year but denied they did so to destroy Burgess’s reputation. 

Before Mr Rabbidge could deliver his verdict on Friday, prosecutor Jamie Palmer handed up the email Mitchell had sent police at 10.41pm the previous night. 

Mitchell wrote the note to Senior Constable Simone Houghton, the officer-in-charge of the case, and suggested its contents be referred to Inspector Palmer.

The email followed an earlier conversation in which he disclosed links between his family and Mr Rabbidge which he had previously not recalled. 

Mitchell said he presumed it would be incumbent upon a magistrate ‘to declare a connection and any perceived bias more so than a witness or victim.’

‘I have no desire nor indeed any basis or motive to call into question the integrity of His Honour,’ he wrote.

He accepted it was possible Mr Rabbidge ‘does not know of or recall his son and daughter-in-law’s relationship with me and members of my family.’ 

Firing back: Sam's solicitor, Bryan Wrench, described Mitchell's email as 'an attempt to undermine the integrity of this court'

Firing back: Sam’s solicitor, Bryan Wrench, described Mitchell’s email as ‘an attempt to undermine the integrity of this court’

Sam’s solicitor, Bryan Wrench, described Mitchell’s email as ‘an attempt to undermine the integrity of this court.’

Mr Rabbidge acknowledged some old links between the Hooke family and his, including that Ms Mannell had once worked at Cleo.

He said his son’s partner, Ms Mannell, had not worked in magazines for eight or nine years and he did not know her media friends.

‘I’ve lived in this region for 23 years,’ Mr Rabbidge said. ‘I’m well familiar with literally thousands of people.’

He said judicial officers ‘do not live in a vacuum’ and he was not biased, before proceeding to his decision to convict Sam.

Court case: Mr Rabbidge acknowledged some old links between the Hooke family and his, including that Ms Mannell had once worked at Cleo. He said judicial officers 'do not live in a vacuum' and he was not biased, before proceeding to his decision to convict Sam

Court case: Mr Rabbidge acknowledged some old links between the Hooke family and his, including that Ms Mannell had once worked at Cleo. He said judicial officers ‘do not live in a vacuum’ and he was not biased, before proceeding to his decision to convict Sam