SNOOKER legend Ronnie O’Sullivan has split from fiancee Laila Rouass — 147 months after they tied the knot.
Ronnie (48), who in his brilliant career achieved a record 15 maximum breaks – 147, played abroad and barely saw the 53-year-old actress.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan has split from fiancee Laila RouassCredit: Alpha Press
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The snooker legend was playing abroad and barely saw LailaCredit: Getty
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Laila and Ronnie previously broke up in 2022 before patching things up Credit: Rex
The friend said: “They went in different directions.”
Actress Laila was not wearing a diamond engagement ring when she appeared on This Morning last month.
Seven-time world champion Ronnie gave her a huge splash in 2013 — a year after they started dating.
However, they never married and friends say they broke up – 147 months since they were together.
The couple divorced in 2022 before patching things up.
A friend said: “Ronnie and Laila have really got back into their relationship after their split a few years ago.
“He kept posting pictures of them together at home online and saying romantic things on special occasions, but that all stopped.
“They tried so hard, but it just doesn’t work out for them.”
Laila appeared on ITV’s This Morning last month to promote her role as Ayesha Siddhu in EastEnders.
Meanwhile, her fiance, who achieved a record 15 maximum breaks in his career – 147, was at lucrative foreign competitions.
David Beckham joined Ronnie O’Sullivan and stunning Wag Laila Rouass for a glamorous red carpet dinner for the documentary’s premiere
The pal continued: “Ronnie has spent months and months on the road this year doing big money snooker tours in China and Saudi Arabia while Laila has been concentrating on her acting career.
“There’s a lot of love between them, but they went in different directions and admitted it was over.
“Ronnie and Laila are a lovely couple so the people who know them best are hoping this is a smash like 2022.”
Last year Footballers star Laila revealed how the “conversation” eventually helped her reconcile with Ronnie, who received an OBE in 2016.
She said: “We found our way back, we just worked it out.
“When I announced it, we hadn’t been together for almost eight months at the time.
“Conversation is so underrated.
There is great love between them, but they went in different directions and admitted that it was over
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“If you can sit down and say how you feel and what you want when you get older, that’s a lot easier to say, too.”
Ronnie, who has three children from previous relationships, has been open about his mental health issues and regularly threatens to retire from snooker.
He crashed out of the English Open this week after a shock first-round loss to China’s He Guoqiang, with fans criticizing his decision to play left-handed.
Ronnie said of the loss: “I don’t even mind.”
Representatives for Ronnie and Laila declined to comment.
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Seven-time world champion Ronnie, 48, gave the 53-year-old EastEnders actress a big splash in 2013 Credit: Getty
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But Laila didn’t wear her diamond engagement ring on This Morning last month. Credit: Rex
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