‘I can’t imagine him not in my life’ – How Ronnie O’Sullivan and Laila Rouass rekindled flame after split two years ago
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN and fiancee Laila Rouass have split up, two years after rekindling their relationship.
Following 147 months together, the snooker star and actress have gone their separate ways.
O’Sullivan, 48, has scored a record 15 maximum-147 breaks during his incredible career.
Having played a packed schedule of tournaments overseas in 2024, he and Laila have hardly seen each other.
A friend said of their situation: “They have been going in different directions.”
The pair initially started dating in 2012, before getting engaged the following year.
In 2022 they briefly split, only to rekindle their relationship.
On how they patched things up, a friend said: “Ronnie and Laila really threw themselves back into their relationship after the split a couple of years ago.
“He kept posting pics of them online at home together and saying romantic things on special occasions, but that’s all come to a halt.
“They’ve tried so hard but they just can’t make it work.”
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Last year Laila, 53, lifted the lid on how they got back on track two years ago.
She said: “We found our way back, we just worked it out.
“Back when I announced it, we hadn’t been together for almost eight months at that time.
“Talking is so underrated. If you can sit down and say how you feel and what you want when you get older that is much easier to say too.”
There is some hope from those around the pair that they could once again find a way to make things work and get back together.
The pal added: “Ronnie has spent months and months on the road this year doing snooker tours for big money in China and Saudi Arabia while Laila has been concentrating on her acting career.
“There is a lot of love between them but they have been going in different directions and conceded it is over.
“Ronnie and Laila make a lovely couple so the people who know them best are hoping this is a blip like back in 2022.”
O’Sullivan , who has three kids from previous relationships, was this week beaten in round one of the English Open by China’s He Guoqiang.
Following his shock defeat, he said: “I’m not even bothered.”
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Ronnie has long linked his performances on the baize with the ups and down in his diet and exercise regime.
The Rocket he has suffered a lifetime of yo-yoing weight, addiction and mental health struggles, and an often unhealthy relationship with food and fitness.
O’Sullivan ballooned to 16st on vodka and takeaways as a troubled teen, while “puffing like a maniac”.
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